South Side, Bethlehem, PA Assault Rates and Assault Maps

Crime Grade's assault map shows the safest places in South Side in green. The most dangerous areas in South Side 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 South Side, Bethlehem, PA Safe from Assault?

The C grade means the rate of assault is slightly higher than the average US neighborhood. South Side is in the 40th percentile for safety, meaning 60% of neighborhoods are safer and 40% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to South Side's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of assault in South Side is 3.429 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in South Side generally consider the southeast part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of assault in South Side may be as high as 1 in 193 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 479 in the southeast part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more assault occurs in the south parts of South Side, Bethlehem, PA: about 7 per year. The southeast part of South Side has fewer cases of assault with only 0 in a typical year.

How South Side's Assault Rate Compares

The chart below compares the assault rate in South Side 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 assault rate, South Side is less safe than the Pennsylvania state average and less safe than the national average.

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

The Cost of Assault in South Side, Bethlehem, PA

Assault is projected to cost the residents of South Side about $720,558 in 2025, or roughly $98 per resident. This is part of South Side's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for South Side, including every crime type and how South Side compares to other neighborhoods.

Interpreting the Assault Map

Remember that assault 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 South Side's crime maps on the South Side overall crime page.

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Individual South Side Crime Maps & Stats

Assault Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of assault in South Side is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to South Side.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Sayre Park, Bethlehem, PA	A-	B+	A-	B
West Bethlehem, Bethlehem, PA	B	B+	B-	B+
middletown, Bethlehem, PA	A	A	A-	A
Rittersville, Allentown, PA	B-	B-	C+	C+
Overlook Park, Allentown, PA	B-	C+	C+	C+
1st Ward, Allentown, PA	C+	C	C	C
6th Ward, Allentown, PA	B+	B-	B+	B-
Mountainville, Allentown, PA	A-	A-	B+	A-
Jordan Heights, Allentown, PA	B+	C+	B+	C+
salisbury, Allentown, PA	A-	A-	A-	B+

Assault in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

South Side is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for assault. The table below compares assault in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
South Tabor, Portland, OR	D	C	C	C
Depot Bench, Boise, ID	B	C+	C+	C
Downtown, Honolulu, HI	D-	C-	C-	D+
East End, Boise, ID	A	B+	B+	B+
Grandmont-Rosedale, Detroit, MI	D	D-	D-	F
Hillcrest-Bakersfield, Bakersfield, CA	D	D	D	D+
Lauderdale North Park, North Lauderdale, FL	A+	B	B	B-
Lincoln Park, Denver, CO	F	F	F	F
Linda Vista-San Francisco, Napa, CA	B+	C+	C+	C
Lyndale, Minneapolis, MN	F	D-	D-	D-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in South Side, Bethlehem, PA average SchoolGrade of C+, with 40% actual proficiency versus 36% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See South Side schools on SchoolGrade

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