Wilkes-Barre Township Police Release 2018 Crime Report

2018 Uniform Crime Report (UCR) Statistics Information

The Police Department responded to 5,946 calls for service for the 2018 calendar year.
519 incidents are classified under the UCR Part 1 Offenses, including:
5 robbery offenses
2 assault offenses
16 burglary offenses
5 motor vehicle theft offenses
490 theft offenses
637 incidents are classified under the UCR Part 2 
Offenses, including:
21 fraud offenses
51 criminal mischief offenses
23 weapons violations
29 DUI offenses
19 public drunkenness offenses
351 disorderly conduct offenses
Incidents cleared through arrest for both Part 1 & 2 offenses totaled 458 adults and 25 juveniles, including the following:
279 thefts
5 frauds 
66 drug violations
29 DUI offenses
2 robbery offenses
47 disorderly conducts
Uniform Crime Report (UCR) statistical information for Wilkes-Barre Township for 2018, shows that UCR Part 1 offenses decreased 4.47% and Part 2 offenses have increased 9.28% in comparison with statistics from 2017. Arrests have decreased 5.95% over 2017. The total crime rate for Wilkes-Barre Township increased 2.68%.