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Reading Crime Rate Report (Pennsylvania)

Reading crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 23 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Reading for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Reading in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 21.31% and the city property crime rate in Reading was lower than the national property crime rate average by 16.6%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Reading was higher than the violent crime rate in Pennsylvania by 13.69% and the city property crime rate in Reading was lower than the property crime rate in Pennsylvania by 3.31%.

Property and Violent Crime
Reading Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Reading Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Reading Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault151
Arson5
Burglary207
Larceny and Theft864
Motor Vehicle Theft200
Murder and Manslaughter11
Rape14
Robbery80
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)2,157
Property Crime1,271
Violent Crime256
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault175
Arson9
Burglary54
Larceny and Theft832
Motor Vehicle Theft177
Murder and Manslaughter11
Rape29
Robbery49
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)1,947
Property Crime1,061
Violent Crime264

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Reading Property Crime

Reading Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Reading Crime 2025

Reading Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Reading Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Reading Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Reading, Pennsylvania crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Reading crime report data for 2026 was projected from 23 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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