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The Bensalem crime rate is higher than the Pennsylvania average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #574

Bensalem, PA	1,445.73
Pennsylvania	1,334.83
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Bensalem, PA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Bensalem, PA	Count	2	10	40	29	238	1,463	75	19
	Bensalem, PA	Per 100,000	3.3	16.5	66.1	47.9	393.3	2,417.9	124.0	31.4	1,144
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	4.8	21.8	105.8	173.5	357.5	1,472.2	102.0	NA	1,111
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Bensalem, PA	Count	0	27	58	21	198	1,738	90	13
	Bensalem, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	44.6	95.8	34.7	327.2	2,872.0	148.7	21.5	1,359
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	4.7	20.7	115.6	185.7	407.3	1,545.6	107.8	NA	1,176
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Bensalem, PA	Count	1	7	39	33	336	1,780	89	14
	Bensalem, PA	Per 100,000	1.6	11.5	64.3	54.4	553.9	2,934.1	146.7	23.1	1,318
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.4	26.1	122.8	194.4	445.5	1,603.1	117.7	NA	1,272
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Bensalem, PA	Count	0	14	60	19	299	1,871	118	35
	Bensalem, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	23.1	99.0	31.3	493.2	3,086.4	194.7	57.7	1,414
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.0	26.1	126.6	197.3	454.0	1,636.1	132.2	NA	1,295
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Bensalem, PA	Count	0	6	67	37	305	1,718	124	47
	Bensalem, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	10.2	113.5	62.7	516.7	2,910.5	210.1	79.6	1,379
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.2	26.9	128.8	205.3	434.3	1,607.4	131.2	NA	1,295
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Bensalem, PA	Count	0	6	67	32	340	1,790	128	35
	Bensalem, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	10.3	115.0	54.9	583.4	3,071.2	219.6	60.1	1,451
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.2	29.0	138.9	207.4	434.7	1,625.5	141.4	NA	1,334
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Bensalem, PA	Count	2	7	44	49	310	1,984	198	43
	Bensalem, PA	Per 100,000	3.4	12.0	75.3	83.9	530.8	3,397.3	339.0	73.6	1,596
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.6	27.9	151.6	224.8	470.9	1,758.8	180.5	NA	1,442
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Bensalem, PA	Count	1	9	60	50	368	2,065	206	16
	Bensalem, PA	Per 100,000	1.7	15.3	102.1	85.1	626.0	3,512.6	350.4	27.2	1,708
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.8	27.7	156.5	226.4	450.6	1,697.9	212.8	NA	1,443
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Bensalem, PA	Count	2	10	50	60	321	1,706	245	8
	Bensalem, PA	Per 100,000	3.4	17.0	85.0	102.0	545.9	2,901.5	416.7	13.6	1,573
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.9	27.3	168.6	237.6	463.2	1,742.9	237.4	NA	1,502
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Bensalem, PA	Count	3	7	61	63	331	1,578	188	21
	Bensalem, PA	Per 100,000	5.1	11.9	103.9	107.4	564.0	2,688.9	320.4	35.8	1,516
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	6.1	28.9	154.6	235.0	451.6	1,729.1	236.5	NA	1,479
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Bensalem, PA	16.67
Pennsylvania	4.56
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Bensalem, PA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2009	Bensalem, PA	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Bensalem, PA	Per 100,000	1.7	0.0	1.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	17
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Bensalem, PA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Bensalem, PA	Per 100,000	1.7	1.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	17
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.6	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Bensalem, PA	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Bensalem, PA	Per 100,000	1.7	0.0	0.0	1.7	0.0	0.0	17
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.7	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	6
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Bensalem, PA	1.95
Pennsylvania	2.92
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Bensalem, PA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Bensalem, PA	Count	122	99	23
	Bensalem, PA	Per 100,000	201.6	163.6	38.0	1.83
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	309.8	259.3	50.5	2.85
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Bensalem, PA	Count	129	100	29
	Bensalem, PA	Per 100,000	213.2	165.2	47.9	1.89
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	307.1	258.0	49.0	2.83
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Bensalem, PA	Count	129	100	29
	Bensalem, PA	Per 100,000	212.6	164.8	47.8	1.89
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	307.7	259.0	48.7	2.83
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Bensalem, PA	Count	129	100	29
	Bensalem, PA	Per 100,000	212.8	165.0	47.8	1.89
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	327.8	270.7	57.1	2.99
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Bensalem, PA	Count	132	101	31
	Bensalem, PA	Per 100,000	223.6	171.1	52.5	1.97
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	306.8	261.8	45.1	2.84
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Bensalem, PA	Count	206	101	105
	Bensalem, PA	Per 100,000	353.4	173.3	180.2	2.63
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	309.8	262.6	47.2	2.86
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Bensalem, PA	Count	205	102	103
	Bensalem, PA	Per 100,000	351.0	174.7	176.4	2.63
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	316.8	267.1	49.7	2.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Bensalem, PA	Count	125	95	30
	Bensalem, PA	Per 100,000	212.6	161.6	51.0	1.87
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	326.8	275.5	51.3	3.01
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Bensalem, PA	Count	100	77	23
2005	Bensalem, PA	Count	107	83	24