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Lafayette Hill, PA crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime statistics, Lafayette Hill is safer than 74% of the cities and towns in the US of all population sizes. In Pennsylvania, only on the order of 30% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Lafayette Hill. If you live in Lafayette Hill, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in the community is 1 in 198. The US average across communities from the largest to the smallest is 1 in 43.

Compared to other communities of similar population size, Lafayette Hill has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Lafayette Hill is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Lafayette Hill does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Lafayette Hill.

For Lafayette Hill, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in Lafayette Hill than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 3491, which is a violent crime rate of 0 per one thousand inhabitants.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis of property crime reveals that the property crime rate in Lafayette Hill is below average to all cities and towns in the nation. This means that you are less likely to become a victim of arson, motor vehicle theft, larceny, or burglary in Lafayette Hill than in most communities in America. Your chance of becoming a victim of property crime if you live here? Just one in 209.

Lafayette Hill Crime Data

total Crime Index

74

(100 is safest)


Safer than 74% of U.S. cities.

Lafayette Hill Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

3

50

53

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

0.29

4.77

5.06

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
0.29
2.8
National Median: 4
    Lafayette Hill
    Pennsylvania

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 3,491

in Lafayette Hill

1 in 357

in Pennsylvania

Lafayette Hill Violent Crimes

Population: 10,474
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
4.77
14.83
National Median: 20
    Lafayette Hill
    Pennsylvania

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 209

in Lafayette Hill

1 in 67

in Pennsylvania

Property Crimes

Population: 10,474
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

Lafayette Hill Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
12
43
National Median: 27.0
    Lafayette Hill
    Pennsylvania

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