Burglary per Capita in Allentown
The map below shows burglary per 1,000 Allentown residents.
The map below shows burglary per 1,000 Allentown residents.
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Burglary costs the average Allentown resident about $14 per year.
Crime Grade's burglary map shows the safest places in Allentown in green. The most dangerous areas in Allentown are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.
The B grade means the rate of burglary is slightly lower than the average US city. Allentown is in the 67th percentile for safety, meaning 33% of cities are safer and 67% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Allentown's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of burglary in Allentown is 1.543 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Allentown generally consider the east part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of burglary in Allentown may be as high as 1 in 507 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 780 in the east part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more burglary occurs in the northwest parts of Allentown, NY: about 0 per year. The northeast part of Allentown has fewer cases of burglary with only 0 in a typical year.
The chart below compares the burglary rate in Allentown to the New York state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Allentown, NY: | 1.543 |
|---|---|
| New York: | 1.510 |
| USA: | 2.509 |
Considering only the burglary rate, Allentown is as safe as the New York state average and safer than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
Burglary is projected to cost the residents of Allentown about $3,386 in 2025, or roughly $14 per resident. This is part of Allentown's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Allentown, including every crime type and how Allentown compares to other cities.
Remember that burglary 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 Allentown's crime maps on the Allentown overall crime page.
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Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Burglary Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B- | D | C- | B+ | |
C+ | D | D+ | B- | |
B+ | D+ | C+ | B+ | |
B+ | B+ | C | A | |
C | C- | D | C+ | |
C+ | D+ | D+ | B | |
B | C- | C | C+ | |
B- | D | C- | C+ | |
A+ | A- | A+ | A | |
B- | C | C- | C+ |
Allentown is lower versus other cities of the same size for burglary. The table below compares burglary in cities with comparable overall population.
Similar City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Burglary Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
F | F | F | F | |
D | D+ | D+ | D+ | |
C+ | D+ | D+ | C+ | |
B | B+ | B+ | C- | |
D- | F | F | F | |
D- | D- | D- | B- | |
D- | D- | D- | F | |
C- | C | C | D- | |
C- | F | F | B+ | |
C- | A- | A- | C- |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Allentown, NY average SchoolGrade of A, with 64% actual proficiency versus 60% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Allentown schools on SchoolGrade
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