Swarthmore, PA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Swarthmore, PA Summary

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

  • There were 37 total crimes committed in Swarthmore the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 575.6 total crimes per 100K people in Swarthmore.
  • The overall crime rate in Swarthmore is -75.23% below the national average.
  • Swarthmore ranks #130 safest out of 365 cities in Pennsylvania.
  • Swarthmore ranks #2,111 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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Swarthmore Vs Pennsylvania And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Swarthmore is 575.6 per 100,000 people. That's -75.23% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -71.70% lower than the Pennsylvania total crime rate of 2,033.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Swarthmore
/ 100k People
Pennsylvania
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 37 575.6 2,033.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.9 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 83.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1 15.6 264.6 268.2
Violent Crime 2 31.1 389.5 369.8
Burglary 2 31.1 248.6 269.8
Larceny 30 466.7 1,274.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 15.6 121.0 282.7
Property Crime 35 544.5 1,644.1 1,954.4

Swarthmore 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 Swarthmore

2
Violent Crimes
31.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-91.59%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2 violent crimes in Swarthmore in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Swarthmore is 31.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 3,214.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Swarthmore each year. That compares to a 1 in 256.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -91.59% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -92.01% lower than the Pennsylvania violent crime rate of 389.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Swarthmore

35
Property Crimes
544.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-72.14%
Below The National Average
  • There were 35 property crimes in Swarthmore in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Swarthmore is 544.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 183.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Swarthmore each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -72.14% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -66.88% lower than the Pennsylvania property crime rate of 1,644.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Swarthmore

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Ridley Park, PA 7,046 63 894.1 780.6 113.5

Swarthmore SnackAbility

7.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8.5
Education
10
Commute
8
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