Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Arson Crime Rate Per 100K in 2014

Updated on November 27, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2014, among Pennsylvania cities with a population of at least 10K, New Castle had the highest Arson Crime Rate per 100K residents (106.06), followed by Chester (79.28), Pottstown (70.78), Wilkinsburg (69.31), and Pittsburgh (62.42).

The chart below shows the top 9 cities with high Arson crime rate in 2014, 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 2014
New Castle
Chester
Pottstown
Wilkinsburg
Pittsburgh
Waynesboro
Hanover Township, Luzerne County
Harrisburg
Swatara Township
Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Arson Crime Rate Per 100K in 2014
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 New Castle 106.06
2 Chester 79.28
3 Pottstown 70.78
4 Wilkinsburg 69.31
5 Pittsburgh 62.42
6 Waynesboro 55.82
7 Hanover Township, Luzerne County 54.40
8 Harrisburg 50.91
9 Swatara Township 48.67
10 Lehigh Township, Northampton County 48.10
11 East Cocalico Township 47.95
12 Butler 44.40
13 Washington, Washington County 43.84
14 New Kensington 38.87
15 Erie 38.84
16 Plumstead Township 38.31
17 Penn Hills 37.84
18 York 34.13
19 Bensalem Township 31.40
20 Springfield Township, Montgomery County 30.72
21 Lower Moreland Township 30.23
22 Southwest Mercer County Regional 29.53
23 McKeesport 28.03
24 Hazleton 27.97
25 Lower Saucon Township 27.77
26 Philadelphia 25.59
27 Williamsport 23.86
28 Reading 22.77
29 Sharon 21.90
30 Altoona 21.89
31 West Whiteland Township 21.63
32 State College 21.22
33 Hanover 19.51
34 Coal Township 18.86
35 Pocono Township 18.49
36 Lancaster Township, Lancaster County 17.58
37 Yeadon 17.36
38 Scranton 17.16
39 Elizabethtown 17.14
40 Lancaster 16.86
41 North Versailles Township 16.17
42 Derry Township, Dauphin County 16.07
43 Kingston 15.33
44 Coatesville 15.22
45 Muhlenberg Township 15.07
46 West Mifflin 14.82
47 Ephrata 14.77
48 Bethlehem 14.66
49 Chambersburg 14.59
50 Nether Providence Township 14.50
51 North Fayette Township 14.00
52 Washington Township, Franklin County 13.82
53 Southern Regional York County 13.41
54 Newberry Township 13.07
55 Wilkes-Barre 12.19
56 Aston Township 11.81
57 Fairview Township, York County 11.79
58 Upper Chichester Township 11.76
59 Norristown 11.61
60 Easton 11.05
61 Bristol Township 11.04
62 Allentown 10.95
63 Abington Township, Montgomery County 10.79
64 Lower Southampton Township 10.55
65 Lower Paxton Township 10.39
66 Pocono Mountain Regional 10.38
67 South Whitehall Township 10.22
68 Ephrata Township 9.81
69 Nanticoke 9.67
70 Darby 9.36
71 East Whiteland Township 9.35
72 Johnstown 9.19
73 Rostraver Township 8.91
74 Jefferson Hills Borough 8.90
75 Northern York Regional 8.86
76 Emmaus 8.84
77 North Middleton Township 8.81
78 Northeastern Regional 8.69
79 North Lebanon Township 8.60
80 New Garden Township 8.27
81 Upper Moreland Township 8.25
82 Springfield Township, Delaware County 8.22
83 Lower Pottsgrove Township 8.20
84 Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County 8.16
85 New Hanover Township 8.15
86 Cheltenham Township 8.14
87 Hopewell Township 7.93
88 Lebanon 7.83
89 Manheim Township 7.66
90 Northern Berks Regional 7.63
91 Meadville 7.56
92 Salisbury Township 7.33
93 North Strabane Township 7.13
94 Pottsville 7.12
95 Indiana 7.11
96 East Norriton Township 7.05
97 Greensburg 6.85
98 Warwick Township, Bucks County 6.79
99 York Area Regional 6.55
100 South Fayette Township 6.53
101 Upper Saucon Township 6.37
102 Hermitage 6.20
103 Lansdale 6.08
104 Phoenixville 6.05
105 Northern Lancaster County Regional 5.94
