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In the year 2007 there were a total of 8,311 crimes in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. With a population of 311,408, there was 1 crime for every 37.5 people in the county. Out of the 8,311 crimes reported, 7,297 were crimes against property (burglery, larceny, motor vehicle theft, and arson) and 1,014 were violent crimes (murder, rape, aggravated assault, and robbery).

2007 Crime Statistics
CrimeReportedCrime Rate*
Murder134.17
Rape6721.52
Robbery24478.35
Assault690221.57
Burglary1,409452.46
Larceny5,4211740.80
Vehicle461148.04
Arson61.9

The 2007 crime rate was 2,668.8 incidents per 100,000 people. A -2.0% change in the total crime rate from 2006 (2,724.4 incidents). There were 325.6 violent crimes reported per 100,000 people resulting in a 0.2% change (from 323.2 incidents). Property crimes changed -3.0% from (2,401.2) the previous year to 2,343.2 per 100,000 people.

Luzerne County ranks #55 for violent crimes and #57 for crimes against property in the state. While it ranks #1,985 and #1,771 for violent and property related offenses respectively in the nation.

A snapshot of the most current crime statistics are shown in the chart to the left and historical criminal data is shown in the charts below.

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YearMurderMurder Rate*RapeRape Rate*RobberyRobbery Rate*Agg. AssaultAgg. Asslt Rate*
2006216.78627.524377.6662211.4
2005134.18326.424076.4561178.7
200492.96320.023574.7488155.1
2003206.35818.418959.9433137.3
2002154.76821.223272.4578180.3
200182.5216.66921.6328102.7
200010.34614.47021.9428134.1
199951.63711.817756.4498158.8
199830.95216.416150.8351110.7
199730.95015.315447.131797.0
199651.54714.313641.5368112.3
1995134.0298.813340.5389118.5
199430.94212.716850.831896.2

YearBurglaryBurglary Rate*LarcenyLarceny Rate*Vehicle TheftVhcl Theft Rate*ArsonArson Rate*
20061,361434.65,5651777.2586187.172.2
20051,411449.35,2371667.7444141.4144.5
20041,123357.04,8581544.4463147.2103.2
20031,292409.65,2691670.5467148.1103.2
20021,239386.45,0391571.5610190.261.9
2001614192.22,305721.626883.961.9
2000618193.62,941921.230796.282.5
19991,020325.34,8561548.6506161.461.9
19981,194376.64,8381525.9482152.061.9
19971,113340.64,7071440.4427130.792.8
19961,116340.54,8501479.6472144.061.8
19951,351411.64,8841487.9469142.982.4
19941,248377.74,5221368.5404122.3113.3

*Crime Rate is based on number of reported cases per 100,000 population

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