Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Arson Crime Rate Per 100K in 2012

Updated on February 8, 2024.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2012, among Pennsylvania cities with a population of at least 10K, York had the highest Arson Crime Rate per 100K residents (81.9), followed by Washington, Washington County (80.22), Pittsburgh (79.46), Hanover (78.06), and Chester (75.94).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Arson crime rate in 2012, and the table below shows the ranking of Pennsylvania cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Arson 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 Arson 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 Arson Crime Rate Per 100K in 2012
York
Washington, Washington County
Pittsburgh
Hanover
Chester
McKeesport
Williamsport
Lower Moreland Township
New Kensington
Pottstown
Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Arson Crime Rate Per 100K in 2012
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 York 81.90
2 Washington, Washington County 80.22
3 Pittsburgh 79.46
4 Hanover 78.06
5 Chester 75.94
6 McKeesport 74.06
7 Williamsport 64.23
8 Lower Moreland Township 61.15
9 New Kensington 61.01
10 Pottstown 57.66
11 Nanticoke 57.29
12 West Whiteland Township 54.16
13 Lower Pottsgrove Township 49.38
14 Meadville 44.00
15 Harrisburg 40.20
16 Hazleton 39.44
17 Altoona 38.79
18 Berwick 38.17
19 Butler 36.09
19 South Whitehall Township 36.09
20 Scranton 35.47
21 Emmaus 35.28
22 New Castle 34.53
23 Lancaster 33.25
24 Norristown 31.81
25 Pocono Mountain Regional 30.67
26 Penn Hills 28.24
27 Waynesboro 28.12
28 Erie 26.48
29 Munhall 26.20
30 Berks-Lehigh Regional 25.64
31 Bensalem Township 23.08
32 Coatesville 22.66
33 Ephrata 22.18
34 Uwchlan Township 21.88
35 Upper Merion Township 20.97
36 Bristol Township 20.07
37 Middletown Township 19.73
38 Lebanon 19.48
39 State College 19.29
40 Coal Township 19.22
41 Reading 19.20
42 Penn Township, York County 19.11
43 Horsham Township 18.98
44 Lehigh Township, Northampton County 18.93
45 Darby 18.67
46 Easton 18.49
47 Lansdale 18.30
48 Aston Township 18.04
49 Plymouth Township, Montgomery County 18.02
50 Swatara Township 17.05
51 Adams Township, Butler County 17.04
52 Ferguson Township 16.89
53 Lower Paxton Township 16.81
54 Logan Township 16.23
55 Lower Southampton Township 15.80
56 West Manchester Township 15.79
57 Carlisle 15.70
58 Lower Providence Township 15.61
59 Hatfield Township 14.49
60 Southwest Regional 14.42
61 Sharon 14.30
62 Washington Township, Franklin County 14.14
63 Pottsville 14.01
64 Indiana 13.66
65 Johnstown 13.42
66 Lower Salford Township 13.27
67 Cumru Township 13.16
68 Newberry Township 13.01
69 Upper Moreland Township 12.40
70 Upper Chichester Township 11.92
71 Exeter Township, Berks County 11.70
72 Limerick Township 10.98
73 Monroeville 10.53
74 Northern York Regional 10.45
75 Colonial Regional 10.26
76 North Versailles Township 9.74
77 Upper Darby Township 9.64
78 East Cocalico Township 9.61
79 Mifflin County Regional 9.60
80 Southwest Mercer County Regional 9.53
81 Sandy Township 9.43
82 Jefferson Hills Borough 9.38
83 Allentown 9.22
84 Warminster Township 9.14
85 New Hanover Township 9.07
86 Pocono Township 9.03
87 Hanover Township, Luzerne County 9.02
88 New Britain Township 9.00
89 North Middleton Township 8.89
90 Cecil Township 8.84
91 Rostraver Township 8.80
92 Yeadon 8.72
93 Elizabethtown 8.59
94 New Garden Township 8.26
95 Cheltenham Township 8.09
96 Plumstead Township 8.01
97 Northern Berks Regional 7.85
98 Upper Dublin Township 7.76
99 Franconia Township 7.60
100 Kingston 7.58
101 Northampton Township 7.52
102 Elizabeth Township 7.51
103 Whitehall Township 7.40
104 Spring Township, Berks County 7.35
105 Salisbury Township 7.32
