Lehighton, PA Robbery Rates and Robbery Maps

Crime Grade's robbery map shows the safest places in Lehighton in green. The most dangerous areas in Lehighton 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 Lehighton, PA Safe from Robbery?

The D grade means the rate of robbery is higher than the average US city. Lehighton is in the 20th percentile for safety, meaning 80% of cities are safer and 20% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Lehighton's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of robbery in Lehighton is 0.7492 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Lehighton generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of robbery in Lehighton may be as high as 1 in 976 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 1,740 in the southeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more robbery occurs in the central parts of Lehighton, PA: about 3 per year. The southeast part of Lehighton has fewer cases of robbery with only 0 in a typical year.

How Lehighton's Robbery Rate Compares

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

Considering only the robbery rate, Lehighton is less safe than the Pennsylvania state average and less safe than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Robbery in Lehighton, PA

Robbery is projected to cost the residents of Lehighton about $428,983 in 2025, or roughly $24 per resident. This is part of Lehighton's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Lehighton, including every crime type and how Lehighton compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Robbery Map

Remember that robbery 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 Lehighton's crime maps on the Lehighton overall crime page.

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Individual Lehighton Crime Maps & Stats

Robbery Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of robbery in Lehighton is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Lehighton.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Robbery Crime Grade
Weissport, PA	B	C+	B-	D-
Parryville, PA	A-	B+	B-	D+
Bowmanstown, PA	B+	B+	C+	C-
Ashfield, PA	A	A-	B+	C-
Jim Thorpe, PA	B+	A-	B-	D+
Walcksville, PA	A	A-	A-	C-
Palmerton, PA	B+	B+	C+	C-
Slatedale, PA	A+	B+	A+	C
Nesquehoning, PA	C	C-	C-	D-
Slatington, PA	A	A-	B+	C

Robbery in City with Similar Populations

Lehighton is similar versus other cities of the same size for robbery. The table below compares robbery in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Robbery Crime Grade
Kingsburg, CA	D+	D-	D-	F
Oxford, PA	A	A	A	B
Middleburg Heights, OH	D+	D-	D-	B-
Lewisburg, TN	D+	D	D	D+
Lewisburg, PA	B-	C+	C+	C
Lawrenceburg, IN	B+	B+	B+	B+
La Plata, MD	C-	C-	C-	D-
La Palma, CA	C+	C-	C-	D
La Crescenta, CA	C+	C-	C-	F
Ozark, AL	C-	C	C	A-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Lehighton, PA average SchoolGrade of A-, with 54% actual proficiency versus 48% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Lehighton schools on SchoolGrade

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