CurrentCrimeMap

Data through August 2026, Allentown Police Department

Crime in Allentown, PA

The violent crime rate in Allentown is 234 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to August 2026, 47% below the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is −15% compared with the previous 12 months.

Aerial view of downtown Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Photo: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

The numbers

12 months to Aug 2026

Violent crime

234 per 100,000 residents, per year

298 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

−15% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

1,420 per 100,000 residents, per year

1,811 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

−6% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

1,654 per 100,000 residents, per year

2,109 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 127,494, U.S. Census).

What counts as violent and property crime

Counted the FBI's way, the same for every city: violent crime is homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson. Simple assault is not counted as violent. How we count

Where Allentown sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

234

Allentown has the 211th-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 91 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

The ring is Allentown; the tick is the average of all 302 cities and county areas.

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
St. Mary's County, MD (Sheriff)242206
Norman, OK239207
Hampton, VA239208
Thornton, CO235209
Marion County, FL (Sheriff)235210
Allentown, PA234211
Fontana, CA232212
Everett, WA232213
Clay County, FL (Sheriff)230214
Gallatin County, MT (Sheriff)229215
Portland, ME228216

The places closest to Allentown in the ranking, highest rate first. See all 302 cities and county areas

Allentown crime map

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SaferHigher rateViolent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, for each whole city. The colors are not crime locations.

The FBI publishes citywide totals from Allentown Police Department, not where each crime happened, so this map fills Allentown and the 6 covered cities around it with each one’s whole-city rate instead of plotting crimes.

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Allentown, 6 have a higher violent crime rate and 2 a lower one. The closest is Philadelphia, PA, 44 miles away.

Allentown and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Allentown, PA234
Philadelphia, PA79544 mi
Wilmington, DE1,27759 mi
New Castle County, DE (County Police)County area, not drawn on the map13761 mi
Elizabeth, NJ31568 mi
Newark, NJ42469 mi
Paterson, NJ81372 mi
Jersey City, NJ46775 mi
Cecil County, MD (Sheriff)County area, not drawn on the map8975 mi
About the colors and distances

Colors use the same scale as the rest of the site, from the lowest to the highest violent crime rate among the 302 cities and county areas we cover. City outlines from the U.S. Census Bureau. Distances are straight-line, between city centers.

Reported crime by type

12 months to Aug 2026
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
HomicideViolent53.9—+25%
About these categories

The FBI publishes city totals by family, not a full breakdown by offence, so homicide is the only type Allentown Police Department reports separately here. Red means more than before, green means fewer. “Not yet” means the site does not have that month from a year earlier.

Month by month

Sep 2025 to Aug 2026

Violent crime −15%

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Violent crimes per month in Allentown, PA, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Sep 202519Sep 202426
Oct 202528Oct 202424
Nov 202523Nov 202424
Dec 202520Dec 202429
Jan 202627Jan 202537
Feb 202619Feb 202520
Mar 202622Mar 202527
Apr 202636Apr 202541
May 202625May 202542
Jun 202628Jun 202528
Jul 202625Jul 202526
Aug 202626Aug 202526

Homicides 5 vs. 4

0123SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug00
Homicides per month in Allentown, PA, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Sep 20250Sep 20242
Oct 20250Oct 20240
Nov 20251Nov 20240
Dec 20251Dec 20240
Jan 20261Jan 20250
Feb 20260Feb 20251
Mar 20260Mar 20250
Apr 20260Apr 20250
May 20261May 20250
Jun 20261Jun 20250
Jul 20260Jul 20251
Aug 20260Aug 20250

3 in 2026 through August, 2 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Sep 2023
Reported crime per month in Allentown, PA
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Aug 2026261340
Jul 2026251820
Jun 2026281861
May 2026251741
Apr 2026361520
Mar 2026221460
Feb 2026191190
Jan 2026271361
Dec 2025201301
Nov 2025231451
Oct 2025281630
Sep 2025191440
Aug 2025261480
Jul 2025261801
Jun 2025281680
May 2025421660
Apr 2025411880
Mar 2025271270
Feb 202520941
Jan 2025371760
Dec 2024291510
Nov 2024241580
Oct 2024242000
Sep 2024261762
Aug 2024361430
Jul 2024361420
Jun 2024241331
May 2024451720
Apr 2024181760
Mar 2024231660
Feb 2024351761
Jan 2024221900
Dec 2023321802
Nov 2023311940
Oct 2023291581
Sep 2023361652

