State College, PA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

B-

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

Which crimes are included?

$15.5 million

Cost of Crime™ for State College, PA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $595 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of State College 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 B- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in State College against the average US city, where the rate is slightly lower than the norm. State College sits in the 61st percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 61% of cities and behind 39%. The grade covers only State College's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in State College is 2.504 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 285 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 585 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of State College, PA report the most violent crime, about 44 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 4 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in State College, PA

The tangible cost of violent crime in State College is projected at $15,510,530 for 2025, about $242 per resident and $595 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): 38.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 48.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.0%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in State College Compared to Other Cities?

State College, PA:	$242
Duquesne, PA:	$795
Lewisberry, PA:	$69
Pennsylvania:	$227
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $242 per resident each year in State College, which is $16 less than the national average and $15 more than Pennsylvania's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to State College:

In Duquesne, PA, crime costs $795 per person, which is $553 more than in State College.
In Lewisberry, PA, crime costs $69 per person, which is $173 less than in State College

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to State College	Cost per State College Resident
Murder	$10.2 million	$160
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.39 million	$22
Robbery	$1.10 million	$17
Assault	$2.79 million	$43
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$15,510,530	$242

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in State College, 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 State College totals $75,632,711 ($1,180 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $91,143,241 ($1,422 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in State College, 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 central 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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State College Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.514
Robbery	0.5475
Rape	0.3571
Murder	0.0849
Total Violent Crime	2.504 (B-)

Individual State College Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
University Park, PA	B+	C	B-
Park Forest Village, PA	B+	B+	C+
Houserville, PA	A-	A-	B
Lemont, PA	C+	B-	C-
Boalsburg, PA	A+	A+	A+
Pine Grove Mills, PA	A-	A	B-
Coburn, PA	A	A-	B+
Dale Summit, PA	A+	A	A+
Linden Hall, PA	A+	A+	A+
Pleasant Gap, PA	A	A	A+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

State College 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
Lake Forest, CA	D	D	D
Wylie, TX	C	B-	B-
West Bloomfield, MI	B-	B	B
Martinsburg, WV	B+	B	B
Laguna Niguel, CA	D	D	D
La Habra, CA	C-	D+	D+
Joplin, MO	D	D	D
Jefferson City, MO	C	C+	C+
Hickory, NC	D	D+	D+
Hanford, CA	D+	C-	C-

Considering only the violent crime rate, State College is as safe as the Pennsylvania state average and safer than the national average.

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