The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Gap, 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?

$1.46 million

Cost of Crime™ for Gap, PA

In 2025, crime will cost $703 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Gap 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 Gap, 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 Gap's combined rate is much lower than the norm. Gap sits in the 94th percentile, ahead of 94% of cities and behind 6%. The grade covers only Gap's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Gap is 10.83 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 75 in the northwest neighborhoods to 1 in 113 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of Gap, PA report the most crime, about 11 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 4 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Gap, PA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Gap for 2025 is $1,462,601, about $222 per resident and $703 per household. That equals 0.6% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 49.4%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 38.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.0%

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

Gap, PA:	$222
Duquesne, PA:	$1037
Lewisberry, PA:	$119
Pennsylvania:	$353
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Gap is $222 per year, which is $242 less than the national average and $130 less than Pennsylvania's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Gap:

In Duquesne, PA, crime costs $1,037 per person, which is $815 more than in Gap.
In Lewisberry, PA, crime costs $119 per person, which is $103 less than in Gap

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Gap	Cost per Gap Resident
Murder	$660,395	$100
Rape/Sexual Assault	$140,860	$21
Robbery	$57,114	$9
Assault	$150,507	$23
Kidnapping	$23,455	$4
Vehicle Theft	$69,464	$11
Burglary	$48,455	$7
Theft	$175,953	$27
Arson	$13,460	$2
Vandalism	$50,399	$8
Animal Cruelty	$1,070	$0
Drug Crimes	$59,492	$9
Identity Theft	$11,977	$2
Total Cost of Crime	$1,462,601	$222

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Gap, 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 Gap totals $5,111,981 ($777 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $6,574,582 ($999 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 southwest 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 do the same, and of Gap's 6,581 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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Gap 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 Gap residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.7963
Robbery	0.2759
Rape	0.3530
Murder	0.0534
Total Violent Crime	1.479 (A)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	5.162
Vehicle Theft	0.6816
Burglary	0.8118
Arson	0.0847
Total Property Crime	6.741 (A)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0588
Drug Crimes	1.222
Vandalism	1.072
Identity Theft	0.2351
Animal Cruelty	0.0220
Total "Other" Rate	2.610 (A)

Individual Gap Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Kinzers, PA	A	A	B
Atglen, PA	A+	A+	A
Coopersville, PA	A+	A+	A
Parkesburg, PA	A	A+	B
Sadsburyville, PA	A+	A+	A+
Christiana, PA	A+	A+	A+
Paradise, PA	A-	A	B
Gordonville, PA	A-	A	A-
Pomeroy, PA	B+	B	B-
Intercourse, PA	C	C+	C-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Gap 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
Fennville, MI	B+	C-	C-
Estill Springs, TN	C	C+	C+
Everson, WA	D+	C	C
Fair Plain, MI	D-	F	F
Farmington, ME	C-	A-	A-
Farwell, MI	A-	C-	C-
Fayette, AL	D-	D-	D-
Fayetteville, WV	B-	B-	B-
University Park, IL	B-	C	C
Felton, CA	C	C-	C-

Considering only the crime rate, Gap 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 Gap, PA average SchoolGrade of B+, with 48% actual proficiency versus 55% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Gap schools on SchoolGrade

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