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Reading crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 20 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Reading for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2018.
The city violent crime rate for Reading in 2018 was higher than the
national violent crime rate
average by 84.46% and the city property crime rate in Reading was higher than the
national property crime rate
average but only by 1.96%.
In 2018 the city violent crime rate in Reading was higher than the
violent crime rate in Pennsylvania
by 129.39% and the city property crime rate in Reading was higher than the
property crime rate in Pennsylvania
by 50.52%.
Property and Violent Crime
Reading Crime Statistics
Summary Report
2018 Crime (Actual Data)*
Incidents
Aggravated Assault
328
Arson
17
Burglary
603
Larceny and Theft
1,192
Motor Vehicle Theft
189
Murder and Manslaughter
19
Rape
53
Robbery
221
Crime Rate
(Total Incidents)
2,870
Property Crime
1,984
Violent Crime
621
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*
Incidents
Aggravated Assault
305
Arson
0
Burglary
0
Larceny and Theft
833
Motor Vehicle Theft
0
Murder and Manslaughter
15
Rape
91
Robbery
43
Crime Rate
(Total Incidents)
1,025
Property Crime
139
Violent Crime
453
Property and Violent Crime Totals
Actual versus Projected Crime Totals
City versus State versus National Crime Comparison
* The source of
actual
data on this Reading, Pennsylvania crime rate report is the
FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement
for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The
projected
crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends and crime data available from previous years of actual reported data. In this case, the Reading crime report data for 2026 was projected from 20 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2018.
The
FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data
solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.
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