The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Saylorsburg, PA
Saylorsburg is a township of 10,100 in Monroe County, about 14 miles southwest of East Stroudsburg · Updated November 2026
Is Saylorsburg, PA safe?
Yes. Crime is low across most of the US, and lower still in Saylorsburg: an overall CrimeGrade™ of A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 82% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A+ here. Its neighborhoods are much alike, from A+ to A; see the map below.
A+
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 941 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
82% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Saylorsburg as a whole, and 18% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Saylorsburg scores 941.
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.
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 Saylorsburg, PA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Saylorsburg, 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 Saylorsburg
Theft runs low. Saylorsburg has 3.4 thefts a year per 1,000 residents, a small fraction of the US rate of 13.1.
The safest and least safe parts of Saylorsburg
Every part of Saylorsburg where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Saylorsburg run from A+ to A; every part of Saylorsburg has less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 100%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within Saylorsburg, the south side has the least crime and the east side the most.
Crime rates and types in Saylorsburg
CrimeGrade™ estimates Saylorsburg has about 13 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 66% less than the US as a whole and 56% 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 Saylorsburg is assault, about 52% of the total. It also makes up the largest share of what crime costs here.
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 Saylorsburg
The State Police (Monroe County) polices Saylorsburg, and these figures cover every place it serves, 2022 to 2024.
In Saylorsburg, 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.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (75%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Homes (59%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Theft from cars
Parking lots and garages (37%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Vandalism
Homes (57%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Aggravated assault
Homes (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 Saylorsburg compares with nearby cities
Saylorsburg has the least crime of its 6 nearest cities.
Night lighting, jobs and walkability in Saylorsburg
Two things set Saylorsburg apart: it has 5 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole, and a Walk Grade of F (2 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report less theft and robbery, and theft runs low here.
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.NoneUS: 78%Lower than for 99% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.5 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 99% 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. 100% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.F (2 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 98% 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.3.0 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 98% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.0.2 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 96% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.1% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 91% of US city residents
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 Saylorsburg
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Saylorsburg about $358 a year per household, 70% 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 $4.3 million a year, or $425 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$240,000
$24
Rape
$150,000
$15
Robbery
$6,200
$1
Assault
$600,000
$59
Burglary
$52,000
$5
Theft
$170,000
$17
Vehicle theft
$45,000
$4
Arson
$6,300
$1
Vandalism
$110,000
$11
Total
$1.4 million
$138
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 Saylorsburg 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. Saylorsburg is the other kind of example: few people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks lower than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.
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
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.
Schools in Saylorsburg, PA average a SchoolGrade of B: 50% of students test proficient, against 42% projected for schools like them. Overall, they greatly exceed expectations. See schools in Saylorsburg on SchoolGrade
