How Safe Are You? A Look At Plymouth Area Crime Rates By Neighborhood

How safe are you?

Plymouth has been given a well below “average” score compared to other municipalities across the nation, with crime rates significantly higher than the national and state average, according to data from a recent study.

However, certain neighborhoods are significantly more dangerous than others.

Using a database comprised of crime data and statistics from the FBI, U.S. Justice Department, and more than 17,000 local law enforcement agencies, an online research service called Neighborhood Scout now allows local residents to see a statistical breakdown of crimes by neighborhood.

Taking all available data, Neighborhood Scout applies a mathematical algorithm that estimates the total number of crimes and crime rates for each neighborhood, with nearly 90-percent accuracy.

It then produces colored maps, which show the safest and most dangerous places to live.

Overall, the Plymouth Meeting area scores a 20 out of 100 on the crime index, with 100 being the safest.

The numbers signify that Plymouth is safer than only 20 percent of cities in the United States.

Nearby Norristown, meanwhile, scored a 13, and was listed as one of the nation’s 100 most dangerous cities.

The Plymouth data states that there are 9 violent crimes and 195 property crimes committed annually, although the violent crime crime rate of 1.46 per 1,000 residents is below the Pennsylvania average of 3.35.

The likelihood of finding yourself a victim of violent crime in Plymouth is 1 in 686.

There are 54 crimes per square mile in Plymouth compared to a state average of 58 crimes per square-mile and the national average of 37.9 crimes per square mile.

Neighborhood Scout summarizes crime in the Plymouth area in this way:

The crime rate in Plymouth Meeting is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 33 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 Plymouth Meeting is 1 in 30. Based on FBI crime data, Plymouth Meeting is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to Pennsylvania, Plymouth Meeting has a crime rate that is higher than 88% of the state’s cities and towns of all sizes.

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

Drilling down to the neighborhood level provides a glimpse at those neighborhoods with crime rates higher than the rest of the area.

In Plymouth, the most dangerous neighborhoods are:

• Ernest / Black Horse
• Cold Point / Corsons

The safest neighborhoods in Plymouth are:

• Walton Road / Plymouth Lane
• Town Center

Many of the most dangerous places in the nation, according to Neighborhood Scout, are located in the Delaware Valley.

Aside from Norristown, Camden, New Jersey was ranked 1st, Chester, Pennsylvania 2nd, and Atlantic City 8th.