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The rate the grade counts dropped 28% from 2023 to 2025. Per 1,000 residents a year, 1.7 violent crimes and 9.5 incidents of property crime were recorded, against 2.9 and 17.5 in the rest of Pennsylvania. In sum, crimes its police reported from 2023 to 2025 put Easton at B (#399 of 578 graded towns in Pennsylvania): close to the middle of U.S. towns. By contrast, of the 5 towns on its borders with figures, 4 record less crime per resident.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of PA” is every other Pennsylvania city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Easton
4 of the 5 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 7 Pennsylvania towns on Easton’s borders, 5 have a Safety Grade: Forks Township (A), Lower Saucon Township (A−), Bethlehem Township (B+), Palmer Township (B), Wilson (C+). Williams Township and West Easton have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Neighbors ↓
Among Pennsylvania towns, closer to the middle
Pennsylvania’s cities and towns report less crime than most states’, so Easton’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 31% of the 578 Pennsylvania towns we grade, against 55% nationally. Safety Grade ↓
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Easton’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Property crime holds Easton’s grade up; violent crime pulls it down. Its violent rate (1.7) is below the FBI’s national estimate (3.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | Easton property | Rest of Pennsylvania property | Easton violent | Rest of Pennsylvania violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10.0 | 19.1 | 1.6 | 3.3 |
| 2024 | 11.9 | 17.4 | 2.0 | 2.9 |
| 2025 | 6.6 | 16.1 | 1.7 | 2.7 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2023–2025, against the rest of Pennsylvania.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Easton | Rest of Pennsylvania | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Easton’s police reported 162 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 1.7 per 1,000 residents a year, against 2.9 in the rest of Pennsylvania and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Crime in Easton per 1,000 residents
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
And about 2 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
258 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
52 violent and 206 property, as reported to the FBI by Easton’s police.
Four people died in crashes on Easton’s roads in 2019–2023
Easton had 4 fatal crashes in five years, in which four people died; 2 were pedestrians.
That is about what is typical for Pennsylvania towns of 25,000–100,000 people: at their median rate (5.7 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Easton’s size would see about 8 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Easton’s own rate (2.7) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Easton and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easton | B | 1.7 | 9.5 |
| Palmer Township | B | 0.4 | 12.0 |
| Williams Township | — | — | — |
| Forks Township | A | 0.3 | 5.7 |
| Wilson | C+ | 1.4 | 15.3 |
| Lower Saucon Township | A− | 1.2 | 5.2 |
| Bethlehem Township | B+ | 0.5 | 10.9 |
| West Easton | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Williams Township and West Easton have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.
Pennsylvania towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easton | B | 1.7 | 9.5 |
| Upper Macungie Township | A | 0.1 | 5.1 |
| North Huntingdon Township | A− | 0.3 | 7.9 |
| Ridley Township | B | 0.6 | 11.5 |
| Hazleton | B | 2.2 | 5.1 |
| Whitehall Township | C | 2.1 | 23.3 |
The five graded Pennsylvania towns closest to Easton’s population (30,402), by grade.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Easton. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Easton’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (31,067 in 2025); our figure for Easton is 30,402 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Easton
Is Easton, PA safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Easton reports less crime per resident than 55% of U.S. towns, a B Safety Grade and #399 of 578 in Pennsylvania. Its police reported 1.7 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 2.9 in the rest of Pennsylvania and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Easton?
1.7 violent and 9.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Pennsylvania reports 2.9 and 17.5; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
How many homicides were there in Easton in 2025?
Easton’s police reported 0 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 0.0 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Easton safer than Palmer Township?
Palmer Township reports less crime per resident than Easton: Palmer Township grades B for safety and Easton B. Palmer Township’s police reported 0.4 violent and 12.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Easton?
Easton’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Easton”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.