Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2010

Updated on January 9, 2025.

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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Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2010
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Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2010
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
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