Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025

Pottsville, PA Crime Grade

How Pottsville 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.

C

National

6/10

vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population

F

Pennsylvania

9/10

vs. Pennsylvania cities ≥ 10,000 population

In 2025, the violent crime rate in Pottsville, PA was 216.1 per 100,000 residents (29 incidents over a population of 13,420). That puts Pottsville 34% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 5% below the Pennsylvania statewide rate of 228.5.

Violent crime rate, 5-year trend

Per 100,000 residents. Pottsville (red), Pennsylvania (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).

Pottsville 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.

Offense20182020202320242025
Violent crime325.2(44)403.5(54)329.8(44)329.3(44)216.1(29)
Murder0.0(0)0.0(0)22.5(3)0.0(0)0.0(0)
Rape59.1(8)52.3(7)60.0(8)59.9(8)22.4(3)
Robbery29.6(4)14.9(2)15.0(2)29.9(4)22.4(3)
Aggravated assault236.5(32)336.2(45)232.4(31)239.5(32)171.4(23)
Property crime1692.7(229)1053.5(141)1289.3(172)1354.7(181)782.4(105)
Burglary214.4(29)127.0(17)82.5(11)164.7(22)52.2(7)
Larceny1389.6(188)836.8(112)1146.8(153)1137.6(152)715.4(96)
Motor vehicle theft73.9(10)82.2(11)45.0(6)44.9(6)7.5(1)

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: Pottsville'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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