Safety · Hemlock

Hemlock, PA crime & safety

Hemlock's reported crime rate is well above Pennsylvania's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. Violent crime is rare: 1 reported in 2025.

Crime reported to police, trends and how Hemlock compares with the towns next door, from FBI data.

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A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Hemlock's police department reported only 2024 and 2025, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.

Reported crime, 2025

Hemlock at a glance

Violent crime
0.2
per 1,000 residents · Pennsylvania 2.3
Property crime
24.6
per 1,000 residents · Pennsylvania 13.6
Incidents reported
121
1 violent · 120 property
Violent crime per 1,000
Hemlock 0.2
Pennsylvania 2.3
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Hemlock 24.6
Pennsylvania 13.6
U.S. 15.5
Trend

Reported crime per 1,000 residents, 2024–2025

HemlockPennsylvania
05101520253035 20242025 Property Violent
Solid lines: property crime · dashed: violent crime.
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YearHemlock propertyPennsylvania propertyHemlock violentPennsylvania violent
202430.114.702.5
202524.613.60.22.3
What gets reported

2025, by type

Larceny / theft
116
Burglary
3
Vehicle theft
1
Aggravated assault
1
Robbery
0
Rape
0
Homicide
0
Arson
0

Offenses reported to police, not convictions.

Who keeps Hemlock safe

Local public safety

👮 Hemlock Police DepartmentReports its crime counts to the FBI — the figures on this page.
🚨 EmergenciesCall 911. For non-emergency numbers, alerts and preparedness, see the town guide.

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Nearby

Hemlock and its neighbors

Reported crime per 1,000 residents in each town's latest year. * = a count, for towns under 1,000 people. Grade: the Safety Grade; — = not graded.
TownGradeViolentPropertyYear
Hemlock—0.224.62025
Bloomsburg—3.210.72024
MontourA0.53.72025

No town figures in the FBI's data: Mount Pleasant, Madison, West Hemlock.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can't tell you

  • It's reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many thefts and some assaults are never reported.
  • Small numbers swing. In a town of about 4,900, a handful of incidents moves the rate noticeably from year to year. The trend matters more than any one year.
  • Visitors count too. Towns with a campus, highway, beach or shopping center see incidents involving people who don't live there, which raises the per-resident rate.
  • Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn't report a full year, not that nothing happened.
Natural hazards
Moderate

Mostly inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage here is higher than in 46% of U.S. communities. 256 flood insurance claims paid since 1978.

Natural hazards in Hemlock →

Source: 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. This isn't an official statement of public safety — in an emergency, call 911.

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