Pleasant Gap, PA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$356,282

Cost of Crime™ for Pleasant Gap, PA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $387 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Pleasant Gap with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The A grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Pleasant Gap against the average US city, where the rate is much lower than the norm. Pleasant Gap sits in the 85th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 85% of cities and behind 15%. The grade covers only Pleasant Gap's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Pleasant Gap is 1.708 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 319 in the east neighborhoods to 1 in 599 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of Pleasant Gap, PA report the most violent crime, about 3 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Pleasant Gap, PA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Pleasant Gap is projected at $356,282 for 2025, about $173 per resident and $387 per household. That equals 2.3% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 39.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 46.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.6%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Pleasant Gap Compared to Other Cities?

Pleasant Gap, PA:	$173
Duquesne, PA:	$795
Lewisberry, PA:	$69
Pennsylvania:	$227
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $173 per resident each year in Pleasant Gap, which is $85 less than the national average and $54 less than Pennsylvania's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Pleasant Gap:

In Duquesne, PA, crime costs $795 per person, which is $622 more than in Pleasant Gap.
In Lewisberry, PA, crime costs $69 per person, which is $104 less than in Pleasant Gap

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Pleasant Gap, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Pleasant Gap	Cost per Pleasant Gap Resident
Murder	$230,216	$112
Rape/Sexual Assault	$50,791	$25
Robbery	$24,140	$12
Assault	$51,136	$25
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$356,282	$173

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Pleasant Gap, PA

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Pleasant Gap totals $1,792,471 ($873 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $2,148,754 ($1,046 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Pleasant Gap, PA, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the city has few retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Pleasant Gap Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Pleasant Gap residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.8669
Robbery	0.3736
Rape	0.4078
Murder	0.0596
Total Violent Crime	1.708 (A)

Individual Pleasant Gap Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Dale Summit, PA	A+	A	A+
Bellefonte, PA	B+	A	C+
Lemont, PA	C+	B-	C-
Houserville, PA	A-	A-	B
Linden Hall, PA	A+	A+	A+
Fleming, PA	A	A+	B+
Centre Hall, PA	A+	A	A
Boalsburg, PA	A+	A+	A+
Zion, PA	A+	A+	A+
Milesburg, PA	A-	A+	B

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Pleasant Gap is lower versus other cities of the same size for violent 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
Pine Grove, FL	A+	A+	A+
Imperial, NE	D+	B-	B-
Jemez Pueblo, NM	D	C	C
Lakewood, TN	D-	D	D
Anahola, HI	B+	B+	B+
Lone Star, TX	D-	D	D
Marietta, NY	A	A	A
McDermott, OH	C	B+	B+
McIntosh, AL	F	D-	D-
Melbourne, AR	D	F	F

Considering only the violent crime rate, Pleasant Gap is safer than the Pennsylvania state average and safer than the national average.

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