Crime & Safety in Williamsport, PA

Violent and property crime rates, clearance data, and trends — 2023 Data

Crime Overview

Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer (2023)

Violent Crime Rate

2.35

per 1,000 residents

-50% vs national

Property Crime Rate

16.37

per 1,000 residents

-32% vs national

Total Crimes

510

2023

Violent Clearance

83%

cases solved

+110% vs national

Property Clearance

39%

cases solved

vs Similar Cities

-18%

vs 25K-50K avg

-18% vs 25K-50K

YoY Change

+15.4%

violent crime rate

worsening vs 2022

How Williamsport Compares

Source: FBI (2023)

Williamsport vs Similar Cities

Source: FBI (2023)

Compared to cities with 25,000 - 50,000 residents. Williamsport is highlighted in green.

Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000)

62nd%ilehighest violent crime nationally2.35 per 1Kshow rank

Property Crime Rate (per 1,000)

65th%ilehighest property crime nationally16.37 per 1Kshow rank

Murder Rate (per 1,000)

87th%ilehighest murder rate nationally0.07 per 1Kshow rank

Violent Crime Clearance Rate

84th%ilehighest clearance nationally83%show rank

Crime Rate Trends

Source: FBI

Violent ↓ 38.8%Property ↓ 47.4%2015 → 2023

Crime Composition

Source: FBI (2023)

Violent Crime Breakdown

Property Crime Breakdown

Crime Clearance (Solve) Rates

Source: FBI (2023)

Williamsport police solve 150% of murder cases but only 29% of robbery cases. The national violent crime clearance rate is 40%.

Weapon Used in Violent Crime

Source: FBI (2023)

Crime Breakdown

Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer (2023)

Crime Type	Category	Count	Rate per 1K	Clearance %
Murder	Violent	2	0.07	150.0%
Rape	Violent	13	0.48	46.2%
Robbery	Violent	14	0.51	28.6%
Aggravated Assault	Violent	35	1.29	111.4%
Burglary	Property	37	1.36	43.2%
Larceny/Theft	Property	367	13.47	37.1%
Motor Vehicle Theft	Property	42	1.54	47.6%

Williamsport, PA reported 64 violent crimes and 446 property crimes in 2023. The violent crime rate of 2.35 per 1,000 residents is 49.9% below the national average of 4.69 per 1,000. Law enforcement cleared 83% of violent crimes. Larceny/theft accounts for 367 of the property crime reports. Firearms were involved in 17.1% of aggravated assaults. Compared to similarly sized cities (25,000 - 50,000 population), Williamsport's violent crime rate is 18% lower. Violent crime has been trending upward.

Crime History

Source: FBI

Year	Violent	Property	Violent Rate	Property Rate
2023	64	446	2.35	16.37
2022	56	419	2.04	15.24
2020	71	458	2.53	16.33
2019	64	552	2.27	19.56
2018	71	646	2.51	22.80
2017	107	880	3.72	30.62
2016	105	792	3.60	27.16
2015	112	908	3.84	31.15

School Shootings

Source: The Washington Post

Total Incidents

Total Killed

Total Injured

Date	School	Killed	Injured	Type	Weapon
Mar 7, 2001	Bishop Neumann Junior-Senior High	0	1	targeted	.22-caliber revolver

Data from The Washington Post, licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.