The crime rate in Belle Vernon is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 16 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Belle Vernon is 1 in 63. Based on FBI crime data, Belle Vernon is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to Pennsylvania, Belle Vernon has a crime rate that is higher than 78% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

Importantly, when you compare Belle Vernon to other communities of similar population, then Belle Vernon crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Belle Vernon does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Belle Vernon 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 Belle Vernon.

NeighborhoodScout's research shows that Belle Vernon'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 Belle Vernon is one in 1003.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Belle Vernon's rate for property crime is 15 per one thousand population. This makes Belle Vernon a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in Belle Vernon is one in 67.