106 Nether Providence Towship 7.28
107 Silver Spring Township 7.26
108 Wilkes-Barre 7.22
109 North Fayette Township 7.15
110 Shaler Township 6.93
111 South Fayette Township 6.91
112 Greensburg 6.72
113 Bethlehem 6.63
113 Upper Saucon Township 6.63
114 Bloomsburg Town 6.61
115 West Norriton Township 6.34
116 Lancaster Township, Lancaster County 6.13
117 Northern Lancaster County Regional 6.03
118 Phoenixville 6.02
119 Falls Township, Bucks County 5.81
120 Doylestown Township 5.67
120 Southwestern Regional 5.67
121 Lower Allen Township 5.49
122 Northwest Lancaster County Regional 5.46
123 Upper Allen Township 5.39
124 Whitpain Township 5.26
125 Manheim Township 5.19
126 Murrysville 4.98
127 Chambersburg 4.89
128 Palmer Township 4.82
129 West Goshen Township 4.53
130 Marple Township 4.26
131 Warrington Township 4.25
132 Bethlehem Township 4.20
133 Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County 4.14
134 Derry Township, Dauphin County 4.04
135 Abington Township, Montgomery County 3.59
136 Ridley Township 3.24
137 Bethel Park 3.08
138 Mount Lebanon 3.01
139 Stroud Area Regional 2.88
140 Haverford Township 2.06
141 Millcreek Township, Erie County 1.87
142 Amity Township 0.00
142 Baldwin Borough 0.00
142 Buckingham Township 0.00
142 Buffalo Valley Region 0.00
142 Butler Township, Butler County 0.00
142 Caln Township 0.00
142 Columbia 0.00
142 Cranberry Township 0.00
142 Douglass Township, Montgomery County 0.00
142 Eastern Adams Regional 0.00
142 East Hempfield Township 0.00
142 East Lampeter Township 0.00
142 East Norriton Township 0.00
142 East Pennsboro Township 0.00
142 Easttown Township 0.00
142 East Whiteland Township 0.00
142 Fairview Township, York County 0.00
142 Forks Township 0.00
142 Franklin Park 0.00
142 Hampden Township 0.00
142 Hampton Township 0.00
142 Hermitage 0.00
142 Hilltown Township 0.00
142 Hopewell Township 0.00
142 Lansdowne 0.00
142 Lower Burrell 0.00
142 Lower Gwynedd Township 0.00
142 Lower Makefield Township 0.00
142 Lower Merion Township 0.00
142 Lower Saucon Township 0.00
142 Manor Township, Lancaster County 0.00
142 McCandless 0.00
142 Montgomery Township 0.00
142 Moon Township 0.00
142 Muhlenberg Township 0.00
142 Newtown Township, Bucks County 0.00
142 Newtown Township, Delaware County 0.00
142 Northeastern Regional 0.00
142 Northern Regional 0.00
142 North Huntingdon Township 0.00
142 North Lebanon Township 0.00
142 North Strabane Township 0.00
142 Oil City 0.00
142 Patton Township 0.00
142 Pennridge Regional 0.00
142 Penn Township, Westmoreland County 0.00
142 Peters Township 0.00
142 Philadelphia 0.00
142 Plum 0.00
142 Radnor Township 0.00
142 Richland Township, Bucks County 0.00
142 Richland Township, Cambria County 0.00
142 Robinson Township, Allegheny County 0.00
142 Ross Township 0.00
142 Scott Township, Allegheny County 0.00
142 Southern Regional York County 0.00
142 South Park Township 0.00
142 Springettsbury Township 0.00
142 Springfield Township, Delaware County 0.00
142 Springfield Township, Montgomery County 0.00
142 Spring Garden Township 0.00
142 Towamencin Township 0.00
142 Tredyffrin Township 0.00
142 Uniontown 0.00
142 Upper Gwynedd Township 0.00
142 Upper Providence Town, Delaware County 0.00
142 Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County 0.00
142 Upper Southampton Township 0.00
142 Upper St. Clair Township 0.00
142 Upper Uwchlan Township 0.00
142 Warwick Township, Bucks County 0.00
142 West Chester 0.00
142 West Deer Township 0.00
142 West Hempfield Township 0.00
142 West Hills Regional 0.00
142 West Lampeter Township 0.00
142 West Mifflin 0.00
142 Westtown-East Goshen Regional 0.00
142 Whitehall 0.00
142 Whitemarsh Township 0.00
142 Willistown Township 0.00
142 Wyomissing 0.00
142 York Area Regional 0.00