Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
State College, PA Crime Grade
How State College 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
4/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Pennsylvania
7/10
vs. Pennsylvania cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in State College, PA was 152.8 per 100,000 residents (88 incidents over a population of 57,580). That puts State College Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 39% below the Pennsylvania statewide rate of 250.9.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. State College (red), Pennsylvania (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
State College vs. U.S., 2024 — 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 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 75.6(44) | 34.0(20) | 92.1(54) | 42.8(25) | 152.8(88) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 5.1(3) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 12.0(7) | 1.7(1) | 18.8(11) | 13.7(8) | 74.7(43) |
| Robbery | 15.5(9) | 8.5(5) | 13.6(8) | 3.4(2) | 10.4(6) |
| Aggravated assault | 48.1(28) | 23.8(14) | 54.6(32) | 25.7(15) | 67.7(39) |
| Property crime | 1065.9(620) | 770.7(453) | 939.7(551) | 742.2(434) | 767.6(442) |
| Burglary | 77.4(45) | 54.4(32) | 61.4(36) | 53.0(31) | 48.6(28) |
| Larceny | 973.0(566) | 699.2(411) | 847.6(497) | 673.8(394) | 696.4(401) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 8.6(5) | 8.5(5) | 25.6(15) | 13.7(8) | 19.1(11) |
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: State College'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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