Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Arson Crime Rate Per 100K in 2015

Updated on November 24, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2015, among Pennsylvania cities with a population of at least 10K, New Castle had the highest Arson Crime Rate per 100K residents (80.31), followed by Hanover (77.45), Chester (70.25), Sandy Township (65.94), and McKeesport (65.76).

The chart below shows the top 9 cities with high Arson crime rate in 2015, 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 2015
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Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Arson Crime Rate Per 100K in 2015
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 New Castle 80.31
2 Hanover 77.45
3 Chester 70.25
4 Sandy Township 65.94
5 McKeesport 65.76
6 Pittsburgh 56.05
7 Central Bucks Regional 53.04
8 Butler 52.73
9 Nanticoke 48.72
10 Altoona 44.07
11 Limerick Township 42.28
12 York 38.76
13 Meadville 37.87
14 Hanover Township, Luzerne County 36.54
15 Yeadon 34.65
16 Swatara Township 32.32
17 Erie 31.35
18 Richland Township, Bucks County 30.50
19 Washington, Washington County 29.70
20 Southern Regional York County 29.16
21 Coal Township 28.42
22 Carlisle 26.37
23 Penn Hills 26.16
24 Easton 25.82
25 Silver Spring Township 24.59
26 Lower Pottsgrove Township 24.55
27 Sharon 22.08
28 Pottstown 21.97
29 West Whiteland Township 21.63
30 Philadelphia 21.05
31 Washington Township, Franklin County 20.61
32 Chambersburg 19.34
33 Pocono Township 18.59
34 Plymouth Township, Montgomery County 17.90
35 North Middleton Township 17.48
36 Norristown 17.38
37 Doylestown Township 17.18
38 Williamsport 17.15
39 Lower Paxton Township 16.58
40 Allentown 15.92
41 New Kensington 15.72
42 St. Marys City 15.71
43 Coatesville 15.18
44 Horsham Township 15.01
45 Plumstead Township 14.92
46 Northern York Regional 14.61
47 Robinson Township, Allegheny County 14.52
48 Caln Township 14.04
49 Johnstown 13.98
50 Bloomsburg Town 13.61
51 Cheltenham Township 13.48
52 Bensalem Township 13.24
53 West Norriton Township 12.63
54 Reading 12.54
55 Penn Township, York County 12.50
56 Upper Gwynedd Township 12.47
57 Lansdale 12.09
58 Hazleton 12.08
59 Scranton 11.99
60 Lancaster 11.81
61 Lebanon 11.72
62 Exeter Township, Berks County 11.62
62 Lancaster Township, Lancaster County 11.62
63 Whitehall Township 10.98
64 Lower Southampton Township 10.51
65 Colonial Regional 9.93
66 Oil City 9.85
67 Douglass Township, Montgomery County 9.57
68 Lansdowne 9.39
69 Darby 9.35
70 Lower Saucon Township 9.26
70 Waynesboro 9.26
71 Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County 8.14
72 Derry Township, Dauphin County 8.02
73 Pocono Mountain Regional 7.83
74 Lower Providence Township 7.77
75 Kingston 7.72
76 Salisbury Township 7.29
77 York Area Regional 7.27
78 Pottsville 7.22
79 Whitehall 7.20
80 Indiana 7.02
81 State College 6.93
82 Greensburg 6.90
82 North Fayette Township 6.90
83 Cumru Township 6.58
84 Newberry Township 6.50
85 Ridley Township 6.43
86 Bethel Park 6.20
87 Upper Darby Township 6.03
88 Phoenixville 6.01
89 Stroud Area Regional 5.95
90 East Lampeter Township 5.88
91 Upper Chichester Township 5.87
92 Fairview Township, York County 5.84
93 Whitemarsh Township 5.63
94 Abington Township, Montgomery County 5.38
95 Lower Allen Township 5.21
96 Whitpain Township 5.19
97 West Chester 5.16
98 South Whitehall Township 5.08
99 Muhlenberg Township 5.02
100 Hatfield Township 4.76
101 East Pennsboro Township 4.64
