The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Lewisburg, PA

Lewisburg is a borough of 18,200 in Union County, about 20 miles south of Williamsport · Updated November 2026

Is Lewisburg, PA safe?

Yes. Crime is low across most of the US, and lower still in Lewisburg: an overall CrimeGrade™ of A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 83% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A+ here. Its neighborhoods are much alike, from A+ to A; see the map below.

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Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 944 of 1,000
Safer than most US neighborhoods What this means

83% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Lewisburg as a whole, and 17% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Lewisburg scores 944.

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 940 of 1,000Less violent crime than most US neighborhoods
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Property crimeSafety score 949 of 1,000Less property crime than most US neighborhoods

How it works


Crime map of Lewisburg

Map of Lewisburg shaded by overall CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
Click the map to explore
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Highest crime Safest
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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 Lewisburg, PA at ISP Reports.

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


What stands out in Lewisburg

Theft runs low. Lewisburg has 3.5 thefts a year per 1,000 residents, a small fraction of the US rate of 13.1.


The safest and least safe parts of Lewisburg

Every part of Lewisburg where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Lewisburg run from A+ to A; every part of Lewisburg has less crime than the typical US neighborhood.

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Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.

Within Lewisburg, the southwest side has the least crime and the east side the most.


Crime rates and types in Lewisburg

CrimeGrade™ estimates Lewisburg has about 12 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 69% less than the US as a whole and 60% 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 Lewisburg is assault, about 35% 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
RapeA40.250.38
RobberyA+10.080.62
AssaultA744.112.3
Property crime
BurglaryA+90.482.4
TheftA+633.513.1
Vehicle theftA+40.212.7
ArsonA+under 10.050.12
VandalismA532.95.5

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 Lewisburg compares with nearby cities

Lewisburg has less crime than 2 of its 4 nearest cities; only Winfield and New Berlin have less.

Nearby cities

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
LewisburgA+944A+A+18,200
Milton 5 milesA850A-A10,300
Winfield 5 milesA+960A+A+3,290
New Berlin 7 milesA+951A+A+1,610
Northumberland 7 milesA907AA7,240

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

Compared with cities of similar size and density, Lewisburg is safer than 94% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
LewisburgA+944A+A+18,200
Berea, OHA+950A+A+18,200
Wallingford Center, CTA+950A+A+18,200
Enola, PAA+944A+A+18,300
Sandy, ORA906A+A-18,400
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Hunters Creek, FLA-820A-A-18,300
Johnson City, NYA-782A-B+18,300
White Settlement, TXB+753B+B+18,100
Cherry Hill, VAB+725B+B+18,200
North Druid Hills, GAB647B+B-18,100
Spanish Lake, MOF52FD+18,100

Transit, night lighting and walkability in Lewisburg

Lewisburg looks like a typical city on the traits that tend to go with crime.

Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Lewisburg: F (0 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 84% of US city residents
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.64% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 81% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault. 74% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (22 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 67% of US city residents
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Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.13.5 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 79% of US city residents
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.8.1% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 72% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.56 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 71% of US city residents

BestNeighborhood, a sister site of CrimeGrade™, ranks the neighborhoods of Lewisburg on shops, parks, home prices, getting around and more.

These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.


What crime costs Lewisburg

Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Lewisburg about $432 a year per household, 64% 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 $9.5 million a year, or $523 per resident.

How the cost breaks down
CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$560,000$31
Rape$270,000$15
Robbery$44,000$2
Assault$900,000$49
Burglary$79,000$4
Theft$320,000$18
Vehicle theft$59,000$3
Arson$23,000$1
Vandalism$380,000$21
Total$2.6 million$145

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 Lewisburg 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.

More about CrimeGrade™ data


Schools in Lewisburg

Schools in Lewisburg, PA average a SchoolGrade of A: 60% of students test proficient, against 53% projected for schools like them. Overall, they greatly exceed expectations. See schools in Lewisburg on SchoolGrade