106 Stroud Area Regional 5.89
107 Scott Township, Allegheny County 5.88
108 Butler Township, Butler County 5.86
109 Doylestown Township 5.67
110 Ferguson Township 5.50
111 Uwchlan Township 5.41
112 Lower Allen Township 5.34
113 Colonial Regional 5.05
114 Upper Darby Township 4.83
115 East Pennsboro Township 4.70
116 Peters Township 4.55
117 Upper Macungine Township 4.50
118 Middletown Township 4.40
119 Warrington Township 4.23
120 Marple Township 4.22
121 Bethlehem Township 4.19
122 East Hempfield Township 4.16
123 Lower Providence Township 3.89
124 Exeter Township, Berks County 3.88
125 Montgomery Township 3.86
126 Upper Dublin Township 3.80
127 Horsham Township 3.78
128 Springettsbury Township 3.73
129 Millcreek Township, Erie County 3.68
129 Whitehall Township 3.68
130 Spring Township, Berks County 3.64
131 Monroeville 3.52
132 Upper Merion Township 3.49
133 Cranberry Township 3.35
134 Ridley Township 3.22
135 Ross Township 3.21
136 Westtown-East Goshen Regional 3.07
137 Haverford Township 2.05
138 Lower Merion Township 1.72
139 Adams Township, Butler County 0.00
139 Amity Township 0.00
139 Baldwin Borough 0.00
139 Berwick 0.00
139 Bethel Park 0.00
139 Buckingham Township 0.00
139 Buffalo Valley Regional 0.00
139 Caln Township 0.00
139 Carlisle 0.00
139 Cecil Township 0.00
139 Center Township 0.00
139 Central Bucks Regional 0.00
139 Columbia 0.00
139 Cumru Township 0.00
139 Douglass Township, Montgomery County 0.00
139 East Lampeter Township 0.00
139 Easttown Township 0.00
139 Elizabeth Township 0.00
139 Falls Township, Bucks County 0.00
139 Forks Township 0.00
139 Franconia Township 0.00
139 Franklin Park 0.00
139 Hampden Township 0.00
139 Hampton Township 0.00
139 Harrison Township 0.00
139 Hatfield Township 0.00
139 Hilltown Township 0.00
139 Lansdowne 0.00
139 Limerick Township 0.00
139 Lock Haven 0.00
139 Logan Township 0.00
139 Lower Burrell 0.00
139 Lower Gwynedd Township 0.00
139 Lower Makefield Township 0.00
139 Lower Salford Township 0.00
139 Manor Township, Lancaster County 0.00
139 McCandless 0.00
139 Mifflin County Regional 0.00
139 Moon Township 0.00
139 Mount Lebanon 0.00
139 Murrysville 0.00
139 New Britain Township 0.00
139 Newtown Township, Bucks County 0.00
139 Newtown Township, Delaware County 0.00
139 Northampton Township 0.00
139 Northern Regional 0.00
139 North Huntingdon Township 0.00
139 Northwest Lancaster County Regional 0.00
139 Oil City 0.00
139 Palmer Township 0.00
139 Patton Township 0.00
139 Pennridge Regional 0.00
139 Penn Township, York County 0.00
139 Plum 0.00
139 Plymouth Township, Montgomery County 0.00
139 Radnor Township 0.00
139 Richland Township, Bucks County 0.00
139 Richland Township, Cambria County 0.00
139 Robinson Township, Allegheny County 0.00
139 Sandy Township 0.00
139 Shaler Township 0.00
139 Silver Spring Township 0.00
139 South Park Township 0.00
139 Spring Garden Township 0.00
139 St. Marys City 0.00
139 Towamencin Township 0.00
139 Tredyffrin Township 0.00
139 Uniontown 0.00
139 Upper Allen Township 0.00
139 Upper Gwynedd Township 0.00
139 Upper Providence Township, Delaware County 0.00
139 Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County 0.00
139 Upper Southampton Township 0.00
139 Upper St. Clair Township 0.00
139 Upper Uwchlan Township 0.00
139 Warminster Township 0.00
139 West Chester 0.00
139 West Deer Township 0.00
139 West Goshen Township 0.00
139 West Hills Regional 0.00
139 West Lampeter Township 0.00
139 West Manchester Township 0.00
139 West Norriton Township 0.00
139 Whitehall 0.00
139 Whitemarsh Township 0.00
139 Whitpain Township 0.00
139 Willistown Township 0.00
139 Wyomissing 0.00