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Bethlehem

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania crime and tract data guide. Read the citywide pattern first, then move into tract pages and comparison pages to see where the local differences are most pronounced.

Population
139,733
Bethlehem covered by 35 underlying areas.
Violent crime
2.7 / 1k
Violent crime moved up by 2.5 / 1k from 0.2 / 1k in 2022 to 2.7 / 1k in 2024. The earlier baseline was too small for a reliable headline percentage.
Property crime
14.1 / 1k
Property crime moved up by 12.6 / 1k from 1.5 / 1k in 2022 to 14.1 / 1k in 2024. The earlier baseline was too small for a reliable headline percentage.
Market rent
$1,965
Market rent has increased 35% since 2021. Rent here is ZIP-derived market context.
Signals

What Bethlehem is signaling right now

City-level signals summarize safety, market pressure, quality, and upside without loading the application bundle.

Safety

100/100

Scores in the 100th percentile for lower violent crime relative to its peer set. Higher scores indicate safer conditions based on the current violent-crime rate.

Momentum

50/100

Development activity lands around the 50th percentile once permit intensity is normalized by household base — a forward-looking signal for neighborhood improvement trajectory.

Quality

54/100

Retail discovery mix places this area around the 54th percentile — curated premium-versus-value retail tagging, openings, and category mix are used to summarize commercial quality.

Investor Upside

52/100

Forward-looking composite places this area in the 52nd percentile — a weighted blend of development momentum and retail quality signaling medium-term investment potential.

Benchmarks

Bethlehem compared with Pennsylvania

Bethlehem city pages are rolled up from tract-level metrics, then linked into tract pages and city comparison reads so you can move from the citywide pattern into the places driving it.

Violent Crime

2.7 / 1k

5.3 / 1k state · 4.0 / 1k national

Property Crime

14.1 / 1k

26.4 / 1k state · 19.6 / 1k national

Market Rent (ZIP-derived)

$1,965

$1,545 state

Permits 12M

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