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The Bethlehem crime rate is about the same as the Pennsylvania average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #548

Bethlehem, PA	1,341.61
Pennsylvania	1,334.83
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Bethlehem, PA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Bethlehem, PA	Count	1	28	83	99	298	1,429	96	11
	Bethlehem, PA	Per 100,000	1.3	37.3	110.6	132.0	397.2	1,904.7	128.0	14.7	1,244
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	4.8	21.8	105.8	173.5	357.5	1,472.2	102.0	NA	1,111
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Bethlehem, PA	Count	4	27	74	78	365	1,601	44	7
	Bethlehem, PA	Per 100,000	5.3	35.9	98.5	103.8	485.8	2,130.8	58.6	9.3	1,316
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	4.7	20.7	115.6	185.7	407.3	1,545.6	107.8	NA	1,176
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Bethlehem, PA	Count	2	19	121	96	377	1,488	83	5
	Bethlehem, PA	Per 100,000	2.7	25.2	160.5	127.3	500.1	1,973.8	110.1	6.6	1,333
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.4	26.1	122.8	194.4	445.5	1,603.1	117.7	NA	1,272
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Bethlehem, PA	Count	3	17	97	102	371	1,405	86	4
	Bethlehem, PA	Per 100,000	4.0	22.6	129.0	135.6	493.2	1,867.8	114.3	5.3	1,273
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.0	26.1	126.6	197.3	454.0	1,636.1	132.2	NA	1,295
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Bethlehem, PA	Count	0	18	110	106	445	1,522	102	12
	Bethlehem, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	24.4	149.4	144.0	604.3	2,067.0	138.5	16.3	1,379
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.2	26.9	128.8	205.3	434.3	1,607.4	131.2	NA	1,295
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Bethlehem, PA	Count	1	16	96	106	365	1,443	124	13
	Bethlehem, PA	Per 100,000	1.4	22.1	132.7	146.5	504.5	1,994.5	171.4	18.0	1,314
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.2	29.0	138.9	207.4	434.7	1,625.5	141.4	NA	1,334
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Bethlehem, PA	Count	0	12	107	106	399	1,885	138	5
	Bethlehem, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	16.5	147.5	146.1	550.1	2,598.7	190.2	6.9	1,470
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.6	27.9	151.6	224.8	470.9	1,758.8	180.5	NA	1,442
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Bethlehem, PA	Count	6	24	100	140	439	1,721	128	6
	Bethlehem, PA	Per 100,000	8.2	32.9	137.2	192.0	602.1	2,360.5	175.6	8.2	1,665
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.8	27.7	156.5	226.4	450.6	1,697.9	212.8	NA	1,443
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Bethlehem, PA	Count	0	2	10	53	29	369	27	1
	Bethlehem, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	8.5	42.4	224.7	123.0	1,564.7	114.5	4.2	841
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.9	27.3	168.6	237.6	463.2	1,742.9	237.4	NA	1,502
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Bethlehem, PA	Count	2	17	114	135	409	1,700	192	6
	Bethlehem, PA	Per 100,000	2.8	23.4	157.1	186.0	563.5	2,342.3	264.5	8.3	1,580
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	6.1	28.9	154.6	235.0	451.6	1,729.1	236.5	NA	1,479
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Bethlehem, PA		-0.11
Pennsylvania		4.56
U.S.		23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Bethlehem, PA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Bethlehem, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Bethlehem, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.4	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Bethlehem, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Bethlehem, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Bethlehem, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Bethlehem, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Bethlehem, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Bethlehem, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	4
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Bethlehem, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Bethlehem, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	4
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Bethlehem, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Bethlehem, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Bethlehem, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Bethlehem, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.6	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Bethlehem, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Bethlehem, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.7	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	6
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Bethlehem, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Bethlehem, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.8	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	8
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Bethlehem, PA	2.11
Pennsylvania	2.92
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Bethlehem, PA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Bethlehem, PA	Count	175	154	21
	Bethlehem, PA	Per 100,000	233.3	205.3	28.0	2.19
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	309.8	259.3	50.5	2.85
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Bethlehem, PA	Count	175	149	26
	Bethlehem, PA	Per 100,000	232.9	198.3	34.6	2.16
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	307.1	258.0	49.0	2.83
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Bethlehem, PA	Count	176	150	26
	Bethlehem, PA	Per 100,000	233.5	199.0	34.5	2.16
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	307.7	259.0	48.7	2.83
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Bethlehem, PA	Count	184	158	26
	Bethlehem, PA	Per 100,000	244.6	210.0	34.6	2.27
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	327.8	270.7	57.1	2.99
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Bethlehem, PA	Count	186	159	27
	Bethlehem, PA	Per 100,000	252.6	215.9	36.7	2.34
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	306.8	261.8	45.1	2.84
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Bethlehem, PA	Count	177	159	18
	Bethlehem, PA	Per 100,000	244.6	219.8	24.9	2.32
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	309.8	262.6	47.2	2.86
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Bethlehem, PA	Count	174	151	23
	Bethlehem, PA	Per 100,000	239.9	208.2	31.7	2.24
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	316.8	267.1	49.7	2.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Bethlehem, PA	Count	174	151	23
	Bethlehem, PA	Per 100,000	238.7	207.1	31.5	2.23
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	326.8	275.5	51.3	3.01
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Bethlehem, PA	Count	36	34	2
2005	Bethlehem, PA	Count	163	141	22