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Safety in Noxen · County and nearby FBI data

Safety in Noxen

Noxen doesn’t have its own police figures in the FBI’s data. It’s most likely covered by the Wyoming County Sheriff’s Office and the Pennsylvania State Police. Below is what they report, along with the nearest towns that have their own numbers.

Nearest ER
17.5 mi
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital
Storm & flood risk
Very high
higher than 86% of U.S. places
FEMA

What stands out about safety in Noxen

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

Who patrols here

Noxen is covered by the county and the state

Noxen has no police department of its own in the FBI’s data. Calls here most likely go to the Wyoming County Sheriff’s Office and the Pennsylvania State Police, and their numbers cover the whole area they patrol, not just Noxen.

Wyoming County Sheriff’s Office

Crimes reported in the parts of Wyoming County it patrols: the towns and villages without police of their own.

Property crimes (burglary, theft, stolen cars)

Violent crimes (assault, robbery, rape, murder)

The Wyoming County Sheriff’s Office isn’t in the FBI’s 2025 table (no full year reported), so 2024 is its newest figure.

Pennsylvania State Police

The State Police also patrol Wyoming County, mostly its rural roads and towns.

Property crimes (burglary, theft, stolen cars)

Violent crimes (assault, robbery, rape, murder)

▼ Property crime down 70% since 2022▼ Violent crime down 98% since 2022

These are counts, not rates. The FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers, so we can’t turn them into a per-resident figure or a Safety Grade. Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, offenses known to law enforcement by county and by state agency.

Nearest with figures

The closest towns that report their own numbers

None of the towns bordering Noxen has its own figures either, so here are the nearest towns with their own police departments in the FBI’s data. Tap one to see its safety page.

TownGradeDistanceViolentPropertyYear
Harveys LakeA+6 mi0.74.92025
DallasB+10 mi1.18.82025
TunkhannockB13 mi1.74.72025
MeshoppenC14 mi2.521.32025
Courtdale—14 mi0*3*2025
U.S. average3.315.52025

Reported crimes per 1,000 residents in each town’s latest year; * = a count, for towns under 1,000 people; — = not graded. Distances are straight-line. Nearby towns can be very different from Noxen: a small village and a city aren’t alike.

Be ready

Know who to call, and what the weather can do

For emergencies, the nearest ER, and the storms and floods Noxen plans for.

Emergencies911

Police, fire or medical, anywhere in Noxen.

Nearest emergency roomWilkes-Barre General Hospital

Wilkes-Barre · 17.5 miles

Directions Health care →
Storms & floods
Very highFEMA riskLowerHigher
Inland flooding

Expected damage is higher than in 86% of U.S. communities. 13 paid flood insurance claims since 1978.

Natural hazards in Noxen →

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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 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. Natural hazards: FEMA National Risk Index and flood insurance claims. Hospitals: CMS Hospital General Information. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.

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