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Pennsylvania
Wilkes Barre
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 Crime Statistics
Summary Report
2025 Crime (Actual Data)*
Incidents
Aggravated Assault
141
Arson
4
Burglary
71
Larceny and Theft
564
Motor Vehicle Theft
47
Murder and Manslaughter
1
Rape
18
Robbery
25
Crime Rate
(Total Incidents)
876
Property Crime
682
Violent Crime
185
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*
Incidents
Aggravated Assault
158
Arson
7
Burglary
28
Larceny and Theft
474
Motor Vehicle Theft
31
Murder and Manslaughter
2
Rape
17
Robbery
19
Crime Rate
(Total Incidents)
727
Property Crime
533
Violent Crime
195
Property and Violent Crime Totals
Actual versus Projected Crime Totals
City versus State versus National Crime 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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