Burglary per Capita in Hellertown
The map below shows burglary per 1,000 Hellertown residents.
The map below shows burglary per 1,000 Hellertown residents.
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Your yearly chance of being a victim of burglary in Hellertown is about 1 in 672.
Burglary costs the average Hellertown resident about $13 per year.
Crime Grade's burglary map shows the safest places in Hellertown in green. The most dangerous areas in Hellertown 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. Hellertown is in the 69th percentile for safety, meaning 31% of cities are safer and 69% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Hellertown's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of burglary in Hellertown is 1.487 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Hellertown generally consider the east part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of burglary in Hellertown may be as high as 1 in 389 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 1,425 in the east part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more burglary occurs in the west parts of Hellertown, PA: about 4 per year. The east part of Hellertown has fewer cases of burglary with only 1 in a typical year.
The chart below compares the burglary rate in Hellertown to the Pennsylvania state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Hellertown, PA: | 1.487 |
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| Pennsylvania: | 1.250 |
| USA: | 2.509 |
Considering only the burglary rate, Hellertown 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.
Burglary is projected to cost the residents of Hellertown about $163,745 in 2025, or roughly $13 per resident. This is part of Hellertown's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Hellertown, including every crime type and how Hellertown 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 Hellertown's crime maps on the Hellertown overall crime page.
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Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Burglary Crime Grade |
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B- | B- | C | B+ | |
C- | C- | D | C | |
C+ | B- | C- | B | |
A | A+ | B+ | A+ | |
A | A+ | A- | A | |
A | A+ | B+ | A+ | |
A+ | A+ | A | A+ | |
A | A+ | A- | A- | |
A | A | A- | A+ | |
B+ | A- | C+ | A+ |
Hellertown 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 |
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C+ | D+ | D+ | C | |
A+ | B | B | A+ | |
C | D+ | D+ | C+ | |
C+ | B- | B- | B | |
D | D- | D- | C- | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A+ | |
A- | B+ | B+ | C+ | |
B- | A- | A- | C | |
B | B+ | B+ | B- | |
C+ | B | B | A- |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Hellertown, PA average SchoolGrade of A, with 62% actual proficiency versus 57% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Hellertown schools on SchoolGrade
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