Jonestown, PA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 70%

Violent crime 66%

Property crime 71%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2020 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2021; this is the most current data available.

Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI. Either data from local enforcement agencies is applied or estimates are created based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Jonestown_{/100k people}	Pennsylvania_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	696 (estimate)	2,034	2,346
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	7.9	6.5
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	33.1	38.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	83.9	73.9
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	264.6	279.7
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	134 (estimate)	390	388
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	248.6	314.2
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,274.5	1,398.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	121.0	246.0
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	563 (estimate)	1,644	1,958

Key findings

Jonestown crime rates are 70% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Jonestown are 66% lower than the national average
In Jonestown you have a 1 in 144 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Jonestown is safer than 76% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Jonestown has increased by 19%

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Jonestown

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Jonestown is 1 in 749

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Jonestown is 1 in 178

The chance of being a victim of crime in Jonestown is 1 in 144

Year Over Year Crime In Jonestown (per 100,000 people)

Jonestown police department

Item	Jonestown	Pennsylvania	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	14,701	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	1.8	3.3

Sex offenders in Pennsylvania

State	Total offenders	Pennsylvania_/100K	National_/100K
Pennsylvania	21,558	176	266

There are a total of 21,558 sex offenders in Pennsylvania. This yields a total of 176 sex offenders in Pennsylvania per 100,000 residents which is 34% less than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Tower City, PA	1,259	0	0	0
Pine Grove, PA	2,024	0	0	0
Cornwall, PA	4,232	46	0	46
Lykens, PA	1,729	0	56	56
Cleona, PA	2,105	0	450	450
Brickerville, PA	1,450	124	521	644
Schaefferstown, PA	1,084	143	603	746
Jonestown, PA	1,699	134	563	696

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Estell Manor, NJ	1,699	83	495	579
Navesink, NJ	1,699	47	276	323
McComb, OH	1,699	129	775	905
Italy, TX	1,699	210	1,057	1,267
Mancos, CO	1,700	285	1,425	1,709
Jonestown, PA	1,699	134	563	696

Source: The Jonestown, PA crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2020. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.