West Bethlehem, Bethlehem, PA Assault Rates and Assault Maps

Assault per Capita in West Bethlehem

The map below shows assault per 1,000 West Bethlehem residents.

 

West Bethlehem, Bethlehem, PA Map of Assault Rates
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Assault Grade™

Overall Crime Grade
B
Violent Crime Grade
B+
Property Crime Grade
B-

Which crimes are included?

1 in 535

Your yearly chance of being a victim of assault in West Bethlehem is about 1 in 535.

$54

Assault costs the average West Bethlehem resident about $54 per year.

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

The B+ grade means the rate of assault is slightly lower than the average US neighborhood. West Bethlehem is in the 70th percentile for safety, meaning 30% of neighborhoods are safer and 70% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to West Bethlehem's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of assault in West Bethlehem is 1.870 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in West Bethlehem generally consider the northwest part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of assault in West Bethlehem may be as high as 1 in 428 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 728 in the northwest part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more assault occurs in the southeast parts of West Bethlehem, Bethlehem, PA: about 4 per year. The northwest part of West Bethlehem has fewer cases of assault with only 1 in a typical year.

How West Bethlehem's Assault Rate Compares

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

West Bethlehem, Bethlehem, PA: 1.870
Pennsylvania: 1.475
USA: 2.561

Considering only the assault rate, West Bethlehem is less safe 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 Assault in West Bethlehem, Bethlehem, PA

Assault is projected to cost the residents of West Bethlehem about $452,546 in 2025, or roughly $54 per resident. This is part of West Bethlehem's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for West Bethlehem, including every crime type and how West Bethlehem 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 West Bethlehem's crime maps on the West Bethlehem overall crime page.

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Assault Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of assault in West Bethlehem is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to West Bethlehem.

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

Assault in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

West Bethlehem 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
Avalon Highlands, Chicago, IL
D-
D-
D-
D
Bagley Downs, Vancouver, WA
D-
C-
C-
C-
Bel Air, Los Angeles, CA
C+
B-
B-
B
Bemiss, Spokane, WA
D-
C
C
C-
Rohnerville, Fortuna, CA
B
D+
D+
C-
Los Angeles Heights-Keystone, San Antonio, TX
F
D
D
D
Riverside, Jacksonville, FL
B
C+
C+
C
Richmond Hill, Augusta, GA
C+
C
C
C
Regent, Madison, WI
C
B-
B-
B-
Piper Glen Estates, Charlotte, NC
B
A+
A+
A+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in West Bethlehem, Bethlehem, PA average SchoolGrade of B-, with 41% actual proficiency versus 38% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See West Bethlehem schools on SchoolGrade

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