Data on this report is based on areas within the legal city boundary, outlined in black on the map. Any additional neighborhoods shown on the map are associated with the city by name and are included for reference only.
Raw data sources:
18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
Reflects 2024 calendar year; released from FBI in October 2025 (latest available). Updated annually.
Methodology:
Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations….
The crime rate in Hummelstown is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 11 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Hummelstown is 1 in 91. Based on FBI crime data, Hummelstown is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to Pennsylvania, Hummelstown has a crime rate that is higher than 73% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.
Importantly, when you compare Hummelstown to other communities of similar population, then Hummelstown crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Hummelstown does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.
Now let us turn to take a look at how Hummelstown does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Hummelstown.
For Hummelstown, we found that the violent crime rate is one of the highest in the nation, across communities of all sizes (both large and small). Violent offenses tracked included rape, murder and non-negligent manslaughter, armed robbery, and aggravated assault, including assault with a deadly weapon. According to Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ's analysis of FBI reported crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of one of these crimes in Hummelstown is one in 206.
Moreover, the rate of property crime in Hummelstown; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 6 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.
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