Safety · Jenkins

Jenkins, PA crime & safety

Jenkins's reported crime rate is well below Pennsylvania's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. Violent crime is rare: 1 reported in 2023.

Crime reported to police, trends and how Jenkins 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). Jenkins's police department reported only 2023, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.

Reported crime, 2023

Jenkins at a glance

Violent crime
0.2
per 1,000 residents · Pennsylvania 2.8
Property crime
9
per 1,000 residents · Pennsylvania 16.1
Incidents reported
41
1 violent · 40 property
Violent crime per 1,000
Jenkins 0.2
Pennsylvania 2.8
U.S. 3.9
Property crime per 1,000
Jenkins 9
Pennsylvania 16.1
U.S. 19.5
Trend

Reported crime per 1,000 residents, 2022–2023

JenkinsPennsylvania
051015 20222023 Property Violent
Solid lines: property crime · dashed: violent crime.
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YearJenkins propertyPennsylvania propertyJenkins violentPennsylvania violent
20229.116.10.23.2
2023916.10.22.8
What gets reported

2023, by type

Larceny / theft
30
Burglary
7
Vehicle theft
3
Aggravated assault
1
Robbery
0
Rape
0
Homicide
0
Arson
1

Offenses reported to police, not convictions.

Who keeps Jenkins safe

Local public safety

👮 Jenkins 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

Jenkins 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
Jenkins—0.292023
PlainsB-1.716.82025
PittstonB-1.522.52025

No town figures in the FBI's data: Laflin, Yatesville, Pittston, Spring Brook, Bear Creek, Thornhurst.

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 4,500, 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.

Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2023, 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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