Fairview, Allentown, PA Property Crime Rates and Maps

Fairview is a neighborhood of 6,030 residents in Allentown, close to downtown · Updated November 2026

How common is property crime in Fairview?

Fairview grades B for property crime, with more of it than the neighborhoods where 71% of Americans live. Theft makes up 55% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades A, and vehicle theft grades B. Allentown as a whole grades A- for property crime.

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Property crime CrimeGrade™Safety score 642 of 1,000
More property crime than most US neighborhoods What this means

29% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Fairview as a whole, and 71% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Fairview scores 642.

Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more property crime than most US neighborhoods.

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Overall crimeSafety score 656 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoods
B
Violent crimeSafety score 663 of 1,000More violent crime than most US neighborhoods

How it works


Property crime map of Fairview

Map of Fairview shaded by property crime CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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How to read the map: each area's color compares its property crime with the homes, parked cars and people there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Fairview, Allentown, PA at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Fairview in Allentown, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.

Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports


Property crime rates and types in Fairview

CrimeGrade™ estimates Fairview has about 23 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, about the same as the US as a whole and close to Allentown as a whole.

All property crime

Burglary

Vehicle theft

Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Property crime here includes vandalism, which the FBI's property crime rate leaves out.

Theft is the most common property crime in Fairview, about 55% of the total, followed by vandalism and vehicle theft.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
BurglaryA71.22.4
TheftB-7512.413.1
Vehicle theftB122.02.7
ArsonA-under 10.090.12
VandalismB-416.95.5

Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a property crime with what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for vehicle theft, people and parking for theft, homes and businesses for vandalism. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.

Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.


Property crime in Fairview and nearby neighborhoods

Fairview has less property crime than 7 of its 10 nearest neighborhoods.

Nearby neighborhoods

PlacePropertyOverallResidents
FairviewB642B6,030
Downtown 1 mileB631B4,780
Salisbury 1 mileA+937A+15,100
West Walnut 1 mileB-591B5,480
South Poplar 1 mileA-843A6,070
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PlacePropertyOverallResidents
Old Allentown 1 mileF64C-7,970
Mountainville 1 mileB+708A-3,420
Jordan Heights 1 mileF46C-8,240
1st Ward 1 mileB-560C+3,290
West Park 1 mileB-614B+6,720
Eighth Ward 2 milesC+487B-6,850

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Fairview. Beside each property crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with neighborhoods of similar size and density, Fairview is safer than 79% of them.

Neighborhoods of similar size and density

PlacePropertyOverallResidents
FairviewB642B6,030
University Town Center, Irvine, CAA-777A6,020
Neighborhood Nine, Cambridge, MAB628A-6,010
Vanderbilt-West End, Nashville, TNB-561B+6,010
West Rock, New Haven, CTC-372C+6,000
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PlacePropertyOverallResidents
Midtown St. Louis, St. Louis, MOC-323D+6,020
Rosebank, Staten Island, NYD+280C+6,040
Bayside, Everett, WAD+267C+6,010
Kamala Park, Oxnard, CAD+239C+6,000
Bandini, Commerce, CAD-132C-6,050
Federal Hill-Montgomery, Baltimore, MDF0D-6,040

Shops, empty homes and walkability in Fairview

Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, two set Fairview apart: it has 3.8 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally, and 4.2% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Places like that tend to report less theft and car theft, yet theft and car theft run higher here than that would suggest.

Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft and car theft.3.8 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 87% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.4.2% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 75% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft.C+ (46 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 60% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more car theft.77% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 65% of residents of US city neighborhoods

These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.


What property crime costs Fairview

Property crime costs Fairview about $940,000 a year, or $156 per resident and about $441 per household: the value of what is stolen or damaged, plus the police, courts and prisons that respond.

Cost of property crime per resident, per year


How CrimeGrade™ works

The property crime CrimeGrade™ covers burglary, theft, car theft, arson and vandalism, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.

It weighs each property crime against what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for car theft, and the people and parking around stores for theft.

The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.

Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.

Where the numbers come from

  • Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
  • State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • Published research on what crime costs victims and communities

These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.

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