State College is a region located in PA, and has a population of 56,608. This region is policed by STATE COLLEGE POLICE DEPT.
State College has an overall crime rate of 1,929 per 100,000 residents. This is one of the safest regions in the United States. This means that your chances of becoming a victim of any type of crime in State College is 1 in 52 if you reside there for a year.
The average overall crime rate for State College for the previous 2 years was 2,180 per 100,000 residents. This means that the crime rate for State College has been decreasing over time.
Below are its crime rates and policing statistics according to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports (UCR). For more specific crime statistics (NIBRS) for many US cities & counties, see Offense Statistics.
| (per 100,000) | State College | USA | |
| Crime Rate (Overall) | 1,929 | 4,506 | |
| Murder Rate | N/A | 6 | |
| Robbery Rate | 19 | 148 | |
| Rape Rate | 21 | 30 | |
| Assault Rate | 311 | 644 | |
| Burglary Rate | 230 | 726 | |
| Forced Entry Rate | 64 | 417 | |
| Larceny Rate | 1,309 | 2,185 | |
| Auto Theft Rate | 39 | 362 |
| State College | USA | |
| Overall Clearance | 22% | 28% |
| Homicide Clearance | N/A | 56% |
| Assault Clearance | 41% | 52% |
| Rape Clearance | 19% | 38% |
| Robbery Clearance | 21% | 23% |
| Burglary Clearance | 10% | 12% |
| Larceny Clearance | 19% | 18% |
| Auto Theft Clearance | 21% | 12% |
Of the 730,000 sex offenders in the United States, there are a total of 19 sex offender(s) in State College.
On a per capita basis, there are approximately 34 sex offender(s) per 100,000 people in State College. This is compared to the nation-wide average of 240 sex offenders per 100,000 people.
To search the official state sex offender registry for Pennsylvania see http://www.pameganslaw.state.pa.us/
Data estimated from arrests & clearances from a sample from the Uniform Crime Reports, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justice. Washington, D.C. 2011. If missing data exist, these figures will tend to underestimate the true figures. Insideprison.com is not responsible for the currency or accuracy of this data.
