Palmerton, PA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Palmerton, PA Summary

Crime in Palmerton research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Palmerton over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Palmerton:

  • There were 106 total crimes committed in Palmerton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,987.3 total crimes per 100K people in Palmerton.
  • The overall crime rate in Palmerton is -14.50% below the national average.
  • Palmerton ranks #290 safest out of 365 cities in Pennsylvania.
  • Palmerton ranks #6,503 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Palmerton Vs Pennsylvania And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Palmerton is 1,987.3 per 100,000 people. That's -14.50% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -2.28% lower than the Pennsylvania total crime rate of 2,033.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Palmerton
/ 100k People
Pennsylvania
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 106 1,987.3 2,033.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.9 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 83.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 2 37.5 264.6 268.2
Violent Crime 2 37.5 389.5 369.8
Burglary 13 243.7 248.6 269.8
Larceny 87 1,631.0 1,274.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 37.5 121.0 282.7
Property Crime 104 1,949.8 1,644.1 1,954.4

Palmerton Crime Compared To Pennsylvania Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Pennsylvania.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Palmerton

2
Violent Crimes
37.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-89.86%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2 violent crimes in Palmerton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Palmerton is 37.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,667.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Palmerton each year. That compares to a 1 in 256.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -89.86% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -90.37% lower than the Pennsylvania violent crime rate of 389.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Palmerton

104
Property Crimes
1,949.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-0.24%
Below The National Average
  • There were 104 property crimes in Palmerton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Palmerton is 1,949.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 51.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Palmerton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -0.24% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 18.59% higher than the Pennsylvania property crime rate of 1,644.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Palmerton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Catasauqua, PA 6,619 155 2,341.7 2,084.9 256.8
Nazareth, PA 5,717 73 1,276.9 1,241.9 35.0
Lehighton, PA 5,309 121 2,279.1 1,732.9 546.2

Palmerton SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
9
Diversity
3
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
6
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