Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Reading has a violent crime rate of 39 per 100,000 residents, 90% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 23.2 per 100,000, robbery at 0.0, rape at 15.5. The murder rate is 0.0 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 533 per 100,000, 73% below the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 437, burglary at 77, vehicle theft at 19 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 26 fatal traffic crashes. Overall, Reading receives a safety grade of F.
Crime Rates: Reading vs U.S. Average (per 100,000)