Crime in Kresgeville, PA

Kresgeville is a township of 1,500 in Monroe County, about 16 miles northwest of downtown Nazareth · Updated November 2026

Is Kresgeville, PA safe?

Yes. Crime is low across most of the US, and lower still in Kresgeville: an overall CrimeGrade™ of A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 85% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A+ here. Every neighborhood in Kresgeville grades A+.

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Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 947 of 1,000
Safer than most US neighborhoods What this means

85% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Kresgeville as a whole, and 15% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Kresgeville scores 947.

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.

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Violent crimeSafety score 939 of 1,000Less violent crime than most US neighborhoods
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Property crimeSafety score 960 of 1,000Less property crime than most US neighborhoods

How it works


Crime map of Kresgeville

Map of Kresgeville shaded by overall CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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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 Kresgeville, PA at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Kresgeville, 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 Kresgeville

CrimeGrade™ estimates Kresgeville has about 17 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 53% less than the US as a whole and 39% less than 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.

The largest share of crime reported in Kresgeville is assault, about 51% of the total. It also makes up the largest share of what crime costs here.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
Violent crime
MurderA+under 10.020.05
RapeAunder 10.420.38
RobberyA+under 10.030.62
AssaultA138.812.3
Property crime
BurglaryA+10.702.4
TheftA+74.913.1
Vehicle theftA+under 10.512.7
ArsonA+under 10.040.12
VandalismA+32.05.5

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.


Where and when crime happens in Kresgeville

The State Police (Monroe County) polices Kresgeville, and these figures cover every place it serves, 2022 to 2024.

In Kresgeville, 75% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Thefts from cars happen most often in parking lots and garages: 37% of them, against 31% nationally.

CrimeMost often atBusiest time
BurglaryHomes (75%)Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theftHomes (59%)Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Theft from carsParking lots and garages (37%)Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
VandalismHomes (57%)Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Aggravated assaultHomes (68%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)

Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.


How Kresgeville compares with nearby cities

Kresgeville has the least crime of its 6 nearest cities.

Nearby cities

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
KresgevilleA+947A+A+1,500
Kunkletown 1 mileA+939A+A+7,090
Effort 5 milesA+925AA+8,520
Brodheadsville 6 milesA911AA+3,210
Allentown 22 milesA-810A-A-180,700
Show all 6
PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Indian Mountain Lake 6 milesA897AA+3,740
Albrightsville 6 milesA+933AA+2,710

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

Compared with cities of similar size and density, Kresgeville has more crime than 73% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
KresgevilleA+947A+A+1,500
Gainesville, MOA+978A+A+1,500
Home, PAA+975A+A+1,500
Ogden, ILA+964A+A+1,500
Altamont, KSA+964A+A+1,500
Show all 10
PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Blue Lake, CAA+950A+A+1,500
Sodus, MIA+939A+A+1,500
Browns Crossing, GAA+928A+A+1,500
Quinnesec, MIA916AA1,500
Sugar Grove, PAA915AA1,500
Laflin, PAA909AA+1,500

What crime costs Kresgeville

Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Kresgeville about $476 a year per household, 61% less 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 $970,000 a year, or $648 per resident.

How the cost breaks down
CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$60,000$40
Rape$38,000$25
Robbery$1,600$1
Assault$120,000$78
Burglary$9,400$6
Theft$37,000$25
Vehicle theft$12,000$8
Arson$1,300$1
Vandalism$21,000$14
Total$300,000$199

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 Kresgeville 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.

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.

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Schools in Kresgeville

Schools in Kresgeville, PA average a SchoolGrade of C: 47% of students test proficient, against 48% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Kresgeville on SchoolGrade