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Reading score: 38/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Reading safe? United States travel risk

Is Reading safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Reading scores 38/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. The US State Department does not issue advice for United States. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Reading scores 38/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United States (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Reading: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals.

Driven by: security (35/100) and crime and scams (47/100).

A score of 38 is higher than the scores of 47% of the 241 countries we cover.

Consult the United States travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Territorial & Position Context

Found at 40.3400° N, 75.9267° W within Pennsylvania, Reading is situated 184.9 km SSW of Washington at an altitude of 93 m.

Region
Pennsylvania
Coordinates
40.3400° N, 75.9267° W
Elevation
93 m
Time Zone
America/New_York
Population
280,030
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Philadelphia (76.8 km ESE).

Critical Services & Regional Transit

Aviation Hub Reading Regional Airport (Carl A Spaatz Field) (RDG) 5.4 km NW
Hospital Care Haven Behavioral Hospital Of Eastern Pennsylvania 0.2 km SSE
Police Station West Reading PD 2.0 km WSW
Railway Terminal Kutztown Train Station 23.9 km NNE

Adjacent Localities in United States

Climate by Month

Hottest: July (30 °C avg high); Wettest: December (108 mm).

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High °C 3° 5° 10° 17° 21° 26° 30° 29° 25° 19° 10° 5°
Low °C -6° -5° -0° 6° 10° 16° 19° 19° 15° 9° 3° -3°
Rain mm 87 74 94 103 105 103 87 105 99 80 97 108

Normals: Allentown (47.6 km away).

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the United States travel advice & laws.

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Regional Centers with Threat Ratings

Lebanon 10
42.0 km W
Lancaster 15
45.9 km SW
Allentown 32
47.6 km NE
Bethlehem 17
57.0 km NE
Philadelphia 82
76.8 km ESE
York 15
80.1 km WSW

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Reference data: SimpleMaps (CC BY 4.0), GeoNames, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, GDACS, USGS · Sources · Editorial Policy