Crime & Safety in Reading
Reading's citywide crime rate runs genuinely elevated relative to other Pennsylvania communities, though the city's own neighborhoods carry real, disclosed wide internal variation.
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Learn moreA genuinely elevated citywide rate
NeighborhoodScout puts Reading's overall crime rate at 15 per 1,000 residents, with the city running safer than only approximately 15% of Pennsylvania communities compared.
Real, disclosed neighborhood-level variation
Of 22 Reading neighborhoods analyzed by CrimeGrade.org, fully half graded A (very low crime) and another 31.8% graded B (low crime) -- only 4.5% (Callowhill Historic District) graded D.
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Key takeaways
- Reading's citywide crime rate runs genuinely elevated -- safer than only about 15% of Pennsylvania communities.
- Reading's own neighborhoods carry real, disclosed wide variation -- half graded low-crime by CrimeGrade.org.
- Confirm current, address-specific crime data directly with local law enforcement before relocating.
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