The city of Mount Joy, with a total population of 8,221, experienced 356 arrests over the past three years. During 2017, the arrest rate totaled 117.99 per 10,000 residents. This represents a 62.73% difference making Mount Joy lower than the national average of 316.54 per 10,000 residents. Of those, 19 were for violent crimes such as murder, rape, and robbery. The city of Mount Joy also handled 78 arrests for property crimes during 2017. Compared to Adamstown and Akron, Mount Joy is a more dangerous place to live.
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The city of Mount Joy experienced a higher rate of non-violent crime. During 2017, Mount Joy totaled 19 violent crimes and 78 non-violent crimes.
During 2007-2017, Mount Joy experienced 173 violent crimes. Of those, 1 were for murder/non-negligent manslaughter, another 20 were for legacy rape, 19 were for robbery, and 133 were for aggravated assault.