Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Scranton has a violent crime rate of 288 per 100,000 residents, 24% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 150.6 per 100,000, robbery at 31.7, rape at 96.5. The murder rate is 9.3 per 100,000 (above the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 1,381 per 100,000, 30% below the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 1,040, burglary at 193, vehicle theft at 131 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 21 fatal traffic crashes. Overall, Scranton receives a safety grade of F.
Crime Rates: Scranton vs U.S. Average (per 100,000)