Crime in Chester, Pennsylvania: How Safe is Chester, Pennsylvania? Check out the crime rates and safety statistics.

Is Chester, Pennsylvania a nice place to live? Is crime rate higher in Chester? What is the crime rate in Chester city? Let's find out.

The overall crime rate in Chester, Pennsylvania is 87% higher than national average.

The violent crime rate of Chester is 257% higher than national average.

While the property crime rate of Chester is 53% higher than national average.

You have 1 in 72 chance of being victim of violent crime.

You have 1 in 33 chance of being victim of property crime.

Crime Cases

1488

Violent : 469
Property : 1019

Total Crime

87% NAT. AVG.
116% STATE AVG.
4388.7 (per 100k)

Violent Crime

257% NAT. AVG.
255% STATE AVG.
1383.3 (per 100k)

Property Crime

53% NAT. AVG.
83% STATE AVG.
3005.5 (per 100k)

Violent crime

1 in 72

Property crime

1 in 33

Robbery

1 in 238

Burglary

1 in 133

Assault

1 in 121

Car Theft

1 in 202

Ranking	Total Crime	Property Crime	Burglary	Larceny	Car Thefts
In Pennsylvania	3	8	5	17	2
In USA	373	653	246	1028	196

Ranking	Violent Crime	Murder	Robbery	Assault	Rape
In Pennsylvania	5	2	1	6	6
In USA	63	23	8	134	295

Crime Type	Count	Chester	Pennsylvania	Country
		Per 100,000 People
Violent Crime	469	1383.3	389.52	387.8
Murder	18	53.1	7.89	6.5
Robbery	142	418.8	83.92	73.9
Assault	280	825.8	264.63	279.7
Rape	29	85.6	33.07	27.7

Crime Type	Count	Chester	Pennsylvania	Country
		Per 100,000 People
Property Crime	1019	3005.5	1644.08	1,958.2
Burglary	254	749.2	248.56	314.2
Larceny	597	1760.8	1274.47	1,398
Car Theft	168	495.5	121.05	246