State crime profile · 2024

Pennsylvania Crime Rates: Safest & Most Dangerous Cities

Crime data for 840 cities and 38 of 67 counties in Pennsylvania (PA), ranked safest to most dangerous from 1,440 reporting agencies.

Data updated 2026-09-05

249.5
Violent / 100K
1,457.1
Property / 100K
840
Cities
38
Counties

Pennsylvania violent crime is 249.5 per 100,000, 29% below the U.S. average

According to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program for 2024, Pennsylvania records 249.5 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 29% below the national average (about the 17th-safest of 51 states and D.C.). Statewide averages hide city and county variation; UCR participation is voluntary.

  • 249.5 violent crimes per 100K
  • -29% vs. the U.S. average
  • 17th safest of 51 states & DC
  • 1,457.1 property crimes per 100K

How safe is Pennsylvania? FBI UCR data snapshot

Pennsylvania (PA) reported 32,633 violent crimes and 190,567 property crimes in 2024, based on FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program submissions from 1,440 law enforcement agencies. That translates to a statewide violent crime rate of 249.5 per 100,000 residents and a property crime rate of 1457.1 per 100,000 against a reporting population of 13,078,751. The PlainCrime dataset indexes 840 Pennsylvania cities and 38 counties, each with their own detail pages and local crime figures drawn from FBI UCR Tables 8 and 10.

The FBI's state-level summary reports violent and property crime as aggregate totals rather than broken out by individual offense type (murder, rape, robbery, assault, burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, arson). For an offense-by-offense breakdown, see the individual city and county pages for Pennsylvania below, which draw on FBI UCR Tables 8 and 10 and do report each offense type separately.

Across 11 years of state-level UCR history (2014–2024), the violent crime rate moved from 314.7 to 249.5 per 100,000, a decline of 20.7%. City-level detail pages within Pennsylvania include safety grades (A+ to F), benchmarks against national averages, per-capita risk estimates, and multi-year trend tables for users comparing specific jurisdictions. All figures above are drawn from FBI UCR 2024 submissions; reporting completeness varies by agency, and the FBI periodically restates prior-year figures as late submissions arrive.

How Pennsylvania ranks nationally

Pennsylvania vs. every U.S. state

Violent crime per 100,000 residents, FBI UCR 2024. Lower is safer.

250 Safer than 67% among 51 U.S. states

PA 0 1,100+ every state & DC, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band of values; taller bars hold more U.S. states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program · 2024

Safest cities · Most dangerous cities · Crime trends

Crime Trends

Year Population Violent Crime Rate Property Crime Rate
2024 13,078,751 32,633 249.5 190,567 1457.1
2023 12,961,683 34,411 265.5 200,225 1544.7
2022 12,972,008 32,195 248.2 163,770 1262.5
2021 12,964,004 22,156 170.9 84,235 649.8
2020 12,783,254 33,249 260.1 142,994 1118.6
2019 12,801,989 36,819 287.6 170,647 1333
2018 12,807,060 39,156 305.7 191,905 1498.4
2017 12,805,537 40,004 312.4 211,461 1651.3
2016 12,784,227 40,279 315.1 223,332 1746.9
2015 12,802,503 40,127 313.4 232,990 1819.9
2014 12,787,209 40,240 314.7 248,431 1942.8

Cities in Pennsylvania

Safest cities in Pennsylvania

Cities with 25,000+ residents, lowest violent crime per 100,000, FBI UCR 2024. Hover a bar for the exact rate.

/100K

What this shows Cranberry Township is the safest sizeable city in Pennsylvania, at 11.4 violent crimes per 100,000.

Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program As of 2024

Highest violent-crime cities in Pennsylvania

Cities with 25,000+ residents, highest violent crime per 100,000, FBI UCR 2024. Hover a bar for the exact rate.

/100K

What this shows Philadelphia reports the highest big-city violent-crime rate in Pennsylvania, at 908.7 per 100,000.

Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program As of 2024

Philadelphia is both volume #1 and rate #1 among 71 Pennsylvania cities with 25,000+ residents in FBI UCR 2024. That non-invert is disclosed, not hidden.

