Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Total Crime Rate Per 100K in 2015
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2015, among Pennsylvania cities with a population of at least 10K, Darby had the highest Total Crime Rate per 100K residents (6,263.44), followed by Pottstown (5,479.39), Richland Township, Cambria County (4,993.87), Butler (4,964.22), and Swatara Township (4,856.37).
The chart below shows the top 9 cities with high Total crime rate in 2015, and the table below shows the ranking of Pennsylvania cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Total crime rate per 100K.
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Hover over or click on the bars in the chart below, to see the number of Total 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 | Darby | 6263.44 |
2 | Pottstown | 5479.39 |
3 | Richland Township, Cambria County | 4993.87 |
4 | Butler | 4964.22 |
5 | Swatara Township | 4856.37 |
6 | Chester | 4627.54 |
7 | McKeesport | 4621.89 |
8 | Washington, Washington County | 4521.49 |
9 | Lancaster | 4464.12 |
10 | Upper Merion Township | 4311.16 |
11 | Sharon | 4276.78 |
12 | Philadelphia | 4197.38 |
13 | Center Township | 4083.19 |
14 | Wyomissing | 3991.22 |
15 | Pittsburgh | 3986.70 |
16 | York | 3969.09 |
17 | Yeadon | 3872.48 |
18 | Whitehall Township | 3856.57 |
19 | Stroud Area Regional | 3837.81 |
20 | New Castle | 3761.04 |
21 | Chambersburg | 3728.42 |
22 | Johnstown | 3722.69 |
23 | Reading | 3717.63 |
24 | East Lampeter Township | 3642.99 |
25 | Rostraver Township | 3561.20 |
26 | Williamsport | 3543.74 |
27 | Plymouth Township, Montgomery County | 3520.92 |
28 | Lansdowne | 3503.33 |
29 | Springettsbury Township | 3361.60 |
30 | Coatesville | 3361.41 |
31 | New Kensington | 3294.03 |
32 | Bensalem Township | 3248.92 |
33 | Indiana | 3228.75 |
34 | Hanover | 3156.06 |
35 | Allentown | 3135.71 |
36 | Upper Chichester Township | 3085.59 |
37 | South Whitehall Township | 3081.06 |
38 | Scranton | 3065.78 |
39 | Butler Township, Butler County | 3062.44 |
40 | Carlisle | 3006.17 |
41 | West Manchester Township | 2997.35 |
42 | Erie | 2993.32 |
43 | Nanticoke | 2991.62 |
44 | Robinson Township, Allegheny County | 2991.58 |
45 | Lebanon | 2945.43 |
46 | Pocono Township | 2928.05 |
47 | Spring Garden Township | 2918.35 |
48 | Waynesboro | 2730.22 |
49 | Greensburg | 2725.08 |
50 | North Lebanon Township | 2724.10 |
51 | Penn Hills | 2717.87 |
52 | Norristown | 2656.59 |
53 | Cheltenham Township | 2639.95 |
54 | Caln Township | 2625.11 |
55 | Hermitage | 2609.94 |
56 | North Versailles Township | 2576.82 |
57 | Limerick Township | 2568.57 |
58 | Columbia | 2553.23 |
59 | Muhlenberg Township | 2531.52 |
60 | Hazleton | 2488.52 |
61 | Bristol Township | 2471.37 |
62 | Berwick | 2433.33 |
63 | Springfield Township, Delaware County | 2428.84 |
64 | Richland Township, Bucks County | 2425.07 |
65 | Monroeville | 2394.77 |
66 | Lancaster Township, Lancaster County | 2364.77 |
67 | Colonial Regional | 2352.12 |
68 | Ross Township | 2333.16 |
69 | Altoona | 2316.05 |
70 | Hanover Township, Luzerne County | 2310.92 |
71 | Meadville | 2302.33 |
72 | Middletown Township | 2295.50 |
73 | West Mifflin | 2259.07 |
74 | Pottsville | 2252.87 |
75 | Kingston | 2239.55 |
76 | Pocono Mountain Regional | 2229.30 |
77 | Coal Township | 2216.75 |
78 | West Norriton Township | 2216.47 |
79 | East Norriton Township | 2208.31 |
80 | Easton | 2201.65 |
81 | Lower Pottsgrove Township | 2200.95 |
82 | West Whiteland Township | 2200.59 |
83 | Upper Darby Township | 2199.80 |
84 | Phoenixville | 2182.67 |
85 | West Chester | 2131.72 |
86 | Lower Allen Township | 2104.72 |
87 | Sandy Township | 2062.92 |
88 | Lower Southampton Township | 2044.03 |
89 | Upper Moreland Township | 2013.73 |
90 | Oil City | 1931.23 |
91 | Palmer Township | 1923.63 |
92 | Nether Providence Township | 1858.41 |
93 | Lower Paxton Township | 1852.27 |
94 | North Fayette Township | 1822.58 |
95 | Washington Township, Franklin County | 1785.84 |
96 | Lower Merion Township | 1750.93 |
97 | Abington Township, Montgomery County | 1748.79 |
98 | Hilltown Township | 1713.72 |
99 | Ephrata Township | 1691.78 |
100 | Lower Burrell | 1690.63 |
101 | East Hempfield Township | 1688.15 |
102 | Derry Township, Dauphin County | 1660.65 |
103 | Bethlehem Township | 1656.90 |
104 | Millcreek Township, Erie County | 1635.16 |
105 | Exeter Township, Berks County | 1627.15 |
106 | Cumru Township | 1625.00 |
107 | Lower Gwynedd Township | 1579.49 |
108 | Warminster Township | 1577.09 |
109 | Manheim Township | 1575.20 |
110 | Bloomsburg Town | 1571.75 |
111 | Ephrata | 1570.01 |
112 | Emmaus | 1557.55 |
113 | Elizabethtown | 1539.79 |
114 | Cranberry Township | 1527.84 |
115 | Lansdale | 1499.49 |
116 | North Huntingdon Township | 1494.67 |
117 | Montgomery Township | 1459.94 |
118 | Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County | 1458.84 |
119 | Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County | 1444.03 |
120 | Whitemarsh Township | 1425.35 |
121 | West Goshen Township | 1421.60 |
122 | Marple Township | 1375.28 |
123 | Ridley Township | 1356.17 |
124 | St. Marys City | 1342.76 |
125 | West Hills Regional | 1334.61 |
126 | Salisbury Township | 1334.31 |
127 | Fairview Township, York County | 1273.22 |
128 | