Safety: Crime Rates per 100,000 People

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What Is This

Rates per 100,000 population. Data include offenses actually reported to law enforcement and also offense estimations for non-reporting and partially reporting agencies within each state for 2017. Data obtained from Federal Bureau of Investigation Crime Statistics. 50th is the state with the most crime and 1st is the state with the least.

Why It's Important

Measures the relative statewide rate of crime as a proxy for public safety.

Trend

Pennsylvania’s rate of violent crime per 100,000 people has steadily improved since 2011, going from 29th in 2011 to 21st in 2017. Over this time period, the violent crime rate in Pennsylvania has decreased while the median rate of violent crime has increased.

Source

“Crime in the United States”, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2017 | Visit website