The Plot is a neighborhood of 4,980 residents in Scranton, about 2 miles northeast of downtown · Updated November 2026
Is The Plot in Scranton safe?
Yes, crime in The Plot is low, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of A-. Because most US neighborhoods are safe as well, The Plot sits near the middle: safer than the neighborhoods where 40% of Americans live. Property crime grades better than violent crime here, A- against B+. Scranton as a whole grades B. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within The Plot run from A to B, so check the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 781 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
40% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than The Plot as a whole, and 60% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. The Plot scores 781.
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 The Plot, Scranton, PA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in The Plot in Scranton, 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 The Plot
Thefts from cars happen on streets and sidewalks far more often than nationally. In Scranton as a whole, 53% of reported thefts from cars happen on streets and sidewalks, against 18% nationally.
Theft runs low. The Plot has 5.7 thefts a year per 1,000 residents, less than half the US rate of 13.1.
Crime rates and types in The Plot
CrimeGrade™ estimates The Plot has about 20 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 47% less than the US as a whole and 39% less than Scranton as a whole.
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 The Plot is assault, about 38% 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 Scranton
The Scranton Police Department polices The Plot; these figures cover Scranton as a whole, 2022 to 2024.
In Scranton as a whole, 71% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (71%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Streets and sidewalks (55%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Theft from cars
Streets and sidewalks (53%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Vandalism
Homes (39%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Robbery
Streets and sidewalks (53%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assault
Homes (54%)
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 The Plot compares with nearby neighborhoods
The Plot has the least crime of its 10 nearest neighborhoods.
One thing sets The Plot apart: it has 16.5% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Places like that tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson, and vandalism runs high here.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.16.5% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 96% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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 The Plot: F (0 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 95% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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. 62% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.C- (29 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 58% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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Tree coverThe share of land under tree canopy where people live. Leafy neighborhoods tend to report less robbery.26% where people liveUS: 21%Higher than for 87% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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 The Plot
Crime costs The Plot about $753 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 38% 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 $4.9 million a year, or $978 per resident.
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 The Plot 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
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 The Plot, Scranton, PA average a SchoolGrade of D-: 34% of students test proficient, against 37% projected for schools like them. Overall, they don't meet expectations. See schools in The Plot on SchoolGrade
