Safest Cities in Pennsylvania

Top 50 cities (≥10,000 pop) by lowest FBI UCR violent crime rate per 100,000 · 2024. Lead: Hampton Township at 11.3/100K.

FBI UCR Safest-Cities Snapshot: Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania lists 50 cities with 10,000+ population for 2024, spanning Hampton Township at 11.3/100K violent down to Northern Regional at 41.5/100K on this cut. That is a 30.2/100K spread inside the safest cohort alone, not a single statewide rate. Cohort average: 26.1 violent offenses per 100,000 residents.

Hampton Township reported 2 violent and 62 property offenses on a 17,771 reporting population in 2024. Property rate 348.9/100K sits beside the 11.3/100K violent rate. Top five on the table: Hampton Township, Cranberry Township, Adams Township, Butler County, Penn Township, Westmoreland County, Whitpain Township.

Hampton Township offense desk

Hampton Township's violent rate fell 59.6% vs 2023 (27.8 → 11.3 per 100K) while staying #1 on this Pennsylvania list.

Mix index is HHI × 10,000 on Part I violent shares for the #1 city only, distinct from the per-100K ranking table.

# City GradePopulationViolent Crime RateProperty Crime Rate
1 Hampton Township A+ 17,771 11.3/100K 348.9/100K
2 Cranberry Township A+ 34,970 11.4/100K 700.6/100K
3 Adams Township, Butler County A+ 15,861 12.6/100K 31.5/100K
4 Penn Township, Westmoreland County A+ 20,744 14.5/100K 28.9/100K
5 Whitpain Township A+ 20,451 14.7/100K 660.1/100K
6 Franconia Township A+ 13,488 14.8/100K 392.9/100K
7 Middletown Township A+ 45,516 15.4/100K 448.2/100K
8 Westtown-East Goshen Regional A+ 29,610 16.9/100K 351.2/100K
9 Forks Township A+ 16,568 18.1/100K 567.4/100K
10 Lower Salford Township A+ 16,255 18.5/100K 363/100K
11 Buckingham Township A+ 20,736 19.3/100K 400.3/100K
12 Northampton Township A+ 39,879 20.1/100K 293.4/100K
13 East Cocalico Township A+ 14,775 20.3/100K 487.3/100K
14 Warwick Township, Bucks County A+ 14,703 20.4/100K 367.3/100K
15 Upper Macungie Township A+ 29,196 20.6/100K 530.9/100K
16 Plumstead Township A+ 14,391 20.8/100K 528.1/100K
17 Haverford Township A 50,544 21.8/100K 1026.8/100K
18 Upper Saucon Township A+ 17,864 22.4/100K 503.8/100K
19 Hampden Township A+ 35,576 22.5/100K 238.9/100K
20 Warrington Township A+ 26,355 22.8/100K 743.7/100K
21 New Holland A+ 12,898 23.3/100K 759.8/100K
22 Murrysville A+ 20,674 24.2/100K 232.2/100K
23 Upper St. Clair Township A 20,399 24.5/100K 1201/100K
24 Horsham Township A+ 27,268 25.7/100K 836.1/100K
25 Newtown Township, Delaware County A+ 15,345 26.1/100K 345.4/100K
26 Cecil Township A+ 15,206 26.3/100K 217/100K
27 Lower Providence Township A+ 25,975 26.9/100K 546.7/100K
28 Nether Providence Township A+ 14,449 27.7/100K 539.8/100K
29 Doylestown Township A+ 18,000 27.8/100K 577.8/100K
30 Upper Providence Township, Delaware County A+ 10,762 27.9/100K 130.1/100K
31 Northampton A+ 10,414 28.8/100K 364.9/100K
32 Upper Gwynedd Township A+ 17,273 28.9/100K 567.4/100K
33 Marple Township A 24,044 29.1/100K 1039.8/100K
34 Ephrata A 34,010 29.4/100K 902.7/100K
35 Lower Makefield Township A+ 33,400 29.9/100K 571.9/100K
36 Newtown Township, Bucks County A+ 22,933 30.5/100K 523.3/100K
37 West Earl Township A+ 12,547 31.9/100K 271/100K
38 New Britain Township A+ 12,260 32.6/100K 505.7/100K
39 Towamencin Township A+ 17,925 33.5/100K 591.4/100K
40 Hilltown Township A+ 17,863 33.6/100K 722.2/100K
41 South Heidelberg Township A+ 14,489 34.5/100K 393.4/100K
42 Northwest Lancaster County Regional A+ 19,987 35/100K 195.1/100K
43 Whitemarsh Township A+ 19,963 35.1/100K 711.3/100K
44 New Hanover Township A+ 13,694 36.5/100K 328.6/100K
45 South Park Township A+ 13,630 36.7/100K 418.2/100K
46 North Huntingdon Township A 31,761 37.8/100K 815.5/100K
47 Northern Lancaster County Regional A+ 41,609 38.5/100K 389.3/100K
48 Palmer Township A 22,423 40.1/100K 1324.5/100K
49 Upper Dublin Township A 27,382 40.2/100K 785.2/100K
50 Northern Regional A+ 38,548 41.5/100K 303.5/100K

Pennsylvania overview · Most dangerous cities · National safest cities · Methodology - FBI UCR Part I rates; cities ≥10,000 pop; 2024.