South Fork, PA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

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

Which crimes are included?

$534,540

Cost of Crime™ for South Fork, PA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $546 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of South Fork 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 D+ grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in South Fork against the average US city, where the rate is higher than the norm. South Fork sits in the 25th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 25% of cities and behind 75%. The grade covers only South Fork's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in South Fork is 4.453 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the central part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 149 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 431 in the central.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of South Fork, PA report the most violent crime, about 6 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in South Fork, PA

The tangible cost of violent crime in South Fork is projected at $534,540 for 2025, about $234 per resident and $546 per household. That equals 0.7% 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): 43.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 43.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.3%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in South Fork Compared to Other Cities?

South Fork, PA:	$234
Duquesne, PA:	$795
Lewisberry, PA:	$69
Pennsylvania:	$227
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $234 per resident each year in South Fork, which is $25 less than the national average and $7 more than Pennsylvania's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to South Fork:

In Duquesne, PA, crime costs $795 per person, which is $562 more than in South Fork.
In Lewisberry, PA, crime costs $69 per person, which is $164 less than in South Fork

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to South Fork	Cost per South Fork Resident
Murder	$210,808	$92
Rape/Sexual Assault	$57,047	$25
Robbery	$50,921	$22
Assault	$215,763	$94
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$534,540	$234

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in South Fork, 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 South Fork totals $1,753,125 ($767 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $2,287,665 ($1,000 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in South Fork, 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 west part of the city has more 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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South Fork Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.285
Robbery	0.7079
Rape	0.4114
Murder	0.0490
Total Violent Crime	4.453 (D+)

Individual South Fork Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Ehrenfeld, PA	B+	C+	B-
St. Michael, PA	B	D+	B
Sidman, PA	B-	B+	C-
Summerhill, PA	A	B-	B+
Parkhill, PA	A	A	B+
Mineral Point, PA	A+	B	A
Salix, PA	A	A	A-
Vinco, PA	A	C	A
East Conemaugh, PA	C-	D	D+
Wilmore, PA	A	A	B

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

South Fork is higher 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
Terre du Lac, MO	B+	B-	B-
Fort Pierre, SD	C-	C+	C+
Granger, TX	B	C	C
Hale Center, TX	D	D	D
Holiday Island, AR	D+	D+	D+
Rothbury, MI	A	A-	A-
Springfield, SD	D	D	D
Stanley, NY	A	B+	B+
Ten Mile, TN	C-	D+	D+
Britt, IA	C	D	D

Considering only the violent crime rate, South Fork is less safe than the Pennsylvania state average and less safe than the national average.

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