Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2010
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2010, among Pennsylvania cities with a population of at least 10K, Chester had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (2,441.84), followed by Harrisburg (1,641.79), McKeesport (1,331.27), Wilkinsburg (1,296.42), and Norristown (1,222.96).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2010, and the table below shows the ranking of Pennsylvania cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Violent crime rate per 100K.
You can see similar rankings of cities for other crime types in Pennsylvania, and the ranking of all cities in the US.
Hover over or click on the bars in the chart below, to see the number of Violent crimes for each city. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.
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Rank | City | Crime Rate Per 100K |
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1 | Chester | 2441.84 |
2 | Harrisburg | 1641.79 |
3 | McKeesport | 1331.27 |
4 | Wilkinsburg | 1296.42 |
5 | Norristown | 1222.96 |
6 | Philadelphia | 1189.38 |
7 | Coatesville | 1174.50 |
8 | New Castle | 1126.50 |
9 | York | 1038.15 |
10 | Pottstown | 1032.99 |
11 | Reading | 942.61 |
12 | Lancaster | 919.36 |
13 | Pittsburgh | 898.52 |
14 | Aliquippa | 800.23 |
15 | Sharon | 708.83 |
16 | Swatara Township | 693.56 |
17 | Allentown | 674.82 |
18 | North Versailles Township | 672.14 |
19 | Yeadon | 654.34 |
20 | Butler | 589.25 |
21 | Nanticoke | 569.58 |
22 | Upper Darby Township | 555.37 |
23 | Washington, Washington County | 488.30 |
24 | Easton | 479.14 |
25 | Wilkes-Barre | 478.40 |
26 | Erie | 471.77 |
27 | Johnstown | 458.52 |
28 | Uniontown | 451.62 |
29 | Hazleton | 414.65 |
30 | Lebanon | 402.35 |
31 | Penn Hills | 402.26 |
32 | New Kensington | 390.19 |
33 | Caln Township | 384.12 |
34 | Coal Township | 372.73 |
35 | Logan Township | 364.64 |
36 | Altoona | 361.37 |
37 | West Chester | 349.88 |
38 | Williamsport | 347.89 |
39 | Scranton | 325.36 |
40 | Bethlehem | 317.79 |
41 | Monroeville | 311.35 |
42 | Berwick | 304.85 |
43 | Stroud Area Regional | 300.44 |
44 | Phoenixville | 289.55 |
45 | Carlisle | 288.65 |
46 | Cheltenham Township | 271.59 |
47 | Lansdowne | 260.78 |
48 | Plymouth Township, Montgomery County | 260.07 |
49 | West Mifflin | 250.59 |
50 | Upper Chichester Township | 240.94 |
51 | Bristol Township | 234.44 |
52 | Ephrata | 234.02 |
53 | West Norriton Township | 232.99 |
54 | Greensburg | 229.19 |
55 | Lower Pottsgrove Township | 218.43 |
56 | Nether Providence Township | 218.08 |
57 | Columbia | 217.48 |
58 | Munhall | 217.23 |
59 | Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County | 212.26 |
60 | Lansdale | 211.24 |
61 | Hanover | 210.06 |
62 | Ridley Township | 209.06 |
63 | Pocono Mountain Regional | 206.94 |
64 | Spring Garden Township | 204.62 |
65 | Lower Paxton Township | 201.54 |
66 | Lower Providence Township | 200.19 |
67 | Lower Southampton Township | 188.12 |
68 | West Manchester Township | 187.52 |
69 | Bensalem Township | 186.35 |
70 | South Whitehall Township | 183.99 |
71 | Derry Township, Dauphin County | 183.46 |
72 | Abington Township | 177.01 |
73 | East Lampeter Township | 174.59 |
74 | Fairview Township, York County | 172.23 |
75 | Lower Saucon Township | 172.04 |
76 | Southwest Mercer County Regional | 171.62 |
77 | Springfield Township, Montgomery County | 163.80 |
78 | Lower Gwynedd Township | 163.41 |
79 | Baldwin Borough | 162.60 |
80 | Springettsbury Township | 154.73 |
81 | Center Township | 154.52 |
82 | Falls Township, Bucks County | 153.62 |
83 | Robinson Township, Allegheny County | 152.82 |
84 | Plum | 148.23 |
85 | Bloomsburg Town | 147.60 |
86 | Towamencin Township | 145.82 |
87 | Meadville | 143.62 |
88 | North Middleton Township | 142.97 |
89 | Aston Township | 140.35 |
90 | Northeastern Regional | 139.85 |
91 | East Hempfield Township | 137.30 |
92 | Muhlenberg Township | 136.64 |
93 | Hanover Township, Luzerne County | 136.19 |
94 | State College | 135.41 |
95 | Oil City | 133.83 |
96 | Lancaster Township | 133.78 |
97 | Bethlehem Township | 132.12 |
98 | Mifflin County Regional | 132.04 |
99 | Kingston | 131.66 |
100 | Whitpain Township | 131.45 |
101 | Hermitage | 129.15 |
102 | Dunmore | 129.10 |
103 | Whitehall Township | 127.96 |
104 | Waynesboro | 126.72 |
105 | Douglass Township, Montgomery County | 125.34 |
106 | Hopewell Township | 122.03 |
107 | Newberry Township | 120.06 |
108 | York Area Regional | 116.28 |
109 | Lehigh Township, Northampton County | 115.92 |
