The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Mount Gretna, 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?

$87,038

Cost of Crime™ for Mount Gretna, PA

In 2025, crime will cost $447 per household.

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

The overall crime rate in Mount Gretna is 10.79 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 86 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 142 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Mount Gretna, PA report the most crime, about 1 cases per year. The central part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Mount Gretna, PA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Mount Gretna for 2025 is $87,038, about $204 per resident and $447 per household. That equals 0.4% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 52.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 34.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.8%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Mount Gretna Compared to Other Cities?

Mount Gretna, PA:	$204
Duquesne, PA:	$1037
Lewisberry, PA:	$119
Pennsylvania:	$353
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Mount Gretna is $204 per year, which is $260 less than the national average and $149 less than Pennsylvania's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Mount Gretna:

In Duquesne, PA, crime costs $1,037 per person, which is $833 more than in Mount Gretna.
In Lewisberry, PA, crime costs $119 per person, which is $85 less than in Mount Gretna

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Mount Gretna	Cost per Mount Gretna Resident
Murder	$36,223	$85
Rape/Sexual Assault	$9,882	$23
Robbery	$7,569	$18
Assault	$3,443	$8
Kidnapping	$1,067	$2
Vehicle Theft	$2,841	$7
Burglary	$4,516	$11
Theft	$9,794	$23
Arson	$1,461	$3
Vandalism	$6,713	$16
Animal Cruelty	$73	$0
Drug Crimes	$2,819	$7
Identity Theft	$636	$1
Total Cost of Crime	$87,038	$204

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Mount Gretna, 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 Mount Gretna totals $292,317 ($685 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $379,355 ($888 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 city holds few 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 Mount Gretna's 427 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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Mount Gretna 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 Mount Gretna residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.2808
Robbery	0.5636
Rape	0.3817
Murder	0.0451
Total Violent Crime	1.271 (A+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	4.429
Vehicle Theft	0.4297
Burglary	1.166
Arson	0.1416
Total Property Crime	6.166 (A)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0412
Drug Crimes	0.8927
Vandalism	2.201
Identity Theft	0.1923
Animal Cruelty	0.0232
Total "Other" Rate	3.350 (A)

Individual Mount Gretna Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Timber Hills, PA	A-	B	B
Mount Gretna Heights, PA	A+	A+	A
Mount Hope, PA	A+	A+	A+
Mount Wilson, PA	A+	A	A
Cornwall, PA	A+	B+	A+
Lawn, PA	A	A-	B+
Cleona, PA	B	B+	C
Manheim, PA	A+	A+	A
Campbelltown, PA	A+	A+	A
Annville, PA	A+	A+	A-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Mount Gretna 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
Fruit, IL	A+	A+	A+
Teboville, NY	C+	D+	D+
Teasdale, MS	A-	A+	A+
Tazewell, GA	B	A	A
Tannery, WV	B+	B-	B-
Tanner, KY	B+	A	A
Talmoon, MN	D	D	D
Sylvan, PA	A+	A+	A+
Sykes, TN	C+	D+	D+
Tesch, MI	A-	B	B

Considering only the crime rate, Mount Gretna 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 Mount Gretna, PA average SchoolGrade of A-, with 58% actual proficiency versus 58% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Mount Gretna schools on SchoolGrade

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