Healthcare & Safety in Pottsville
Schuylkill Regional Medical Center anchors real, local healthcare access, alongside crime data that reads generally favorable on the cited five-year violent- and property-crime averages.
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Learn moreSchuylkill Regional Medical Center: a real, local healthcare anchor
Schuylkill Regional Medical Center, a nonprofit affiliation combining the former Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center and The Pottsville Hospital and Warne Clinic, anchors real, local healthcare access, with Lehigh Valley Health Network also maintaining a presence in the broader Pottsville/Schuylkill County area.
A real, generally favorable five-year crime average
Pottsville's cited 2019-2024 five-year average violent crime rate (67.5 per 100,000) ran approximately 36.5% below the national average, and the average property crime rate (119.9 per 100,000) ran approximately 26.7% below the national average -- disclosed here alongside the same source's separately-cited, higher overall crime rate (approximately 17 per 1,000).
No specific neighborhood is named as unsafe
Per this dataset's site policy, no specific neighborhood within Pottsville is called out as higher- or lower-crime here -- confirm current, address-specific data directly with local law enforcement before relocating.
Key takeaways
- Schuylkill Regional Medical Center anchors real, local healthcare access.
- Five-year (2019-2024) violent- and property-crime averages both ran below the national average, per the cited source.
- Confirm current, address-specific crime and healthcare details directly before relocating.
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