Crime in Muhlenberg, Pennsylvania
Updated ·Vorp Labs
The model puts major crime in Muhlenberg at 9% below the U.S. rate per resident: 75% lower for persons crimes and 6% higher for property crimes. Expected major crimes are down 9.2% from a year earlier.
- Modeled from FBI crime data for the police agencies serving Muhlenberg. Where an agency didn't report to the FBI, its totals are estimated from its past reports or similar agencies.
- The model estimates about 15.7 major crimes per 1,000 residents a year (0.8 violent, 14.9 property), against 17.2 for the U.S.
- By the model's major-crime rate per resident, Muhlenberg is higher than 66% of the 478 other Pennsylvania places and 58% of the 8,446 other places nationwide on CrimeMetric.
Where these numbers come from
The estimates start from what police agencies report to the FBI, modeled across Muhlenberg's 14 census block groups for 22,719 residents. How Pennsylvania residents' crime totals reach the FBI: detailed incident reports for 32.2%, summary counts only for 35.0%, estimates from past reports or similar agencies for 24.9% and no reporting agency of their own for 8.0% (shares of 2020 residents). Sources · Method
- Year: many show an agency's last full FBI year (often two years back). These figures are the model's estimate for the current year, release 2026-11-10.
- Crimes counted: some add simple assault, vandalism or drug offenses to "violent" or "property" crime; here major crime is persons plus property crime, and social disorder is separate.
- Area: an agency's totals cover its jurisdiction, which can differ from the city's limits; these are summed over the block groups inside Muhlenberg.
- Scale: a grade or a 1-to-100 score ranks places against each other; a rate per 1,000 residents and an index against the U.S. rate don't.
Rates are the model's estimates of reported crime per 1,000 residents a year. Index: 100 is the U.S. rate per resident; 200 is twice it. How we calculated this
How crime varies across Muhlenberg
Half of residents live where the major-crime index is between 28 and 82.
- 0–5060.8%
- 50–10017.3%
- 100–20012.8%
- 200–4005.6%
- 400+3.6%
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Shoplifting stands out most, at 2.1 times the U.S. rate
Citywide indexWhere the middle half of residents live
Property crimes
Social disorder
About the same at every time of week
100 is the U.S. rate, same hours.
Expected major crime fell 9.2% in a year; across Pennsylvania it fell 8.6%
Change in the model's expected crimes, not a count of reports; Pennsylvania in gray. 2031 is a model projection, not tested against past years.
Muhlenberg against U.S. places with 10,000 to 25,000 residents
645 of the 2,480 other places of this size have a major-crime index at least 15% above Muhlenberg's, and 378 are within 15% of it; the middle of the group is 67. The 9 nearest in population:
U.S. = 100. Residents in gray.
Muhlenberg's major-crime index is higher than 4 and lower than 4 of its 8 nearest neighbors
The closest, Laureldale (1 mi), is 48% below Muhlenberg's rate.
U.S. = 100. Miles between population centers.
Questions about crime in Muhlenberg
Is Muhlenberg safe?
Muhlenberg's major-crime index is 91, 9% below the U.S. rate per resident and higher than 66% of the 478 other Pennsylvania places on CrimeMetric: violent crimes against people are 75% below the U.S. rate, and property crimes 6% above the U.S. rate.
What is the crime rate in Muhlenberg?
The model expects about 356 major crimes a year in Muhlenberg, about 15.7 per 1,000 residents, 9% below the U.S. rate.
Is crime going up or down in Muhlenberg?
Expected major crimes in Muhlenberg are down 9.2% from a year earlier; across Pennsylvania they're down 8.6%.
What are the most common crimes in Muhlenberg?
By the model's expected count, the most common crimes against people and property are shoplifting (about 152 a year), other larceny (about 115 a year) and theft from vehicle (about 40 a year).
Are car break-ins common in Muhlenberg?
The model expects about 40 thefts from vehicles a year in Muhlenberg, 34% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Are car thefts common in Muhlenberg?
The model expects about 17 motor vehicle thefts a year in Muhlenberg, 53% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Is Muhlenberg safe at night?
The model's major-crime index is 96 on Sunday to Thursday nights from 6pm to 6am, against 98 at its highest in the daytime; 100 is the U.S. rate for the same hours. That's a citywide estimate per resident for those hours: it can't speak to a particular street, venue or evening. For one address, use the address lookup on this page.
Is crime in Muhlenberg higher than the Pennsylvania average?
Muhlenberg's major-crime index is 91, within 15% of the Pennsylvania rate per resident. Pennsylvania as a whole is 84, where 100 is the U.S. rate.
How does crime in Muhlenberg compare with Laureldale?
Laureldale, 1 mile away, has a major-crime index of 47, 48% below Muhlenberg's rate per resident. Muhlenberg's is 91.
How we calculated this
Each police agency's crimes, as reported to the FBI or estimated where it didn't report, are spread across the census block groups it serves using population, jobs, points of interest and, where available, local incident records. Muhlenberg's figures add up its 14 block groups. The index compares crimes per resident with the U.S. rate.
- Muhlenberg has no published incident records in our data, so its estimate relies on agency totals and neighborhood characteristics.
- Rates are per resident, so places where many people work or visit but few live, such as downtowns, airports and stadiums, can read high.
- Disorderly conduct and trespassing are modeled, because the FBI records them only through arrests.
- Residents: 22,719. Model updated Nov 10, 2026. Release 2026-11-10
Full method and validation·Data sources
CrimeMetric. "Crime in Muhlenberg, Pennsylvania." Vorp Labs, updated November 9, 2026 (model Nov 10, 2026). https://crimemetric.com/pa/muhlenberg
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