Pennsylvania's largest cities, violent vs. property crime. X axis violent crime per 100K, Y axis property crime per 100K, split by the national averages. 14 cities; the anchor is ringed. Pennsylvania's largest cities, violent vs. property crime 64 981 Violent crime per 100K → 359 4,912 Property crime per 100K → Philadelphia Pittsburgh Allentown Reading SAFEST HIGHEST CRIME PROPERTY-HEAVY VIOLENT-HEAVY Safety grade A / B C D / F
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program · split lines are Pennsylvania's statewide averages · the four largest cities are labeled
Read the chart as a list
  • Philadelphia: 909 violent, 4548 property per 100,000 (grade F)
  • Pittsburgh: 427 violent, 2280 property per 100,000 (grade D)
  • Allentown: 272 violent, 1569 property per 100,000 (grade C)
  • Reading: 337 violent, 1435 property per 100,000 (grade C)
  • Erie: 376 violent, 1929 property per 100,000 (grade C)
  • Northern York County Regional: 75 violent, 399 property per 100,000 (grade A)
  • Upper Darby Township: 214 violent, 2832 property per 100,000 (grade C)
  • Bethlehem: 206 violent, 1369 property per 100,000 (grade B)
  • Scranton: 281 violent, 1345 property per 100,000 (grade B)
  • York County Regional: 178 violent, 511 property per 100,000 (grade A)
  • Lower Merion Township: 72 violent, 1798 property per 100,000 (grade A)
  • Manheim Township: 75 violent, 691 property per 100,000 (grade A)
  • Bensalem Township: 94 violent, 2877 property per 100,000 (grade B)
  • Abington Township, Montgomery County: 125 violent, 2068 property per 100,000 (grade B)
C

Pennsylvania safety livability score: 66/100

Percentile-benchmarked against all 51 tracked states, 2024 FBI UCR data.

  • Violent crime rate

    249.5/100K · C (67th percentile)

  • Property crime rate

    1457.1/100K · C (65th percentile)

