Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Reading has a violent crime rate of 865 per 100,000 residents, 128% above the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 464.4 per 100,000, robbery at 327.8, rape at 62.6. The murder rate is 10.2 per 100,000 (above the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 2,904 per 100,000, 48% above the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 1,701, burglary at 970, vehicle theft at 233 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)