Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Reading has a violent crime rate of 182 per 100,000 residents, 52% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 91.0 per 100,000, robbery at 72.8, rape at 18.2. The murder rate is 0.0 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 2,374 per 100,000, 21% above the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 1,974, burglary at 327, vehicle theft at 73 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 75 fatal traffic crashes. Overall, Reading receives a safety grade of F.
Crime Rates: Reading vs U.S. Average (per 100,000)