102 Upper Macungie Township 4.36
103 Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County 4.34
104 Bethlehem Township 4.18
105 Upper Moreland Township 4.11
106 Upper Dublin Township 3.79
107 Springettsbury Township 3.72
108 Shaler Township 3.50
109 Hampden Township 3.42
110 Tredyffrin Township 3.38
111 North Huntingdon Township 3.25
112 Westtown-East Goshen Regional 3.07
113 Lower Makefield Township 3.06
114 Northern Lancaster County Regional 2.94
115 Northampton Township 2.53
116 Manheim Township 2.52
117 Middletown Township 2.21
118 Haverford Township 2.04
119 Millcreek Township, Erie County 1.85
120 Adams Township, Butler County 0.00
120 Amity Township 0.00
120 Aston Township 0.00
120 Baldwin Borough 0.00
120 Berwick 0.00
120 Bristol Township 0.00
120 Buckingham Township 0.00
120 Buffalo Valley Regional 0.00
120 Butler Township, Butler County 0.00
120 Cecil Township 0.00
120 Center Township 0.00
120 Columbia 0.00
120 Cranberry Township 0.00
120 East Cocalico Township 0.00
120 East Hempfield Township 0.00
120 East Norriton Township 0.00
120 Easttown Township 0.00
120 East Whiteland Township 0.00
120 Elizabethtown 0.00
120 Elizabeth Township 0.00
120 Emmaus 0.00
120 Ephrata 0.00
120 Ephrata Township 0.00
120 Ferguson Township 0.00
120 Forks Township 0.00
120 Franconia Township 0.00
120 Franklin Park 0.00
120 Hermitage 0.00
120 Hilltown Township 0.00
120 Hopewell Township 0.00
120 Jefferson Hills Borough 0.00
120 Lehigh Township, Northampton County 0.00
120 Lower Burrell 0.00
120 Lower Gwynedd Township 0.00
120 Lower Merion Township 0.00
120 Lower Moreland Township 0.00
120 Lower Salford Township 0.00
120 Manor Township, Lancaster County 0.00
120 Marple Township 0.00
120 McCandless 0.00
120 Mifflin County Regional 0.00
120 Monroeville 0.00
120 Montgomery Township 0.00
120 Moon Township 0.00
120 Mount Lebanon 0.00
120 Munhall 0.00
120 Murrysville 0.00
120 Nether Providence Township 0.00
120 New Britain Township 0.00
120 New Hanover Township 0.00
120 Newtown Township, Bucks County 0.00
120 Newtown Township, Delaware County 0.00
120 Northeastern Regional 0.00
120 Northern Berks Regional 0.00
120 Northern Regional 0.00
120 North Lebanon Township 0.00
120 North Strabane Township 0.00
120 North Versailles Township 0.00
120 Northwest Lancaster County Regional 0.00
120 Palmer Township 0.00
120 Patton Township 0.00
120 Pennridge Regional 0.00
120 Penn Township, Westmoreland County 0.00
120 Peters Township 0.00
120 Plum 0.00
120 Radnor Township 0.00
120 Richland Township, Cambria County 0.00
120 Ross Township 0.00
120 Rostraver Township 0.00
120 Scott Township, Allegheny County 0.00
120 South Fayette Township 0.00
120 South Park Township 0.00
120 Southwestern Regional 0.00
120 Springfield Township, Delaware County 0.00
120 Springfield Township, Montgomery County 0.00
120 Spring Garden Township 0.00
120 Spring Township, Berks County 0.00
120 Towamencin Township 0.00
120 Upper Allen Township 0.00
120 Upper Merion Township 0.00
120 Upper Providence Township, Delaware County 0.00
120 Upper Saucon Township 0.00
120 Upper Southampton Township 0.00
120 Upper St. Clair Township 0.00
120 Upper Uwchlan Township 0.00
120 Uwchlan Township 0.00
120 Warminster Township 0.00
120 Warrington Township 0.00
120 Warwick Township, Bucks County 0.00
120 West Goshen Township 0.00
120 West Hills Regional 0.00
120 West Lampeter Township 0.00
120 West Manchester Township 0.00
120 West Mifflin 0.00
120 Willistown Township 0.00
120 Wyomissing 0.00