Lehighton, PA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lehighton, PA Summary

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

  • There were 121 total crimes committed in Lehighton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,279.1 total crimes per 100K people in Lehighton.
  • The overall crime rate in Lehighton is -1.94% below the national average.
  • Lehighton ranks #308 safest out of 365 cities in Pennsylvania.
  • Lehighton ranks #7,112 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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Lehighton Vs Pennsylvania And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lehighton is 2,279.1 per 100,000 people. That's -1.94% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 12.07% higher than the Pennsylvania total crime rate of 2,033.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lehighton
/ 100k People
Pennsylvania
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 121 2,279.1 2,033.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.9 6.3
Robbery 2 37.7 83.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 27 508.6 264.6 268.2
Violent Crime 29 546.2 389.5 369.8
Burglary 28 527.4 248.6 269.8
Larceny 55 1,036.0 1,274.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 11 207.2 121.0 282.7
Property Crime 92 1,732.9 1,644.1 1,954.4

Lehighton 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 Lehighton

29
Violent Crimes
546.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
47.71%
Above The National Average
  • There were 29 violent crimes in Lehighton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lehighton is 546.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 183.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lehighton each year. That compares to a 1 in 256.7 chance statewide.
  • That's 47.71% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 40.24% higher than the Pennsylvania violent crime rate of 389.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lehighton

92
Property Crimes
1,732.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-11.33%
Below The National Average
  • There were 92 property crimes in Lehighton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lehighton is 1,732.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 57.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lehighton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -11.33% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 5.40% higher than the Pennsylvania property crime rate of 1,644.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lehighton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Catasauqua, PA 6,619 155 2,341.7 2,084.9 256.8
Palmerton, PA 5,334 106 1,987.3 1,949.8 37.5

Lehighton SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
5
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8.5
Education
5
Commute
5
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