Holmes-Foster Historic District, State College, PA Property Crime Rates and Maps

Holmes-Foster Historic District is a neighborhood of 5,170 residents in State College, close to downtown · Updated November 2026

How common is property crime in Holmes-Foster Historic District?

Holmes-Foster Historic District earns an A for property crime, safer than the neighborhoods where 55% of Americans live. Theft makes up 56% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades A+, and vehicle theft grades A+. State College as a whole grades A for property crime.

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Property crime CrimeGrade™Safety score 848 of 1,000
About as much property crime as the typical US neighborhood What this means

55% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Holmes-Foster Historic District as a whole, and 45% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Holmes-Foster Historic District scores 848.

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 842 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhood
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Violent crimeSafety score 838 of 1,000About as much violent crime as the typical US neighborhood

How it works


Property crime map of Holmes-Foster Historic District

Map of Holmes-Foster Historic District 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 Holmes-Foster Historic District, State College, PA at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Holmes-Foster Historic District in State College, 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


What stands out about property crime in Holmes-Foster Historic District

Thefts are uncommon. Holmes-Foster Historic District has thefts at less than half the US rate: 5.4 a year per 1,000 residents, against 13.1 nationally.


Property crime rates and types in Holmes-Foster Historic District

CrimeGrade™ estimates Holmes-Foster Historic District has about 9.5 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 60% less than the US as a whole and 20% less than State College 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 Holmes-Foster Historic District, about 56% of the total, followed by vandalism and burglary.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
BurglaryA+30.612.4
TheftB+285.413.1
Vehicle theftA+10.242.7
ArsonA+under 10.050.12
VandalismA-173.35.5

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 Holmes-Foster Historic District and nearby neighborhoods

Holmes-Foster Historic District has less property crime than 8 of its 10 nearest neighborhoods; only Pine Brook and Dogtown have less.

Nearby neighborhoods

PlacePropertyOverallResidents
Holmes-Foster Historic DistrictA848A-5,170
Highlands Historic District 1 mileA-818A-5,620
Dogtown 52 milesA896A5,220
Pine Brook 61 milesA+975A+3,690
Camp Curtin 62 milesC+469F6,460
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PlacePropertyOverallResidents
Midtown Harrisburg 62 milesC+465D+7,920
Allison Hill 64 milesD186F12,500
Hall Manor 65 milesB-561D+5,550
Shiloh 80 milesA-845A8,240
The Avenues 82 milesB619C+7,310
Park Village 82 milesC+504C-6,130

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Holmes-Foster Historic District. 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, Holmes-Foster Historic District is safer than 96% of them.

Neighborhoods of similar size and density

PlacePropertyOverallResidents
Holmes-Foster Historic DistrictA848A-5,170
North Park, Provo, UTA-785A-5,140
Bolton, Mobile, ALB+701C+5,180
Eagle Lake, Charlotte, NCB-612B+5,160
Centretech, Aurora, COC390C-5,180
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PlacePropertyOverallResidents
Del Paso Heights, Sacramento, CAC388D-5,160
Concord, Staten Island, NYC-350B-5,190
Clifton Heights, Louisville, KYD+264C5,210
Sundale, Fremont, CAD+247B5,200
Tropico, Glendale, CAF31C5,180
Belding Woods, Richmond, CAF0F5,160

Empty homes, shops and walkability in Holmes-Foster Historic District

Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, two set Holmes-Foster Historic District apart: it has 24.8% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and 3.5 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson; here vandalism sits near the national middle.

Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.24.8% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 99% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft and car theft.3.5 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 89% 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.B (57 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 70% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft.16 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 78% 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 Holmes-Foster Historic District

Property crime costs Holmes-Foster Historic District about $320,000 a year, or $61 per resident and about $138 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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