The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Palmer Heights, Easton, PA: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$912,038

Cost of Crime™ for Palmer Heights, Easton, PA

In 2025, crime will cost $730 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Palmer Heights 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 Palmer Heights, Easton, PA Safe?

The A overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where Palmer Heights's combined rate is much lower than the norm. Palmer Heights sits in the 88th percentile, ahead of 88% of neighborhoods and behind 12%. The grade covers only Palmer Heights's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in Palmer Heights is 19.67 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 37 in the south areas to 1 in 71 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Palmer Heights, Easton, PA report the most crime, about 14 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Palmer Heights, Easton, PA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Palmer Heights for 2025 is $912,038, about $277 per resident and $730 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): 54.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 34.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.9%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Palmer Heights Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Palmer Heights, Easton, PA:	$277
Tioga-Nicetown, Philadelphia, :	$1066
Somerton, Philadelphia, PA:	$302
Pennsylvania:	$353
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Palmer Heights is $277 per year, which is $188 less than the national average and $76 less than Easton's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Palmer Heights:

In Tioga-Nicetown, Philadelphia, , crime costs $1,066 per person, which is $789 more than in Palmer Heights.
In Somerton, Philadelphia, PA, crime costs $302 per person, which is $26 more than in Palmer Heights

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Palmer Heights	Cost per Palmer Heights Resident
Murder	$244,589	$74
Rape/Sexual Assault	$74,100	$22
Robbery	$46,780	$14
Assault	$106,215	$32
Kidnapping	$4,543	$1
Vehicle Theft	$128,255	$39
Burglary	$29,053	$9
Theft	$166,731	$51
Arson	$7,387	$2
Vandalism	$49,075	$15
Animal Cruelty	$790	$0
Drug Crimes	$40,430	$12
Identity Theft	$14,090	$4
Total Cost of Crime	$912,038	$277

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Palmer Heights, Easton, 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 Palmer Heights totals $2,027,644 ($615 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $2,939,682 ($892 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 south part of the neighborhood 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 Palmer Heights's 3,297 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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Palmer Heights 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 Palmer Heights residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.122
Robbery	0.4511
Rape	0.3707
Murder	0.0395
Total Violent Crime	1.983 (A)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	9.765
Vehicle Theft	2.512
Burglary	0.9715
Arson	0.0928
Total Property Crime	13.34 (A-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0227
Drug Crimes	1.658
Vandalism	2.084
Identity Theft	0.5522
Animal Cruelty	0.0324
Total "Other" Rate	4.349 (A-)

Individual Palmer Heights Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
West Ward, Easton, PA	A-	B+	B+
Southside, Easton, PA	A	A-	A-
College Hill, Easton, PA	A+	A+	A+
North End, Phillipsburg, NJ	A	A+	A-
Firthtown, Phillipsburg, NJ	B+	A-	B-
middletown, Bethlehem, PA	A	A	A-
South Side, Bethlehem, PA	B-	C	C+
West Bethlehem, Bethlehem, PA	B	B+	B-
Sayre Park, Bethlehem, PA	A-	B+	A-
Rittersville, Allentown, PA	B-	B-	C+

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Palmer Heights is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Downtown Tampa, Tampa, FL	B-	B-	B-
Gentilly Woods, New Orleans, LA	C-	B-	B-
Garden-Villa Montery, San Jose, CA	A+	B	B
Gaffney Lane, Oregon City, OR	B+	A	A
Fuller Avenue, Grand Rapids, MI	C+	D-	D-
Franz Park, St. Louis, MO	D	C+	C+
Embassy Hills, Jasmine Estates, FL	A+	A+	A+
El Trece, Laredo, TX	F	D	D
El Gheko, Tucson, AZ	D+	C-	C-
Edgemoor, St. Petersburg, FL	A+	A+	A+

Considering only the crime rate, Palmer Heights is as safe as 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 Palmer Heights, Easton, PA average SchoolGrade of B, with 45% actual proficiency versus 48% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Palmer Heights schools on SchoolGrade

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