Wilson, PA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Wilson, PA Summary

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

  • There were 129 total crimes committed in Wilson the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,574.7 total crimes per 100K people in Wilson.
  • The overall crime rate in Wilson is -32.25% below the national average.
  • Wilson ranks #267 safest out of 365 cities in Pennsylvania.
  • Wilson ranks #5,526 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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Wilson Vs Pennsylvania And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Wilson is 1,574.7 per 100,000 people. That's -32.25% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -22.57% lower than the Pennsylvania total crime rate of 2,033.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Wilson
/ 100k People
Pennsylvania
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 129 1,574.7 2,033.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.9 6.3
Robbery 6 73.2 83.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 4 48.8 264.6 268.2
Violent Crime 12 146.5 389.5 369.8
Burglary 8 97.7 248.6 269.8
Larceny 101 1,232.9 1,274.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 8 97.7 121.0 282.7
Property Crime 117 1,428.2 1,644.1 1,954.4

Wilson 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 Wilson

12
Violent Crimes
146.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-60.39%
Below The National Average
  • There were 12 violent crimes in Wilson in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Wilson is 146.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 682.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Wilson each year. That compares to a 1 in 256.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -60.39% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -62.39% lower than the Pennsylvania violent crime rate of 389.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Wilson

117
Property Crimes
1,428.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-26.92%
Below The National Average
  • There were 117 property crimes in Wilson in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Wilson is 1,428.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 70.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Wilson each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -26.92% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -13.13% lower than the Pennsylvania property crime rate of 1,644.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Wilson

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Phillipsburg, NJ 15,374 310 2,016.4 1,710.7 305.7
Washington, NJ 7,349 47 639.5 585.1 54.4
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
Bangor, PA 5,234 63 1,203.7 840.7 363.0

Wilson SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
9.5
Safety
N/A
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
4
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