Crime in Fox Hill, PA

Fox Hill is a township of 181 in Luzerne County, about 13 miles southwest of downtown Scranton · Updated November 2026

Is Fox Hill, PA safe?

Yes. Crime is low across most of the US, and lower still in Fox Hill: an overall CrimeGrade™ of A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 91% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A+ here.

A+
Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 965 of 1,000
Safer than nearly all US neighborhoods What this means

91% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Fox Hill as a whole, and 9% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Fox Hill scores 965.

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 crime than most US neighborhoods.

A+
Violent crimeSafety score 969 of 1,000Less violent crime than nearly all US neighborhoods
A+
Property crimeSafety score 956 of 1,000Less property crime than most US neighborhoods

How it works


Crime map of Fox Hill

Map of Fox Hill shaded by overall CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
Click the map to explore
F D C B A+
Highest crime Safest
Colorblind friendly off

How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime 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 Fox Hill, PA at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Fox Hill, 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


Crime rates and types in Fox Hill

CrimeGrade™ estimates Fox Hill has about 69 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 87% more than the US as a whole and more than double the rate for Pennsylvania.

Overall crime

Violent crime

Property crime

Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.

Theft is the most common crime in Fox Hill, about 67% of everything reported.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
Violent crime
MurderA+under 10.180.05
RapeA+under 10.620.38
RobberyA+under 10.380.62
AssaultA+16.512.3
Property crime
BurglaryA+under 11.72.4
TheftA+846.613.1
Vehicle theftA+under 12.82.7
ArsonAunder 10.280.12
VandalismA210.45.5

Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. 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.


How Fox Hill compares with nearby cities

Fox Hill has less crime than 9 of its 10 nearest cities; only Westminster has less.

Nearby cities

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Fox HillA+965A+A+181
Westminster 2 milesA+971A+A+89
Laflin 2 milesA909AA+1,500
Plains 3 milesA887AA4,150
Wilkes-Barre 4 milesB+725BA-65,200
Show all 10
PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Yatesville 3 milesA+952A+A+1,330
Forest Park 3 milesA+956A+A+406
Laurel Run 4 milesA918A+A414
Forty Fort 4 milesA923AA+4,250
Pittston 5 milesA922A+A16,500
Kingston 5 milesA-819A-A-13,100

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Fox Hill. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with cities of similar size and density, Fox Hill has more crime than 76% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Fox HillA+965A+A+181
Crow Rock, MTA+998A+A+181
Gilfillan, MNA+994A+A+181
Bushong, KSA+992A+A+181
Lively Grove, ILA+989A+A+181
Show all 10
PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Huntsville, ILA+988A+A+181
Hinckley, NYA+986A+A+181
Overfield, WVA+980A+A+181
Cooksburg, PAA+979A+A+181
Ranchito, NMA+960A+A+181
Hickox, PAA861AA181

What crime costs Fox Hill

Crime costs Fox Hill about $1,414 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 17% more than the US figure of $1,205.

Cost of crime per resident, per year

Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $620,000 a year, or $3,429 per resident.

How the cost breaks down
CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$61,000$336
Rape$6,700$37
Robbery$2,100$12
Assault$19,000$105
Burglary$2,700$15
Theft$43,000$239
Vehicle theft$7,700$42
Arson$1,200$7
Vandalism$13,000$74
Total$160,000$866

How CrimeGrade™ works

A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Fox Hill means the same as a B anywhere else.

CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.

The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them. Fox Hill is a good example: many people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks worse than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.

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.

More about CrimeGrade™ data


Schools in Fox Hill

Schools in Fox Hill, PA average a SchoolGrade of C+: 54% of students test proficient, against 38% projected for schools like them. Overall, they greatly exceed expectations. See schools in Fox Hill on SchoolGrade