The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Sayre, PA: Crime Maps and Statistics

A-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	B+
Property Crime Grade	B
Other Crime Grade	A-

Which crimes are included?

$2.64 million

Cost of Crime™ for Sayre, PA

In 2025, crime will cost $671 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Sayre 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 Sayre, 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 Sayre's combined rate is lower than the norm. Sayre sits in the 80th percentile, ahead of 80% of cities and behind 20%. The grade covers only Sayre's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Sayre is 15.41 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 56 in the north neighborhoods to 1 in 92 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Sayre, PA report the most crime, about 24 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 7 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Sayre, PA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Sayre for 2025 is $2,642,411, about $274 per resident and $671 per household. That equals 0.7% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 51.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 36.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.8%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Sayre Compared to Other Cities?

Sayre, PA:	$274
Duquesne, PA:	$1037
Lewisberry, PA:	$119
Pennsylvania:	$353
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Sayre is $274 per year, which is $190 less than the national average and $78 less than Pennsylvania's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Sayre:

In Duquesne, PA, crime costs $1,037 per person, which is $763 more than in Sayre.
In Lewisberry, PA, crime costs $119 per person, which is $155 less than in Sayre

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Sayre	Cost per Sayre Resident
Murder	$1.12 million	$116
Rape/Sexual Assault	$202,096	$21
Robbery	$125,769	$13
Assault	$325,951	$34
Kidnapping	$15,535	$2
Vehicle Theft	$58,246	$6
Burglary	$97,158	$10
Theft	$382,557	$40
Arson	$26,126	$3
Vandalism	$151,368	$16
Animal Cruelty	$2,412	$0
Drug Crimes	$98,316	$10
Identity Theft	$35,815	$4
Total Cost of Crime	$2,642,411	$274

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Sayre, 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 Sayre totals $8,536,034 ($886 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $11,178,446 ($1,161 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 east part of the city 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 Sayre's 9,632 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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Sayre 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 Sayre residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.178
Robbery	0.4151
Rape	0.3460
Murder	0.0619
Total Violent Crime	2.001 (B+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	7.669
Vehicle Theft	0.3905
Burglary	1.112
Arson	0.1123
Total Property Crime	9.284 (B)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0266
Drug Crimes	1.380
Vandalism	2.200
Identity Theft	0.4804
Animal Cruelty	0.0339
Total "Other" Rate	4.121 (A-)

Individual Sayre Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
South Waverly, PA	A-	A-	B
Athens, PA	B+	A-	B
Waverly, NY	B+	B-	C
East Athens, PA	A+	A+	A
Litchfield, PA	A+	A	A
Chemung, NY	B+	B+	C
Milan, PA	A+	A-	A-
Hoopers Valley, NY	A+	B+	A
Wilawana, PA	A+	A-	A
Glencairn, NY	A	B-	B+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Sayre 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
Socorro, NM	F	F	F
Ivins, UT	C	A-	A-
Lagrange, IN	B-	C-	C-
Shelley, ID	B-	C+	C+
Sheridan, AR	D+	D+	D+
Slingerlands, NY	A	A+	A+
Smiths Creek, MI	A-	C+	C+
Smithsburg, MD	B-	B-	B-
Smithville, TX	C	C-	C-
Sneads Ferry, NC	C	B+	B+

Considering only the crime rate, Sayre 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 Sayre, PA average SchoolGrade of A, with 60% actual proficiency versus 56% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Sayre schools on SchoolGrade

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