Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Trend of Violent Crime Rate

Updated on September 18, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, there were 191 violent crimes in Wilkes-Barre PA, and the violent crime rate per 100K residents was 431.6. Compared to 2023, the violent crime rate increased by 4%.

The chart below shows the violent 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 Violent Crime Rate Per 100K

Wilkes-Barre, PA Number and Rate of Violent Crimes

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Year	Number of Crimes	Crime Rate Per 100K
2010	196	478.40
2011	213	511.65
2012	172	414.14
2013	208	505.27
2014	179	436.40
2017	251	621.01
2018	210	515.84
2019	242	594.27
2022	177	397.78
2023	183	413.39
2024	191	431.60