Carlisle, PA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Carlisle, PA Summary

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

  • There were 329 total crimes committed in Carlisle the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,625.7 total crimes per 100K people in Carlisle.
  • The overall crime rate in Carlisle is -30.05% below the national average.
  • Carlisle ranks #271 safest out of 365 cities in Pennsylvania.
  • Carlisle ranks #5,669 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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Carlisle Vs Pennsylvania And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Carlisle is 1,625.7 per 100,000 people. That's -30.05% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -20.06% lower than the Pennsylvania total crime rate of 2,033.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Carlisle
/ 100k People
Pennsylvania
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 329 1,625.7 2,033.6 2,324.2
Murder 2 9.9 7.9 6.3
Robbery 4 19.8 83.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 30 148.2 264.6 268.2
Violent Crime 45 222.4 389.5 369.8
Burglary 12 59.3 248.6 269.8
Larceny 265 1,309.5 1,274.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 7 34.6 121.0 282.7
Property Crime 284 1,403.4 1,644.1 1,954.4

Carlisle 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 Carlisle

45
Violent Crimes
222.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-39.87%
Below The National Average
  • There were 45 violent crimes in Carlisle in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Carlisle is 222.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 449.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Carlisle each year. That compares to a 1 in 256.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -39.87% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -42.91% lower than the Pennsylvania violent crime rate of 389.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Carlisle

284
Property Crimes
1,403.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-28.19%
Below The National Average
  • There were 284 property crimes in Carlisle in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Carlisle is 1,403.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 71.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Carlisle each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -28.19% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -14.64% lower than the Pennsylvania property crime rate of 1,644.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Carlisle

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Harrisburg, PA 49,244 1,298 2,635.9 1,778.9 857.0
Mechanicsburg, PA 8,994 184 2,045.8 1,867.9 177.9
Camp Hill, PA 8,203 77 938.7 889.9 48.8
New Cumberland, PA 7,588 63 830.3 764.4 65.9
Shippensburg, PA 5,521 78 1,412.8 1,286.0 126.8
Newville, PA 1,353 1 73.9 73.9 0.0

Carlisle SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8
Affordability
6
Diversity
8
Safety
N/A
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
9
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