Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Trend of Aggravated Assault Crime Rate

Updated on September 18, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, there were 143 aggravated assault crimes in Wilkes-Barre PA, and the aggravated assault crime rate per 100K residents was 323.14. Compared to 2023, the aggravated assault crime rate increased by 16%.

The chart below shows the aggravated assault crime rate and the table below shows the number of crimes and crime rate from 2010 to 2024.

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Data Source: FBI UCR.
Wilkes-Barre, PA Aggravated Assault Crime Rate Per 100K
Wilkes-Barre, PA Number and Rate of Aggravated Assault Crimes
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Year Number of Crimes Crime Rate Per 100K
2010 70 170.86
2011 70 168.15
2012 63 151.69
2013 56 136.04
2014 63 153.60
2017 133 329.06
2018 91 223.53
2019 147 360.98
2022 132 296.65
2023 123 277.85
2024 143 323.14