The city of Harrisburg, with a total population of 48,804, experienced 6,301 arrests over the past three years. During 2017, the arrest rate totaled 421.69 per 10,000 residents. This represents a 33.22% difference making Harrisburg higher than the national average of 316.54 per 10,000 residents. Of those, 564 were for violent crimes such as murder, rape, and robbery. The city of Harrisburg also handled 1,494 arrests for property crimes during 2017. Compared to Halifax and Highspire, Harrisburg is a more dangerous place to live.
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The city of Harrisburg experienced a higher rate of non-violent crime. During 2017, Harrisburg totaled 564 violent crimes and 1,494 non-violent crimes.
During 2007-2017, Harrisburg experienced 6,186 violent crimes. Of those, 113 were for murder/non-negligent manslaughter, another 475 were for legacy rape, 3,262 were for robbery, and 2,336 were for aggravated assault.
It is situated in Dauphin county, Pennsylvania with a total number of 161 employees - 17 female, 118 male officers and 26 civilians. Harrisburg PD ORI (Originated Agency Identifier) number is PA0220200, it belongs to the Middle Atlantic division in the Northeast region with a region code of Region I.