The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Dogtown, Selinsgrove, PA: Crime Maps and Statistics

A-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	A+
Property Crime Grade	B+
Other Crime Grade	B+

Which crimes are included?

$1.62 million

Cost of Crime™ for Dogtown, Selinsgrove, PA

In 2025, crime will cost $600 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Dogtown with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Dogtown, Selinsgrove, PA Safe?

The A- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where Dogtown's combined rate is lower than the norm. Dogtown sits in the 81st percentile, ahead of 81% of neighborhoods and behind 19%. The grade covers only Dogtown's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in Dogtown is 23.04 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 32 in the north areas to 1 in 73 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Dogtown, Selinsgrove, PA report the most crime, about 46 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 3 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Dogtown, Selinsgrove, PA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Dogtown for 2025 is $1,619,469, about $312 per resident and $600 per household. That equals 1.3% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 56.3%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 32.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.2%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Dogtown Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Dogtown, Selinsgrove, PA:	$312
Tioga-Nicetown, Philadelphia, :	$1066
Somerton, Philadelphia, PA:	$302
Pennsylvania:	$353
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Dogtown is $312 per year, which is $153 less than the national average and $41 less than Selinsgrove's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Dogtown:

In Tioga-Nicetown, Philadelphia, , crime costs $1,066 per person, which is $754 more than in Dogtown.
In Somerton, Philadelphia, PA, crime costs $302 per person, which is $9 less than in Dogtown

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Dogtown for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Dogtown	Cost per Dogtown Resident
Murder	$622,558	$120
Rape/Sexual Assault	$121,552	$23
Robbery	$54,182	$10
Assault	$97,579	$19
Kidnapping	$9,770	$2
Vehicle Theft	$40,096	$8
Burglary	$63,209	$12
Theft	$368,015	$71
Arson	$15,650	$3
Vandalism	$107,676	$21
Animal Cruelty	$1,169	$0
Drug Crimes	$59,572	$11
Identity Theft	$58,442	$11
Total Cost of Crime	$1,619,469	$312

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Dogtown, Selinsgrove, PA

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Dogtown totals $4,754,015 ($915 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $6,373,484 ($1,226 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The south part of the neighborhood holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Dogtown has 3, do the same, and of Dogtown's 5,197 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Dogtown Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Dogtown residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.6538
Robbery	0.3314
Rape	0.3857
Murder	0.0637
Total Violent Crime	1.435 (A+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	13.67
Vehicle Theft	0.4982
Burglary	1.341
Arson	0.1247
Total Property Crime	15.64 (B+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0310
Drug Crimes	1.550
Vandalism	2.900
Identity Theft	1.453
Animal Cruelty	0.0304
Total "Other" Rate	5.964 (B+)

Individual Dogtown Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of crime in Dogtown is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Dogtown.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Yorkville, Pottsville, PA	A	A	A
Bunker Hill, Pottsville, PA	B-	B	C
Highlands Historic District, State College, PA	A-	A-	B+
Holmes-Foster Historic District, State College, PA	A	A+	A-
Rolling Mill Hill, Wilkes-Barre, PA	B	B+	B
Mayflower, Wilkes-Barre, PA	B	B	B
North End, Wilkes-Barre, PA	B	B-	B
Parsons, Wilkes-Barre, PA	C+	B	C
West End Theatre District, Allentown, PA	B+	A-	B
West Park, Allentown, PA	B	B-	B-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Dogtown is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Mahncke Park, San Antonio, TX	D+	C+	C+
Cass Gilbert, Waterbury, CT	C-	B+	B+
Center Bluff, Peoria, IL	B	C+	C+
Charter Point, Jacksonville, FL	A+	A-	A-
Coeur D'Alene Place, Coeur d'Alene, ID	A+	C	C
Concord, Staten Island, NY	B+	C	C
Ventura, San Antonio, TX	A-	A	A
Eldorado Heights, McKinney, TX	A-	A-	A-
Fourth Ward, Charlotte, NC	F	D-	D-
Groesbeck, Cincinnati, OH	C+	B-	B-

Considering only the crime rate, Dogtown is less safe than the Pennsylvania state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Dogtown, Selinsgrove, PA average SchoolGrade of A-, with 54% actual proficiency versus 53% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Dogtown schools on SchoolGrade

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