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The Scranton crime rate is higher than the Pennsylvania average crime rate and is about the same as the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #598

Scranton, PA	1,685.73
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.

Scranton, PA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Scranton, PA	Count	4	21	79	112	449	1,522	131	13
	Scranton, PA	Per 100,000	5.3	27.7	104.3	147.9	592.7	2,009.3	172.9	17.2	1,408
	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	Scranton, PA	Count	2	18	71	75	549	1,614	114	24
	Scranton, PA	Per 100,000	2.6	23.8	93.8	99.0	724.9	2,131.2	150.5	31.7	1,370
	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	Scranton, PA	Count	0	23	129	100	641	1,796	116	27
	Scranton, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	30.2	169.5	131.4	842.1	2,359.5	152.4	35.5	1,626
	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	Scranton, PA	Count	3	34	95	94	620	1,810	126	12
	Scranton, PA	Per 100,000	3.9	44.5	124.5	123.1	812.2	2,371.2	165.1	15.7	1,674
	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	Scranton, PA	Count	1	23	103	107	675	1,631	116	26
	Scranton, PA	Per 100,000	1.4	32.0	143.2	148.8	938.5	2,267.8	161.3	36.2	1,663
	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	Scranton, PA	Count	1	35	108	140	640	1,836	146	13
	Scranton, PA	Per 100,000	1.4	48.7	150.3	194.9	890.8	2,555.6	203.2	18.1	1,872
	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	Scranton, PA	Count	5	30	97	106	639	1,851	139	23
	Scranton, PA	Per 100,000	6.9	41.5	134.3	146.7	884.5	2,562.0	192.4	31.8	1,840
	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	Scranton, PA	Count	2	26	99	100	499	1,592	172	28
	Scranton, PA	Per 100,000	2.8	35.9	136.7	138.0	688.8	2,197.6	237.4	38.7	1,578
	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	Scranton, PA	Count	0	26	100	208	635	1,742	167	20
	Scranton, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	35.5	136.6	284.2	867.7	2,380.3	228.2	27.3	1,811
	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	Scranton, PA	Count	1	47	89	315	630	1,569	172	19
	Scranton, PA	Per 100,000	1.4	63.5	120.2	425.3	850.6	2,118.4	232.2	25.7	2,015
	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

Scranton, PA	1.33
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.

Scranton, PA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Scranton, PA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Scranton, PA	Per 100,000	1.3	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	13
	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	Scranton, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Scranton, 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	Scranton, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Scranton, 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	Scranton, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Scranton, 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	Scranton, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Scranton, 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	Scranton, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Scranton, 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	Scranton, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Scranton, 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	Scranton, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Scranton, 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	Scranton, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Scranton, 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

Scranton, PA	2.04
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.

Scranton, PA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Scranton, PA	Count	170	150	20
	Scranton, PA	Per 100,000	224.4	198.0	26.4	2.11
	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	Scranton, PA	Count	170	150	20
	Scranton, PA	Per 100,000	224.5	198.1	26.4	2.11
	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	Scranton, PA	Count	170	150	20
	Scranton, PA	Per 100,000	223.3	197.1	26.3	2.10
	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	Scranton, PA	Count	170	150	20
	Scranton, PA	Per 100,000	222.7	196.5	26.2	2.10
	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	Scranton, PA	Count	170	150	20
	Scranton, PA	Per 100,000	236.4	208.6	27.8	2.22
	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	Scranton, PA	Count	170	150	20
	Scranton, PA	Per 100,000	236.6	208.8	27.8	2.23
	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	Scranton, PA	Count	170	150	20
	Scranton, PA	Per 100,000	235.3	207.6	27.7	2.21
	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	Scranton, PA	Count	170	150	20
	Scranton, PA	Per 100,000	234.7	207.1	27.6	2.21
	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	Scranton, PA	Count	170	150	20
2005	Scranton, PA	Count	170	150	20