Bangor, PA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Bangor, PA Summary

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

  • There were 63 total crimes committed in Bangor the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,203.7 total crimes per 100K people in Bangor.
  • The overall crime rate in Bangor is -48.21% below the national average.
  • Bangor ranks #231 safest out of 365 cities in Pennsylvania.
  • Bangor ranks #4,409 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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Bangor Vs Pennsylvania And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bangor is 1,203.7 per 100,000 people. That's -48.21% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -40.81% lower than the Pennsylvania total crime rate of 2,033.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bangor
/ 100k People
Pennsylvania
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 63 1,203.7 2,033.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.9 6.3
Robbery 1 19.1 83.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 18 343.9 264.6 268.2
Violent Crime 19 363.0 389.5 369.8
Burglary 9 172.0 248.6 269.8
Larceny 32 611.4 1,274.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 38.2 121.0 282.7
Property Crime 44 840.7 1,644.1 1,954.4

Bangor 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 Bangor

19
Violent Crimes
363.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-1.84%
Below The National Average
  • There were 19 violent crimes in Bangor in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bangor is 363.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 275.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bangor each year. That compares to a 1 in 256.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -1.84% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -6.80% lower than the Pennsylvania violent crime rate of 389.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bangor

44
Property Crimes
840.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-56.99%
Below The National Average
  • There were 44 property crimes in Bangor in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bangor is 840.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 119.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bangor each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -56.99% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -48.87% lower than the Pennsylvania property crime rate of 1,644.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bangor

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Wilson, PA 8,192 129 1,574.7 1,428.2 146.5
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
East Bangor, PA 1,699 2 117.7 117.7 0.0

Bangor SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
7
Affordability
6
Diversity
6
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8.5
Education
5
Commute
4
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