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

Crime per Capita in Easton

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Easton. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

Easton, PA Map of Crime Rates
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B

Overall Crime Grade™

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C+
Other Crime Grade
A-

$21.9 million

Cost of Crime™ for Easton, PA

In 2025, crime will cost $653 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Easton 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 Easton, PA Safe?

The B overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Easton's combined rate is slightly lower than the norm. Easton sits in the 69th percentile, ahead of 69% of cities and behind 31%. The grade covers only Easton's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Easton is 18.36 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 38 in the east neighborhoods to 1 in 80 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Easton, PA report the most crime, about 270 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 80 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Easton, PA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Easton for 2025 is $21,885,983, about $265 per resident and $653 per household. That equals 0.6% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 55.1%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 33.6%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.3%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Easton Compared to Other Cities?

Easton, PA: $265
Duquesne, PA: $1037
Lewisberry, PA: $119
Pennsylvania: $353
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Easton is $265 per year, which is $199 less than the national average and $88 less than Pennsylvania's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Easton:
  • In Duquesne, PA, crime costs $1,037 per person, which is $772 more than in Easton.
  • In Lewisberry, PA, crime costs $119 per person, which is $146 less than in Easton

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Easton for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Easton
Cost per Easton Resident
Murder
$6.25 million
$76
Rape/Sexual Assault
$1.90 million
$23
Robbery
$1.22 million
$15
Assault
$2.79 million
$34
Kidnapping
$131,189
$2
Vehicle Theft
$2.09 million
$25
Burglary
$698,100
$8
Theft
$3.89 million
$47
Arson
$197,038
$2
Vandalism
$1.42 million
$17
Animal Cruelty
$25,137
$0
Drug Crimes
$885,078
$11
Identity Theft
$389,482
$5
Total Cost of Crime
$21,885,983
$265

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Easton, 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 Easton totals $51,899,212 ($629 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $73,785,194 ($894 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 east 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 Easton has 21, do the same, and of Easton's 82,526 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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Easton 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 Easton residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
1.178
Robbery
0.4712
Rape
0.3806
Murder
0.0403
Total Violent Crime
2.070 (B+)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
9.102
Vehicle Theft
1.632
Burglary
0.9327
Arson
0.0989
Total Property Crime
11.77 (C+)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.0262
Drug Crimes
1.450
Vandalism
2.401
Identity Theft
0.6098
Animal Cruelty
0.0412
Total "Other" Rate
4.528 (A-)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
B-
B
C
C+
B+
C-
B+
A-
C+
B
A-
C-
A+
A+
A
B+
A
C
A
A-
A
A+
A
A
A+
A+
B+
A+
A
A-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Easton 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
D-
C
C
F
F
F
A
A-
A-
D-
C
C
D
D-
D-
D-
C-
C-
B
C
C
B+
B
B
C
D+
D+
C
B+
B+

Considering only the crime rate, Easton is as safe as 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 Easton, PA average SchoolGrade of A-, with 54% actual proficiency versus 52% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Easton schools on SchoolGrade

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