Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Reading has a violent crime rate of 338 per 100,000 residents, 11% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 196.2 per 100,000, robbery at 100.1, rape at 34.7. The murder rate is 7.2 per 100,000 (above the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 1,447 per 100,000, 26% below the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 973, burglary at 233, vehicle theft at 228 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 46 fatal traffic crashes. Overall, Reading receives a safety grade of F.
Crime Rates: Reading vs U.S. Average (per 100,000)