The crime rate in Northern Cambria is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 17 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 Northern Cambria is 1 in 60. Based on FBI crime data, Northern Cambria is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to Pennsylvania, Northern Cambria has a crime rate that is higher than 80% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

Importantly, when you compare Northern Cambria to other communities of similar population, then Northern Cambria crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Northern Cambria 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 Northern Cambria 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 Northern Cambria.

For Northern Cambria, we found that the violent crime rate is one of the highest in the nation, across communities of all sizes (both large and small). Violent offenses tracked included rape, murder and non-negligent manslaughter, armed robbery, and aggravated assault, including assault with a deadly weapon. According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI reported crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of one of these crimes in Northern Cambria is one in 140.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Northern Cambria; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 9 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.