New Bethlehem, PA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 19%

Violent crime 38%

Property crime 15%

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}	New Bethlehem_{/100k people}	Pennsylvania_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	2,786 (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)	534 (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)	2,252 (estimate)	1,644	1,958

Key findings

New Bethlehem crime rates are 19% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in New Bethlehem are 38% higher than the national average
In New Bethlehem you have a 1 in 36 chance of becoming a victim of crime
New Bethlehem is safer than 18% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in New Bethlehem has increased by 19%

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in New Bethlehem

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in New Bethlehem is 1 in 188

The chance of being a victim of property crime in New Bethlehem is 1 in 45

The chance of being a victim of crime in New Bethlehem is 1 in 36

Year Over Year Crime In New Bethlehem (per 100,000 people)

New Bethlehem police department

Item	New Bethlehem	Pennsylvania	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	7	14,701	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	2.4	1.8	3.3

There are a total of 7 New Bethlehem police officers. This results in 2.4 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 32.6% greater than the Pennsylvania average and 25.5% less than the National average.

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}
West Kittanning, PA	1,265	0	0	0
Rural Valley, PA	892	0	122	122
Brookville, PA	3,878	105	499	604
West Hills, PA	1,167	134	565	699
Clarion, PA	5,073	424	1,789	2,213
South Bethlehem, PA	471	523	2,204	2,727
Applewold, PA	341	538	2,269	2,808
New Bethlehem, PA	990	534	2,252	2,786

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Cotter, AR	990	209	1,046	1,255
Manassa, CO	990	684	4,579	5,263
Krotz Springs, LA	990	954	1,735	2,689
Oil City, LA	990	102	1,837	1,939
Ackermanville, PA	990	374	1,576	1,949
New Bethlehem, PA	990	534	2,252	2,786

Source: The New Bethlehem, 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.