  • Murder rate

    N/A, dropped from score, weight redistributed

City Population Violent / 100K Grade
Philadelphia 1,549,259
908.7
F
Pittsburgh 317,177
427.2
D
Allentown 124,599
272.1
C
Reading 97,868
337.2
C
Erie 92,379
375.6
C
Northern York County Regional 90,901
74.8
A
Upper Darby Township 84,668
213.8
C
Bethlehem 79,194
205.8
B
Scranton 75,683
281.4
B
York County Regional 71,232
178.3
A
Lower Merion Township 64,290
71.6
A
Manheim Township 63,061
74.5
A
Bensalem Township 62,843
93.9
B
Abington Township, Montgomery County 58,429
124.9
B
State College 57,580
152.8
A
Bristol Township 53,784
150.6
B
Millcreek Township, Erie County 52,803
172.3
A
Haverford Township 50,544
21.8
A
Harrisburg 49,985
762.2
F
Middletown Township 45,516
15.4
A+
York 44,893
530.1
D
Wilkes-Barre 44,254
431.6
C
Pocono Mountain Regional 42,656
189.9
B
Altoona 42,424
334.7
C
Northern Lancaster County Regional 41,609
38.5
A+
Northampton Township 39,879
20.1
A+
Penn Hills 39,203
369.9
C
Cheltenham Township 38,819
200.9
C
Northern Regional 38,548
41.5
A+
Upper Merion Township 36,408
123.6
C
Norristown 35,764
450.2
D
Hampden Township 35,576
22.5
A+
Cranberry Township 34,970
11.4
A+
Stroud Area Regional 34,162
155.1
B
Ephrata 34,010
29.4
A
Chester 33,944
830.8
F
Radnor Township 33,908
70.8
A
Lower Makefield Township 33,400
29.9
A+
Warminster Township 33,195
60.3
A
Mount Lebanon 32,585
61.4
A
Ross Township 32,076
53
B
Bethel Park 32,034
59.3
A
North Huntingdon Township 31,761
37.8
A
Ridley Township 30,633
58.8
A
Hazleton 30,079
232.7
B
Easton 30,064
196.2
B
Westtown-East Goshen Regional 29,610
16.9
A+
Swatara Township 29,394
153.1
B
Upper Macungie Township 29,196
20.6
A+
Whitehall Township 29,090
213.1
C
Spring Township, Berks County 28,506
73.7
A
McCandless 28,350
109.3
A
Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County 27,762
212.5
B
Monroeville 27,753
122.5
B
Springettsbury Township 27,604
130.4
B
Upper Dublin Township 27,382
40.2
A
Horsham Township 27,268
25.7
A+
East Hempfield Township 27,135
51.6
A
Shaler Township 26,801
48.5
A+
East Lampeter Township 26,615
90.2
A
Bethlehem Township 26,492
71.7
A
Moon Township 26,389
75.8
A
Warrington Township 26,355
22.8
A+
Lebanon 26,241
152.4
A
Plum 26,145
61.2
A+
Montgomery Township 26,069
69
A
Upper Moreland Township 26,020
107.6
B
Lower Providence Township 25,975
26.9
A+
Exeter Township, Berks County 25,633
89.7
A
Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County 25,114
51.8
A
Derry Township, Dauphin County 25,016
87.9
A
Springfield Township, Delaware County 24,806
100.8
B
Upper Allen Township 24,279
78.3
A
Marple Township 24,044
29.1
A
West Goshen Township 23,889
288.8
B
Peters Township 23,367
149.8
A
Pottstown 23,324
737.4
F
Carlisle 23,144
168.5
B
Newtown Township, Bucks County 22,933
30.5
A+
Palmer Township 22,423
40.1
A
Chambersburg 22,366
465
D
Muhlenberg Township 22,172
63.1
A
Manor Township, Lancaster County 22,068
95.2
A
Silver Spring Township 21,585
55.6
A
East Pennsboro Township 21,266
47
A+
New Castle 21,252
84.7
A
Springfield Township, Montgomery County 21,044
42.8
A
West Whiteland Township 20,960
95.4
A
Penn Township, Westmoreland County 20,744
14.5
A+
Buckingham Township 20,736
19.3
A+
Murrysville 20,674
24.2
A+
Lower Allen Township 20,469
78.2
A
Baldwin Borough 20,459
141.7
A
Whitpain Township 20,451
14.7
A+
Upper St. Clair Township 20,399
24.5
A
Lower Southampton Township 20,374
58.9
A
Phoenixville 20,316
83.7
A
West Hempfield Township 20,178
54.5
A
Johnstown 20,120
586.5
F
West Chester 20,004
215
B
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Counties in Pennsylvania

38 of 67 Census county-equivalents (56.7%) appear in FBI Table 10 for this vintage. Missing counties are absent from the FBI source for this year, not dropped by PlainCrime. See national county coverage and methodology.

Allegheny
Beaver
Bedford
Berks
Bradford
Bucks
Butler
Carbon
Centre
Chester
Clarion
Cumberland
Erie
Franklin
Greene
Indiana
Jefferson
Juniata
Lancaster
Lawrence
Lehigh
Lycoming
Mercer
Monroe
Montgomery
Northampton
Northumberland
Pike
Schuylkill
Snyder
Tioga
Union
Warren
Washington
Wayne
Westmoreland
Wyoming
York

Nationwide peers for Pennsylvania

Similar violent rate (~249.5/100K)

Similar property rate (~1,457.1/100K)

Nearby States

Oklahoma
OK
Oregon
OR
Rhode Island
RI
South Carolina
SC
South Dakota
SD

Safest cities · Most dangerous · Trends · National rankings · Crime grades · Compare · Methodology

Primary source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, Crime in the United States annual release. State-level trends cross-check against the FBI Crime Data Explorer (CDE) API.

Population figures for rate calculations reference U.S. Census Bureau estimates where FBI-reported populations are unavailable. Verify with Census.gov QuickFacts.

Read our methodology , how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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