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….
According to Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ's analysis of FBI crime statistics, Plum is safer than 84% of the cities and towns in the US of all population sizes. In Pennsylvania, only on the order of 20% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Plum. If you live in Plum, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in the community is 1 in 389. The US average across communities from the largest to the smallest is 1 in 47. It is for these reasons that Plum is ranked as one of the top 100 safest cities in the U.S.A.
Additionally, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ analyzed all cities and towns in America with a similar population size to Plum, and we found that the crime rate in Plum is one of the lowest in the nation for its size. This means Plum is one of the safest places in America in which to live for its size, a very important finding.
Now let us turn to take a look at how Plum 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 Plum.
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ's research shows that Plum's violent crime rate is 1 per one thousand inhabitants, which is about average for all communities in America, across all population sizes. Violent crimes that are tracked and included in this rate are armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape (not statutory), and murder and non-negligent manslaughter. Roughly similar to the national average, our analysis shows that your chance of becoming a victim of violent crime in Plum is one in 1057.
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ's analysis of property crime reveals that the property crime rate in Plum 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 Plum than in most communities in America. Your chance of becoming a victim of property crime if you live here? Just one in 614.
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FAQ on Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ's Crime Data
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ® provides exclusive crime risk analytics for every neighborhood in America with up to 98% predictive accuracy. Crime risk indices are nationally comparable on a 1 – 100 scale, where 100 means safer than 100% of U.S. neighborhoods.
Crime risk data are updated annually. Raw crime incidents are sourced from all 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies – municipal, county, transit, park, port, university, tribal and more, assigned to localities, then built into Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ’s proprietary predictive models to provide a comprehensive crime risk profile for every neighborhood and address-vicinity in the U.S.
