Lykens, PA Theft Rates and Theft Maps

Crime Grade's theft map shows the safest places in Lykens in green. The most dangerous areas in Lykens are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Lykens, PA Safe from Theft?

The D grade means the rate of theft is higher than the average US city. Lykens is in the 18th percentile for safety, meaning 82% of cities are safer and 18% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Lykens's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of theft in Lykens is 16.55 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Lykens generally consider the west part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of theft in Lykens may be as high as 1 in 40 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 161 in the west part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more theft occurs in the northeast parts of Lykens, PA: about 15 per year. The north part of Lykens has fewer cases of theft with only 1 in a typical year.

How Lykens's Theft Rate Compares

The chart below compares the theft rate in Lykens to the Pennsylvania state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the theft rate, Lykens is less safe than the Pennsylvania state average and less safe than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Theft in Lykens, PA

Theft is projected to cost the residents of Lykens about $352,372 in 2025, or roughly $86 per resident. This is part of Lykens's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Lykens, including every crime type and how Lykens compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Theft Map

Remember that theft rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Lykens's crime maps on the Lykens overall crime page.

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Individual Lykens Crime Maps & Stats

Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
Wiconisco, PA	D+	C+	D	D-
Gratz, PA	B	A	B-	B-
Spring Glen, PA	A	A+	A	A-
Williamstown, PA	C	C-	D+	D
Erdman, PA	B+	A+	B	B-
Elizabethville, PA	A	A+	A	A-
Berrysburg, PA	A	A+	A	A-
Pillow, PA	A	A+	A	A-
Sacramento, PA	A	A+	A+	A+
Rough And Ready, PA	A	A+	B+	B-

Theft in City with Similar Populations

Lykens is higher versus other cities of the same size for theft. The table below compares theft in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
Owingsville, KY	C+	A-	A-	C-
Balm, FL	A+	A+	A+	A
Burnettown, SC	D+	C-	C-	D+
Butler, MO	D-	D-	D-	F
Byesville, OH	C-	B	B	D
Oronoco, MN	A+	A+	A+	A+
Aurora, OR	C	C+	C+	C-
Potterville, MI	A-	D+	D+	B+
Athens, PA	B+	A-	A-	C+
Assonet, MA	A-	B	B	B

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Lykens, PA average SchoolGrade of A-, with 55% actual proficiency versus 54% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Lykens schools on SchoolGrade

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