Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Allentown, PA Crime Grade
How Allentown grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Pennsylvania — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
6/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Pennsylvania
9/10
vs. Pennsylvania cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Allentown, PA was 262.0 per 100,000 residents (334 incidents over a population of 127,494). That puts Allentown Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 15% above the Pennsylvania statewide rate of 228.5.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Allentown (red), Pennsylvania (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Allentown vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2019 | 2020 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 386.5(471) | 347.2(423) | 288.5(360) | 272.9(340) | 262.0(334) |
| Murder | 5.7(7) | 5.7(7) | 13.6(17) | 3.2(4) | 3.1(4) |
| Rape | 52.5(64) | 40.2(49) | 24.0(30) | 26.5(33) | 41.6(53) |
| Robbery | 139.5(170) | 121.5(148) | 79.3(99) | 57.8(72) | 71.4(91) |
| Aggravated assault | 188.7(230) | 179.8(219) | 171.5(214) | 185.4(231) | 145.9(186) |
| Property crime | 2287.1(2,787) | 2035.0(2,479) | 1793.5(2,238) | 1591.5(1,983) | 1422.0(1,813) |
| Burglary | 427.6(521) | 266.0(324) | 181.9(227) | 122.8(153) | 105.9(135) |
| Larceny | 1656.1(2,018) | 1535.9(1,871) | 1406.5(1,755) | 1262.4(1,573) | 1149.9(1,466) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 199.4(243) | 224.9(274) | 199.5(249) | 197.4(246) | 160.8(205) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Allentown's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Pennsylvania cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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