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The Reading crime rate is much higher than the Pennsylvania average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #673

Reading, PA	3,291.37
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.

Reading, PA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Reading, PA	Count	9	55	288	408	852	1,494	205	20
	Reading, PA	Per 100,000	10.2	62.6	327.8	464.4	969.9	1,700.7	233.4	22.8	2,451
	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	Reading, PA	Count	11	50	328	354	1,040	1,465	294	27
	Reading, PA	Per 100,000	12.5	56.7	372.3	401.8	1,180.4	1,662.8	333.7	30.6	2,605
	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	Reading, PA	Count	15	44	382	387	1,447	1,629	536	17
	Reading, PA	Per 100,000	16.9	49.7	431.4	437.0	1,634.0	1,839.5	605.3	19.2	3,167
	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	Reading, PA	Count	13	22	377	346	1,380	1,501	420	32
	Reading, PA	Per 100,000	14.7	24.9	426.6	391.6	1,561.7	1,698.7	475.3	36.2	2,822
	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	Reading, PA	Count	10	21	384	352	1,425	1,582	655	29
	Reading, PA	Per 100,000	12.3	25.8	471.9	432.6	1,751.3	1,944.2	805.0	35.6	3,220
	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	Reading, PA	Count	12	22	369	363	1,321	1,872	595	30
	Reading, PA	Per 100,000	14.9	27.4	458.9	451.4	1,642.7	2,327.8	739.9	37.3	3,275
	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	Reading, PA	Count	10	33	452	373	1,268	2,150	790	40
	Reading, PA	Per 100,000	12.4	40.8	559.0	461.3	1,568.1	2,658.9	977.0	49.5	3,629
	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	Reading, PA	Count	6	41	385	320	1,183	1,780	855	49
	Reading, PA	Per 100,000	7.4	50.5	474.3	394.2	1,457.5	2,193.0	1,053.4	60.4	3,276
	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	Reading, PA	Count	10	44	465	482	1,128	2,288	1,221	49
	Reading, PA	Per 100,000	12.4	54.4	574.6	595.6	1,393.8	2,827.2	1,508.8	60.5	4,076
	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	Reading, PA	Count	22	51	372	491	1,512	2,520	1,061	45
	Reading, PA	Per 100,000	27.2	63.1	459.9	607.1	1,869.5	3,115.8	1,311.8	55.6	4,393
	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

Reading, PA	17.67
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.

Reading, PA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Reading, PA	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Reading, PA	Per 100,000	2.3	2.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	22
	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	Reading, PA	Count	3	0	0	3	0	0
	Reading, PA	Per 100,000	3.4	0.0	0.0	3.4	0.0	0.0	34
	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	Reading, PA	Count	3	3	0	0	0	0
	Reading, PA	Per 100,000	3.4	3.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	33
	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	Reading, PA	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Reading, PA	Per 100,000	1.1	0.0	1.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	11
	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	Reading, PA	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Reading, PA	Per 100,000	1.2	0.0	0.0	1.2	0.0	0.0	12
	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	Reading, PA	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Reading, PA	Per 100,000	1.2	0.0	1.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	12
	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	Reading, PA	Count	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Reading, PA	Per 100,000	1.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.2	0.0	12
	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	Reading, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Reading, 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	Reading, PA	Count	2	1	0	1	0	0
	Reading, PA	Per 100,000	2.5	1.2	0.0	1.2	0.0	0.0	24
	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

Reading, PA	2.14
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.

Reading, PA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Reading, PA	Count	192	168	24
	Reading, PA	Per 100,000	218.6	191.2	27.3	2.05
	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	Reading, PA	Count	188	164	24
	Reading, PA	Per 100,000	213.4	186.1	27.2	2.00
	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	Reading, PA	Count	191	166	25
	Reading, PA	Per 100,000	215.7	187.4	28.2	2.02
	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	Reading, PA	Count	181	156	25
	Reading, PA	Per 100,000	204.8	176.5	28.3	1.91
	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	Reading, PA	Count	193	172	21
	Reading, PA	Per 100,000	237.2	211.4	25.8	2.24
	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	Reading, PA	Count	216	196	20
	Reading, PA	Per 100,000	268.6	243.7	24.9	2.56
	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	Reading, PA	Count	227	199	28
	Reading, PA	Per 100,000	280.7	246.1	34.6	2.63
	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	Reading, PA	Count	233	206	27
	Reading, PA	Per 100,000	287.1	253.8	33.3	2.70
	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	Reading, PA	Count	233	206	27
2005	Reading, PA	Count	235	208	27