Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Altoona, PA Crime Grade
How Altoona 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
7/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Pennsylvania
9/10
vs. Pennsylvania cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Altoona, PA was 285.1 per 100,000 residents (121 incidents over a population of 42,434). That puts Altoona Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 25% above the Pennsylvania statewide rate of 228.5.
That ranks Altoona #2,571 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 32% of them, and #214 of 240 in Pennsylvania. Violent crime is down 15% year over year and down 53% over the last five years.
Altoona, PA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (7/10)
- Pennsylvania Grade
- F (9/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 285.1 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,571 of 3,771
- PA rank
- #214 of 240
- Safer than
- 32% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 15%
- 5-year change
- down 53%
- Population
- 42,434
- Reporting agency
- Altoona Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Altoona Police Department (FBI ORI PA0070100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Altoona, PA
Also known as
- POM Wonderful Presents The Greatest Movie Ever Sold
History
Founded in 1849. Incorporated as a city in 1868. On April 27, 2011, the city of Altoona changed its name to POM Wonderful Presents The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, as part of a 60-day movie promotion.
Name history sourced from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) — public-domain federal geographic-names data.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Altoona (red), Pennsylvania (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Altoona 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 | 607.9(264) | 443.3(191) | 285.9(122) | 334.7(142) | 285.1(121) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 9.3(4) | 2.3(1) | 2.4(1) | 2.4(1) |
| Rape | 191.1(83) | 157.8(68) | 79.7(34) | 75.4(32) | 42.4(18) |
| Robbery | 50.7(22) | 67.3(29) | 72.7(31) | 73.1(31) | 63.6(27) |
| Aggravated assault | 366.1(159) | 208.9(90) | 131.3(56) | 183.9(78) | 176.7(75) |
| Property crime | 1575.0(684) | 1910.0(823) | 1853.9(791) | 1871.6(794) | 1534.1(651) |
| Burglary | 327.0(142) | 311.0(134) | 398.4(170) | 330.0(140) | 280.4(119) |
| Larceny | 1107.6(481) | 1434.2(618) | 1239.9(529) | 1402.5(595) | 1062.8(451) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 119.7(52) | 136.9(59) | 192.2(82) | 115.5(49) | 172.0(73) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Altoona, PA Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Altoona Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Altoona calculated?
- Altoona's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Pennsylvania state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Pennsylvania cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Altoona Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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