Chambersburg, PA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Chambersburg, PA Summary

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

  • There were 649 total crimes committed in Chambersburg the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,071.3 total crimes per 100K people in Chambersburg.
  • The overall crime rate in Chambersburg is 32.15% above the national average.
  • Chambersburg ranks #338 safest out of 365 cities in Pennsylvania.
  • Chambersburg ranks #8,214 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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Chambersburg Vs Pennsylvania And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Chambersburg is 3,071.3 per 100,000 people. That's 32.15% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 51.03% higher than the Pennsylvania total crime rate of 2,033.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Chambersburg
/ 100k People
Pennsylvania
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 649 3,071.3 2,033.6 2,324.2
Murder 6 28.4 7.9 6.3
Robbery 13 61.5 83.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 47 222.4 264.6 268.2
Violent Crime 74 350.2 389.5 369.8
Burglary 69 326.5 248.6 269.8
Larceny 486 2,299.9 1,274.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 13 61.5 121.0 282.7
Property Crime 575 2,721.1 1,644.1 1,954.4

Chambersburg 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 Chambersburg

74
Violent Crimes
350.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-5.30%
Below The National Average
  • There were 74 violent crimes in Chambersburg in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Chambersburg is 350.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 285.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Chambersburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 256.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -5.30% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -10.09% lower than the Pennsylvania violent crime rate of 389.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Chambersburg

575
Property Crimes
2,721.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
39.23%
Above The National Average
  • There were 575 property crimes in Chambersburg in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Chambersburg is 2,721.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 36.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Chambersburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 39.23% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 65.51% higher than the Pennsylvania property crime rate of 1,644.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Chambersburg

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Waynesboro, PA 10,925 161 1,473.7 1,226.5 247.1
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

Chambersburg SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
7
Affordability
6
Diversity
8.5
Safety
N/A
Amenities
9
Education
7
Commute
8.5
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