The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in East Berlin, PA: Crime Maps and Statistics

A+

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$1.37 million

Cost of Crime™ for East Berlin, PA

In 2025, crime will cost $474 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of East Berlin 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 East Berlin, PA Safe?

The A+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where East Berlin's combined rate is much lower than the norm. East Berlin sits in the 97th percentile, ahead of 97% of cities and behind 3%. The grade covers only East Berlin's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in East Berlin is 9.225 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 82 in the south neighborhoods to 1 in 153 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of East Berlin, PA report the most crime, about 15 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 2 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in East Berlin, PA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in East Berlin for 2025 is $1,374,492, about $187 per resident and $474 per household. That equals 0.4% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 49.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 38.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.9%

How Much Does Crime Cost in East Berlin Compared to Other Cities?

East Berlin, PA:	$187
Duquesne, PA:	$1037
Lewisberry, PA:	$119
Pennsylvania:	$353
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in East Berlin is $187 per year, which is $277 less than the national average and $166 less than Pennsylvania's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to East Berlin:

In Duquesne, PA, crime costs $1,037 per person, which is $850 more than in East Berlin.
In Lewisberry, PA, crime costs $119 per person, which is $68 less than in East Berlin

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to East Berlin	Cost per East Berlin Resident
Murder	$572,416	$78
Rape/Sexual Assault	$132,434	$18
Robbery	$81,706	$11
Assault	$145,170	$20
Kidnapping	$15,192	$2
Vehicle Theft	$103,171	$14
Burglary	$36,509	$5
Theft	$161,329	$22
Arson	$17,530	$2
Vandalism	$53,999	$7
Animal Cruelty	$763	$0
Drug Crimes	$34,961	$5
Identity Theft	$19,312	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$1,374,492	$187

The Intangible Cost of Crime in East Berlin, 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 East Berlin totals $4,504,603 ($613 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $5,879,095 ($799 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 southeast part of the city 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 East Berlin has 1, do the same, and of East Berlin's 7,354 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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East Berlin 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 East Berlin residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.6874
Robbery	0.3532
Rape	0.2970
Murder	0.0414
Total Violent Crime	1.379 (A+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	4.236
Vehicle Theft	0.9060
Burglary	0.5473
Arson	0.0987
Total Property Crime	5.788 (A)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0341
Drug Crimes	0.6427
Vandalism	1.028
Identity Theft	0.3393
Animal Cruelty	0.0140
Total "Other" Rate	2.058 (A+)

Individual East Berlin Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in East Berlin is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to East Berlin.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Hampton, PA	A+	A	A+
Kralltown, PA	A+	A+	A+
Bermudian, PA	A+	A+	A+
Cedar Ridge, PA	A+	A+	A
Abbottstown, PA	A+	A+	A
York Springs, PA	A+	A+	A+
Thomasville, PA	A+	A+	A+
New Oxford, PA	A	B+	A-
Wellsville, PA	A+	A+	A+
Plainview, PA	A+	A+	A

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

East Berlin is lower versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Emmitsburg, MD	D	D+	D+
Ellenville, NY	C	D	D
Elm City, NC	C-	C-	C-
Elm Grove, WI	D+	B+	B+
Elma, WA	D-	D	D
Elmore, AL	B-	C+	C+
Elon College, NC	D+	C	C
Elsmere, DE	D-	D-	D-
Emerson, NJ	B+	A	A
Ellenboro, NC	C-	D+	D+

Considering only the crime rate, East Berlin is safer 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 East Berlin, PA average SchoolGrade of A-, with 58% actual proficiency versus 57% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See East Berlin schools on SchoolGrade

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