Shippensburg, PA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Shippensburg, PA Summary

Crime in Shippensburg research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Shippensburg 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 Shippensburg:

  • There were 78 total crimes committed in Shippensburg the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,412.8 total crimes per 100K people in Shippensburg.
  • The overall crime rate in Shippensburg is -39.21% below the national average.
  • Shippensburg ranks #253 safest out of 365 cities in Pennsylvania.
  • Shippensburg ranks #5,065 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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Shippensburg Vs Pennsylvania And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Shippensburg is 1,412.8 per 100,000 people. That's -39.21% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -30.53% lower than the Pennsylvania total crime rate of 2,033.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Shippensburg
/ 100k People
Pennsylvania
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 78 1,412.8 2,033.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.9 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 83.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 6 108.7 264.6 268.2
Violent Crime 7 126.8 389.5 369.8
Burglary 4 72.5 248.6 269.8
Larceny 65 1,177.3 1,274.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 36.2 121.0 282.7
Property Crime 71 1,286.0 1,644.1 1,954.4

Shippensburg 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 Shippensburg

7
Violent Crimes
126.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-65.71%
Below The National Average
  • There were 7 violent crimes in Shippensburg in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Shippensburg is 126.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 788.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Shippensburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 256.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -65.71% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -67.45% lower than the Pennsylvania violent crime rate of 389.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Shippensburg

71
Property Crimes
1,286.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-34.20%
Below The National Average
  • There were 71 property crimes in Shippensburg in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Shippensburg is 1,286.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 77.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Shippensburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -34.20% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -21.78% lower than the Pennsylvania property crime rate of 1,644.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Shippensburg

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Chambersburg, PA 21,131 649 3,071.3 2,721.1 350.2
Camp Hill, PA 8,203 77 938.7 889.9 48.8
New Cumberland, PA 7,588 63 830.3 764.4 65.9
Newville, PA 1,353 1 73.9 73.9 0.0

Shippensburg SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
6
Affordability
6
Diversity
7
Safety
10
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
8
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