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Wilkes-Barre Township Crime Rate Report (Pennsylvania)

Wilkes-Barre Township crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 18 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Wilkes-Barre Township for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Wilkes-Barre Township in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 51.15% and the city property crime rate in Wilkes-Barre Township was higher than the national property crime rate average by 678.38%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Wilkes-Barre Township was higher than the violent crime rate in Pennsylvania by 118.39% and the city property crime rate in Wilkes-Barre Township was higher than the property crime rate in Pennsylvania by 802.49%.

Property and Violent Crime
Wilkes-Barre Township Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Wilkes-Barre Township Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Wilkes-Barre Township Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault13
Arson0
Burglary7
Larceny and Theft374
Motor Vehicle Theft5
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape1
Robbery2
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)398
Property Crime386
Violent Crime16
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault38
Arson3
Burglary24
Larceny and Theft328
Motor Vehicle Theft17
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape5
Robbery6
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)381
Property Crime369
Violent Crime49

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Wilkes-Barre Township Property Crime

Wilkes-Barre Township Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Wilkes-Barre Township Crime 2025

Wilkes-Barre Township Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Wilkes-Barre Township Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Wilkes-Barre Township Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Wilkes-Barre Township, 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 Wilkes-Barre Township crime report data for 2026 was projected from 18 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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