Crime & Safety in State College
State College's crime rate ran meaningfully below both national and Pennsylvania averages per the sources reviewed this pass.
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Learn moreA genuinely favorable overall crime rate
State College's overall crime index ran approximately 16.82, against a cited national average of 33.37 -- both violent and property crime running below the national figures.
Meaningfully below the Pennsylvania average
State College's crime rate ran approximately 45% below Pennsylvania's own statewide average, per this pass's sourcing.
A real caveat: the seasonal population denominator
As with any college town, State College's official resident population (used as the crime-rate denominator) differs meaningfully from its real, functional academic-year population -- a real caveat worth understanding when interpreting the rate.
Key takeaways
- State College's overall crime index (16.82) ran meaningfully below the cited national average (33.37).
- State College's crime rate ran approximately 45% below Pennsylvania's own statewide average.
- State College's population denominator is affected by PSU's large, seasonal student body -- a real caveat.
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