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The Wilkes Barre crime rate is higher than the Pennsylvania average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #637

Wilkes Barre, PA	2,137.53
Pennsylvania	1,334.83
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Wilkes Barre, PA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Wilkes Barre, PA	Count	2	22	92	63	348	1,037	64	5
	Wilkes Barre, PA	Per 100,000	4.9	53.6	224.3	153.6	848.4	2,528.2	156.0	12.2	1,966
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	4.8	21.8	105.8	173.5	357.5	1,472.2	102.0	NA	1,111
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Wilkes Barre, PA	Count	12	30	110	56	317	969	103	6
	Wilkes Barre, PA	Per 100,000	29.2	72.9	267.2	136.0	770.1	2,353.9	250.2	14.6	2,438
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	4.7	20.7	115.6	185.7	407.3	1,545.6	107.8	NA	1,176
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Wilkes Barre, PA	Count	3	30	76	63	271	869	103	3
	Wilkes Barre, PA	Per 100,000	7.2	72.2	183.0	151.7	652.5	2,092.4	248.0	7.2	1,869
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.4	26.1	122.8	194.4	445.5	1,603.1	117.7	NA	1,272
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Wilkes Barre, PA	Count	2	12	129	70	317	1,080	86	4
	Wilkes Barre, PA	Per 100,000	4.8	28.8	309.9	168.1	761.5	2,594.3	206.6	9.6	1,982
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.0	26.1	126.6	197.3	454.0	1,636.1	132.2	NA	1,295
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Wilkes Barre, PA	Count	2	13	111	70	352	1,373	89	8
	Wilkes Barre, PA	Per 100,000	4.9	31.7	270.9	170.9	859.2	3,351.2	217.2	19.5	2,186
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.2	26.9	128.8	205.3	434.3	1,607.4	131.2	NA	1,295
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Wilkes Barre, PA	Count	10	7	88	66	284	1,119	94	6
	Wilkes Barre, PA	Per 100,000	24.6	17.2	216.2	162.1	697.6	2,748.7	230.9	14.7	2,093
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.2	29.0	138.9	207.4	434.7	1,625.5	141.4	NA	1,334
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Wilkes Barre, PA	Count	2	17	104	57	250	1,170	101	6
	Wilkes Barre, PA	Per 100,000	4.9	41.5	253.8	139.1	610.1	2,855.3	246.5	14.6	1,943
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.6	27.9	151.6	224.8	470.9	1,758.8	180.5	NA	1,442
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Wilkes Barre, PA	Count	3	19	110	61	373	1,194	116	13
	Wilkes Barre, PA	Per 100,000	7.3	46.3	268.0	148.6	908.6	2,908.6	282.6	31.7	2,216
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.8	27.7	156.5	226.4	450.6	1,697.9	212.8	NA	1,443
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Wilkes Barre, PA	Count	6	31	110	62	298	1,256	132	10
	Wilkes Barre, PA	Per 100,000	14.5	74.9	265.9	149.9	720.3	3,035.7	319.0	24.2	2,421
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.9	27.3	168.6	237.6	463.2	1,742.9	237.4	NA	1,502
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Wilkes Barre, PA	Count	3	30	112	62	338	1,143	121	20
	Wilkes Barre, PA	Per 100,000	7.2	72.1	269.0	148.9	811.8	2,745.2	290.6	48.0	2,261
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	6.1	28.9	154.6	235.0	451.6	1,729.1	236.5	NA	1,479
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Wilkes Barre, PA		-0.11
Pennsylvania		4.56
U.S.		23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Wilkes Barre, PA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Wilkes Barre, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wilkes Barre, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.4	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Wilkes Barre, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wilkes Barre, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Wilkes Barre, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wilkes Barre, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Wilkes Barre, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wilkes Barre, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	4
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Wilkes Barre, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wilkes Barre, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	4
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Wilkes Barre, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wilkes Barre, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Wilkes Barre, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wilkes Barre, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.6	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Wilkes Barre, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wilkes Barre, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.7	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	6
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Wilkes Barre, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wilkes Barre, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.8	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	8
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Wilkes Barre, PA	1.98
Pennsylvania	2.92
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Wilkes Barre, PA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Wilkes Barre, PA	Count	83	79	4
	Wilkes Barre, PA	Per 100,000	202.4	192.6	9.8	1.97
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	309.8	259.3	50.5	2.85
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Wilkes Barre, PA	Count	79	75	4
	Wilkes Barre, PA	Per 100,000	191.9	182.2	9.7	1.87
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	307.1	258.0	49.0	2.83
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Wilkes Barre, PA	Count	85	81	4
	Wilkes Barre, PA	Per 100,000	204.7	195.0	9.6	2.00
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	307.7	259.0	48.7	2.83
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Wilkes Barre, PA	Count	87	84	3
	Wilkes Barre, PA	Per 100,000	209.0	201.8	7.2	2.05
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	327.8	270.7	57.1	2.99
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Wilkes Barre, PA	Count	92	88	4
	Wilkes Barre, PA	Per 100,000	224.6	214.8	9.8	2.20
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	306.8	261.8	45.1	2.84
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Wilkes Barre, PA	Count	95	92	3
	Wilkes Barre, PA	Per 100,000	233.4	226.0	7.4	2.30
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	309.8	262.6	47.2	2.86
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Wilkes Barre, PA	Count	96	87	9
	Wilkes Barre, PA	Per 100,000	234.3	212.3	22.0	2.23
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	316.8	267.1	49.7	2.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Wilkes Barre, PA	Count	95	87	8
	Wilkes Barre, PA	Per 100,000	231.4	211.9	19.5	2.22
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	326.8	275.5	51.3	3.01
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Wilkes Barre, PA	Count	86	80	6
2005	Wilkes Barre, PA	Count	92	83	9