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Mount Joy, PA crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:  

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….

According to Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ's analysis of FBI crime statistics, Mount Joy is safer than 71% of the cities and towns in the US of all population sizes. In Pennsylvania, only on the order of 35% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Mount Joy. If you live in Mount Joy, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in the community is 1 in 232. The US average across communities from the largest to the smallest is 1 in 47.

Compared to other communities of similar population size, Mount Joy has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Mount Joy is actually safer than most according to Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Mount Joy 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 Mount Joy.

For Mount Joy, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in Mount Joy than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 4182, which is a violent crime rate of 0 per one thousand inhabitants.

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ's analysis of property crime reveals that the property crime rate in Mount Joy is below average to all cities and towns in the nation. This means that you are less likely to become a victim of arson, motor vehicle theft, larceny, or burglary in Mount Joy than in most communities in America. Your chance of becoming a victim of property crime if you live here? Just one in 246.

Mount Joy Crime Data

total Crime Index

71

(100 is safest)


Safer than 71% of U.S. cities.

Mount Joy Annual Crimes

Ìý Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

2

34

36

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

0.24

4.07

4.30

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
0.24
2.46
National Median: 4
    Mount Joy
    Pennsylvania

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 4,182

in Mount Joy

1 in 407

in Pennsylvania

Mount Joy Violent Crimes

Population: 8,364
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 0 0 0 2
Rate per 1,000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.24

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 340,110,988
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 16,935 127,527 205,952 870,931
Rate per 1,000 0.05 0.38 0.61 2.56

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
4.07
14.35
National Median: 18
    Mount Joy
    Pennsylvania

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 246

in Mount Joy

1 in 70

in Pennsylvania

Property Crimes

Population: 8,364
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 4 30 0
Rate per 1,000 0.48 3.59 0.00

United States Property Crimes

Population: 340,110,988
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 779,542 4,326,531 880,327
Rate per 1,000 2.29 12.72 2.59

Mount Joy Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
15
41
National Median: 24.5
    Mount Joy
    Pennsylvania