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

A-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	A-
Property Crime Grade	B
Other Crime Grade	A-

Which crimes are included?

$428,649

Cost of Crime™ for Hughestown, PA

In 2025, crime will cost $502 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Hughestown 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 Hughestown, 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 Hughestown's combined rate is lower than the norm. Hughestown sits in the 80th percentile, ahead of 80% of cities and behind 20%. The grade covers only Hughestown's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Hughestown is 15.37 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 63 in the northeast neighborhoods to 1 in 66 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Hughestown, PA report the most crime, about 8 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Hughestown, PA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Hughestown for 2025 is $428,649, about $218 per resident and $502 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): 56.4%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 31.9%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.6%

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

Hughestown, PA:	$218
Duquesne, PA:	$1037
Lewisberry, PA:	$119
Pennsylvania:	$353
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Hughestown is $218 per year, which is $246 less than the national average and $134 less than Pennsylvania's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Hughestown:

In Duquesne, PA, crime costs $1,037 per person, which is $819 more than in Hughestown.
In Lewisberry, PA, crime costs $119 per person, which is $99 less than in Hughestown

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Hughestown	Cost per Hughestown Resident
Murder	$100,108	$51
Rape/Sexual Assault	$49,853	$25
Robbery	$20,285	$10
Assault	$64,643	$33
Kidnapping	$1,586	$1
Vehicle Theft	$38,499	$20
Burglary	$23,763	$12
Theft	$69,770	$36
Arson	$4,559	$2
Vandalism	$27,712	$14
Animal Cruelty	$410	$0
Drug Crimes	$24,138	$12
Identity Theft	$3,324	$2
Total Cost of Crime	$428,649	$218

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Hughestown, 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 Hughestown totals $929,827 ($473 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,358,476 ($692 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 northwest 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 Hughestown's 1,964 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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Hughestown 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 Hughestown residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.146
Robbery	0.3284
Rape	0.4186
Murder	0.0271
Total Violent Crime	1.920 (A-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	6.859
Vehicle Theft	1.266
Burglary	1.334
Arson	0.0961
Total Property Crime	9.555 (B)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0133
Drug Crimes	1.662
Vandalism	1.975
Identity Theft	0.2187
Animal Cruelty	0.0282
Total "Other" Rate	3.897 (A-)

Individual Hughestown Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Pittston, PA	C+	B-	C-
Duryea, PA	B	B+	C+
West Pittston, PA	C+	B	C-
Dupont, PA	B	B-	B-
Avoca, PA	B-	B-	C
Yatesville, PA	C-	C	D+
Exeter, PA	C+	B-	C-
Laflin, PA	A-	A+	B
Old Forge, PA	B-	B	C
Moosic, PA	C-	C	D

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Hughestown 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
Ansonia, OH	A	A-	A-
Woodsville, NH	C	C+	C+
Wilmerding, PA	D-	F	F
White Swan, WA	D-	D+	D+
West Swanzey, NH	A-	A+	A+
Weber City, VA	D	C-	C-
Virgilina, VA	C-	C+	C+
Stewart Manor, NY	B+	C	C
St. Albans, ME	A-	A+	A+
Duncan, AZ	B-	F	F

Considering only the crime rate, Hughestown 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 Hughestown, PA average SchoolGrade of A, with 64% actual proficiency versus 54% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Hughestown schools on SchoolGrade

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