110 | Westtown-East Goshen Regional | 114.56 |
111 | Hatfield Township | 113.44 |
112 | Emmaus | 113.19 |
113 | Bethel Park | 111.06 |
114 | Northampton | 109.30 |
115 | East Norriton Township | 108.80 |
116 | Upper Merion Township | 108.64 |
117 | Butler Township, Butler County | 108.05 |
118 | Ross Township | 107.79 |
119 | Elizabethtown | 106.68 |
120 | West Hempfield Township | 103.73 |
121 | Richland Township, Cambria County | 103.49 |
122 | Upper Gwynedd Township | 103.15 |
123 | Rostraver Township | 102.31 |
124 | New Garden Township | 97.51 |
125 | Middletown Township | 96.98 |
126 | West Goshen Township | 94.55 |
127 | Southwestern Regional | 92.01 |
128 | Springfield Township, Delaware County | 91.34 |
129 | St. Marys City | 90.41 |
130 | North Fayette Township | 89.72 |
131 | Millcreek Township, Erie County | 89.46 |
132 | Warminster Township | 88.50 |
133 | Doylestown Township | 84.91 |
134 | Upper Dublin Township | 84.23 |
135 | Franconia Township | 83.79 |
136 | Pennridge Regional | 83.47 |
137 | Lower Burrell | 82.80 |
138 | Scott Township, Allegheny County | 82.39 |
139 | Northern York Regional | 82.21 |
140 | Hampton Township | 80.64 |
141 | West Whiteland Township | 80.49 |
142 | Franklin Park | 79.82 |
143 | Manheim Township | 79.19 |
144 | Adams Township, Butler County | 79.15 |
145 | Southern Regional York County | 78.93 |
146 | Pocono Township | 78.74 |
147 | Sandy Township | 78.08 |
148 | Northern Berks Regional | 77.95 |
149 | Ferguson Township | 76.62 |
150 | Palmer Township | 76.08 |
151 | Whitehall | 74.83 |
152 | Penn Township, York County | 74.11 |
153 | Radnor Township | 73.58 |
154 | Exeter Township, Berks County | 73.43 |
155 | Uwchlan Township | 73.38 |
156 | Cumru Township | 72.55 |
157 | Washington Township, Franklin County | 72.35 |
158 | Warrington Township | 71.84 |
159 | Shaler Township | 71.78 |
160 | Eastern Adams Regional | 69.20 |
161 | West Lampeter Township | 68.87 |
162 | Plains Township | 66.92 |
163 | Wyomissing | 66.46 |
164 | Indiana | 66.39 |
165 | Patton Township | 66.32 |
166 | Hilltown Township | 65.44 |
167 | East Pennsboro Township | 64.53 |
168 | Lower Merion Township | 62.54 |
169 | Lower Moreland Township | 61.82 |
170 | Horsham Township | 60.04 |
171 | Upper Southampton Township | 58.64 |
172 | Limerick Township | 57.22 |
173 | Amity Township | 56.92 |
174 | East Whiteland Township | 55.05 |
175 | Manor Township, Lancaster County | 54.56 |
176 | North Strabane Township | 54.37 |
177 | Elizabeth Township | 54.26 |
178 | Upper Moreland Township | 53.52 |
179 | Warwick Township, Lancaster County | 51.15 |
180 | Marple Township | 50.67 |
181 | Plumstead Township | 50.26 |
182 | Mount Lebanon | 49.38 |
183 | Lower Makefield Township | 49.37 |
184 | Salisbury Township | 49.31 |
185 | Colonial Regional | 48.64 |
186 | Berks-Lehigh Regional | 47.87 |
187 | Moon Township | 47.42 |
188 | Lower Salford Township | 47.20 |
189 | North Huntingdon Township | 46.96 |
190 | Murrysville | 45.71 |
191 | North Lebanon Township | 44.88 |
192 | Upper Providence Township, Delaware County | 44.33 |
193 | Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County | 44.08 |
194 | Bethel Township, Delaware County | 41.61 |
195 | Newtown Township, Bucks County | 40.58 |
196 | Spring Township, Berks County | 40.51 |
197 | Hampden Township | 39.57 |
198 | Penn Township, Westmoreland County | 39.24 |
199 | Whitemarsh Township | 38.91 |
200 | Richland Township, Bucks County | 38.10 |
201 | South Fayette Township | 37.43 |
202 | Easttown Township | 37.36 |
203 | Tredyffrin Township | 34.09 |
204 | West Deer Township | 33.12 |
205 | Northwest Lancaster County Regional | 32.87 |
206 | Upper Saucon Township | 32.23 |
207 | New Hanover Township | 29.91 |
208 | Haverford Township | 28.87 |
209 | South Park Township | 28.46 |
210 | West Hills Regional | 28.44 |
211 | Willistown Township | 27.31 |
212 | New Britain Township | 27.01 |
213 | Northampton Township | 26.74 |
214 | Warwick Township, Bucks County | 26.51 |
215 | Forks Township | 26.09 |
216 | Newtown Township, Delaware County | 25.13 |
217 | Montgomery Township | 24.27 |
218 | Lower Allen Township | 22.19 |
219 | McCandless | 22.07 |
220 | Peters Township | 19.30 |
221 | Cecil Township | 18.48 |
222 | Northern Regional | 17.21 |
223 | Upper St. Clair Township | 16.07 |
224 | Silver Spring Township | 14.22 |
225 | Cranberry Township | 10.67 |
226 | East Cocalico Township | 9.40 |
227 | Buckingham Township | 4.97 |
228 | Upper Allen Township | 0.00 |
228 | Upper Uwchlan Township | 0.00 |