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Wilkes-Barre Crime Rate Report (Pennsylvania)

Wilkes-Barre crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 21 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Wilkes-Barre for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Wilkes-Barre in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 26.16% and the city property crime rate in Wilkes-Barre was lower than the national property crime rate average by 0.72%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Wilkes-Barre was higher than the violent crime rate in Pennsylvania by 82.28% and the city property crime rate in Wilkes-Barre was higher than the property crime rate in Pennsylvania by 15.11%.

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

Wilkes-Barre Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault141
Arson4
Burglary71
Larceny and Theft564
Motor Vehicle Theft47
Murder and Manslaughter1
Rape18
Robbery25
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)876
Property Crime682
Violent Crime185
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault158
Arson7
Burglary28
Larceny and Theft474
Motor Vehicle Theft31
Murder and Manslaughter2
Rape17
Robbery19
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)727
Property Crime533
Violent Crime195

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Wilkes-Barre Property Crime

Wilkes-Barre Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Wilkes-Barre Crime 2025

Wilkes-Barre Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Wilkes-Barre Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Wilkes-Barre Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Wilkes-Barre, 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 crime report data for 2026 was projected from 21 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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