The Hill Section, Scranton, PA Arson Rates and Arson Maps

Crime Grade's arson map shows the safest places in The Hill Section in green. The most dangerous areas in The Hill Section are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is The Hill Section, Scranton, PA Safe from Arson?

The B- grade means the rate of arson is slightly lower than the average US neighborhood. The Hill Section is in the 61st percentile for safety, meaning 39% of neighborhoods are safer and 61% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to The Hill Section's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of arson in The Hill Section is 0.0888 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in The Hill Section generally consider the north part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of arson in The Hill Section may be as high as 1 in 9,005 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 17,264 in the north part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more arson occurs in the west parts of The Hill Section, Scranton, PA: about 0 per year. The east part of The Hill Section has fewer cases of arson with only 0 in a typical year.

How The Hill Section's Arson Rate Compares

The chart below compares the arson rate in The Hill Section to the Pennsylvania state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the arson rate, The Hill Section is safer than the Pennsylvania state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Arson in The Hill Section, Scranton, PA

Arson is projected to cost the residents of The Hill Section about $13,377 in 2025, or roughly $2 per resident. This is part of The Hill Section's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for The Hill Section, including every crime type and how The Hill Section compares to other neighborhoods.

Interpreting the Arson Map

Remember that arson rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading The Hill Section's crime maps on the The Hill Section overall crime page.

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Individual The Hill Section Crime Maps & Stats

Arson Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of arson in The Hill Section is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to The Hill Section.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Arson Crime Grade
Petersburg, Scranton, PA	A-	B+	B+	B-
Downtown, Scranton, PA	C-	D+	D+	C+
Green Ridge, Scranton, PA	B+	B+	B	B-
South Side, Scranton, PA	C+	C+	C	C+
Providence, Scranton, PA	C+	C	C	C
West Side, Scranton, PA	B+	B	B	C+
The Plot, Scranton, PA	B+	B	B	B-
Parsons, Wilkes-Barre, PA	C+	B	C	C
North End, Wilkes-Barre, PA	B	B-	B	C+
Mayflower, Wilkes-Barre, PA	B	B	B	C

Arson in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

The Hill Section is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for arson. The table below compares arson in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Arson Crime Grade
Kennedy Heights, Cincinnati, OH	C	B-	B-	C
North Country Meadows, Oildale, CA	C	C	C	D+
Mission Hills, Pittsburgh, PA	A-	A+	A+	B-
Marrowbone, Nashville, TN	D-	D-	D-	C+
Lyons Tradewinds Park, Coconut Creek, FL	A+	A	A	A+
Larkfield-Wikiup, Santa Rosa, CA	B-	C-	C-	F
Lake Windcrest, Magnolia, TX	B-	B-	B-	C
Lake Charleston, Lake Worth, FL	A+	A+	A+	A+
La Avenida, Rochester, NY	D+	F	F	B
Kettering-Butzel, Detroit, MI	F	F	F	D+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in The Hill Section, Scranton, PA average SchoolGrade of B, with 45% actual proficiency versus 41% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See The Hill Section schools on SchoolGrade

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