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Crime rate in West Reading, Pennsylvania (PA): murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, auto thefts, arson, law enforcement employees, police officers, crime map

 

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Crime rates in West Reading by Year

Type

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011
Murders
(per 100,000)		0
(0.0)		1
(24.8)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)
Rapes
(per 100,000)		2
(49.2)		1
(24.8)		4
(99.8)		3
(74.8)		1
(24.9)		0
(0.0)		3
(74.1)		0
(0.0)		2
(49.1)		0
(0.0)
Robberies
(per 100,000)		8
(196.7)		5
(124.1)		6
(149.7)		6
(149.6)		7
(174.6)		2
(48.9)		4
(98.8)		6
(149.1)		4
(98.2)		4
(94.7)
Assaults
(per 100,000)		30
(737.6)		19
(471.7)		18
(449.1)		18
(448.7)		19
(473.9)		15
(367.1)		17
(419.8)		23
(571.4)		22
(539.9)		15
(355.0)
Burglaries
(per 100,000)		33
(811.4)		17
(422.0)		29
(723.6)		35
(872.4)		29
(723.4)		28
(685.3)		35
(864.2)		26
(646.0)		27
(662.6)		24
(568.0)
Thefts
(per 100,000)		149
(3,663.6)		141
(3,500.5)		134
(3,343.3)		168
(4,187.4)		169
(4,215.5)		136
(3,328.4)		207
(5,111.1)		218
(5,416.1)		210
(5,153.4)		185
(4,378.7)
Auto thefts
(per 100,000)		26
(639.3)		22
(546.2)		28
(698.6)		24
(598.2)		33
(823.1)		18
(440.5)		17
(419.8)		15
(372.7)		12
(294.5)		9
(213.0)
Arson
(per 100,000)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		1
(24.9)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		0
(0.0)		1
(24.5)		0
(0.0)
City-data.com crime rate (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 299.9)443.5367.3403.2417.4400.9269.9417.8399.5401.3293.7
City-data.com crime rate counts serious crimes and violent crime more heavily. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.



According to our research of Pennsylvania and other state lists there was 1 registered sex offender living in West Reading, Pennsylvania as of May 22, 2013.
The ratio of number of residents in West Reading to the number of sex offenders is 4,059 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is a lot smaller than the state average.


See how dangerous West Reading, PA is compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Higher means more crime)
West Reading:

293.7
Wyomissing:

249.0
Reading:

470.9
Shillington:

91.1
Mohnton:

68.8
Sinking Spring:

160.1
Laureldale:

51.5
Wernersville:

75.5
Adamstown:

114.2
Violent crime rate in 2011
West Reading:

199.3
U.S. Average:

213.6

Violent crime rate in 2010
West Reading:

326.3
U.S. Average:

223.2

Violent crime rate in 2009
West Reading:

319.3
U.S. Average:

238.0

Violent crime rate in 2008
West Reading:

295.5
U.S. Average:

252.4

Violent crime rate in 2007
West Reading:

184.4
U.S. Average:

259.7

Violent crime rate in 2006
West Reading:

309.6
U.S. Average:

264.1

Violent crime rate in 2005
West Reading:

331.4
U.S. Average:

258.9

Violent crime rate in 2004
West Reading:

353.9
U.S. Average:

256.0

Violent crime rate in 2003
West Reading:

330.1
U.S. Average:

262.6

Violent crime rate in 2002
West Reading:

457.7
U.S. Average:

272.2

Property crime rate in 2011
West Reading:

323.1
U.S. Average:

273.7

Property crime rate in 2010
West Reading:

385.0
U.S. Average:

276.4

Property crime rate in 2009
West Reading:

404.1
U.S. Average:

285.6

Property crime rate in 2008
West Reading:

435.6
U.S. Average:

302.2

Property crime rate in 2007
West Reading:

327.6
U.S. Average:

309.2

Property crime rate in 2006
West Reading:

424.5
U.S. Average:

317.3

Property crime rate in 2005
West Reading:

419.8
U.S. Average:

322.3

Property crime rate in 2004
West Reading:

369.3
U.S. Average:

327.4

Property crime rate in 2003
West Reading:

302.6
U.S. Average:

334.1

Property crime rate in 2002
West Reading:

391.2
U.S. Average:

336.9


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Murders per 100,000 population

Rapes per 100,000 population

Robberies per 100,000 population

Assaults per 100,000 population

Burglaries per 100,000 population

Thefts per 100,000 population

Auto thefts per 100,000 population

City-data.com crime rate per 100,000 population


Full-time law enforcement employees in 2011, including police officers: 17 (15 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

3.55
Pennsylvania average:

2.71

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2010, including police officers: 16 (15 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

3.68
Pennsylvania average:

2.62

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2008, including police officers: 17 (15 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

3.70
Pennsylvania average:

2.67

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2007, including police officers: 18 (16 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

3.92
Pennsylvania average:

2.76

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2006, including police officers: 14 (12 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

2.97
Pennsylvania average:

2.79

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2005, including police officers: 14 (12 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

2.98
Pennsylvania average:

2.79

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2004, including police officers: 14 (12 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

2.98
Pennsylvania average:

2.81

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2003, including police officers: 14 (12 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:

2.97
Pennsylvania average:

2.85


Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in West Reading

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees (per 1,000 residents)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees (per 1,000 residents) - Officers

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees (per 1,000 residents) - Civilians

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Zip codes: 19610, 19611.


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