How Allentown compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
27Topeka, KS8823,467125,228Dec 2025
69North Charleston, SC6333,007128,751Jul 2026
141Wilmington, NC3782,893127,752Sep 2026
145Lakeland, FL3711,402127,935Apr 2026
150Columbia, MO3581,584132,072Aug 2026
185Ann Arbor, MI2861,698122,740Sep 2026
207Norman, OK2391,813131,728May 2026
211Allentown, PA2341,420127,494Aug 2026
260Rochester, MN1391,104124,142Sep 2026
283Flagler County, FL (Sheriff)98400130,230Aug 2026

The 10 places closest to Allentown in population, Allentown included, highest violent crime rate first.

Same state

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
38Philadelphia, PA7954,1631,562,379Jul 2026
112Pittsburgh, PA4692,297306,794Mar 2026
162Erie, PA3401,81292,461Jul 2026
211Allentown, PA2341,420127,494Aug 2026

All 4 places in Pennsylvania on this site, highest violent crime rate first.

Nearby

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
7Wilmington, DE1,2772,74873,773Jun 2026
35Paterson, NJ8132,185160,567Jul 2026
38Philadelphia, PA7954,1631,562,379Jul 2026
71New York, NY6252,1898,336,817Jul 2026
113Jersey City, NJ4671,667305,249Aug 2026
119Newark, NJ4241,560318,638Jul 2026
172Elizabeth, NJ3152,057141,194Jul 2026
211Allentown, PA2341,420127,494Aug 2026
262New Castle County, DE (County Police)137551439,696May 2026
288Cecil County, MD (Sheriff)8934779,043Jun 2026

The 9 places on this site closest to Allentown by distance, highest violent crime rate first.

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to

Figures are what each agency reports to the FBI, over the last 12 months it has reported in full, so the months differ. See all 302 cities and county areas in the rankings

Compare Allentown side by side with Erie, Pittsburgh or Wilmington, or with any other place.

Other cities in Pennsylvania

3 city pages, closest first

Pennsylvania as a whole has 223 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, as reported to the FBI over the 12 months to Jun 2026; Allentown’s rate is 5% above the state’s.

PhiladelphiaPittsburghErie

All 4 cities in Pennsylvania

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Allentown safe?

By reported violent crime, Allentown is well below the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 234 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to August 2026, −15% versus the previous 12 months. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood, so the citywide figure is only a starting point.

Is there a crime map for Allentown?

This site does not have one for Allentown. The figures on this page come from the FBI, which receives city totals rather than locations, so CurrentCrimeMap shows how Allentown compares with nearby places such as Philadelphia, PA instead of a street-level map.

What is the crime rate in Allentown?

234 violent and 1,420 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 2,109 incidents reported to Allentown Police Department over the 12 months to August 2026.

Is crime in Allentown going up or down?

It is going down: violent crime −15% and property crime −6% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Allentown had in 2026?

Allentown Police Department reported 3 homicides from January to August 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 2 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Aug 2026 the count was 5, or 4 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Allentown Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset PA0390100). We count reported incidents by month and offense type and divide by the Census population. Reported crime undercounts actual crime; see the methodology page for what the numbers leave out.

Moving to or visiting Allentown

12 months to August 2026

What these numbers leave out: most crime never reaches the police. In the federal victim survey (BJS, 2024), about half of violent crimes and less than a third of property crimes were reported, and only a quarter of everyday thefts. Rates are per resident, so busy downtowns and tourist areas look worse than they are for the people who visit them.

The official source is FBI Crime Data Explorer. For what to look for, and what not to read into a rate, see how to read US crime numbers.

Source and dates

PA0390100
Source
Allentown Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset PA0390100)
Latest complete month
August 2026
History on this site
September 2023 to August 2026 (44 months)
Update schedule
Allentown Police Department reports monthly to the FBI under the national NIBRS standard. We refresh every morning and publish the most recent 12 months the agency has reported in full.
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Monthly counts by offense (JSON)