Crime & Safety in Altoona
Altoona's crime picture reads genuinely mixed -- a real, disclosed elevated 5-year violent-crime average alongside a separately-cited, more recent decline in both violent and property crime.
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Learn moreA genuinely mixed 5-year picture
One source's 5-year average found Altoona's violent crime rate running approximately 58.9% above its own cited national average, even as the SAME source's property-crime figure ran approximately 31.2% below its own national average.
A real, more recent positive trend
A separately-cited, more recent comparison found total crime down 1.3% year-over-year, with violent crime down a substantial 46.2% and property crime down 16.3%.
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Key takeaways
- Altoona's crime picture is genuinely mixed: an elevated 5-year violent-crime average alongside below-average property crime.
- A more recent comparison found both violent and property crime declining meaningfully year-over-year.
- Confirm current, address-specific crime data directly for any specific target neighborhood.
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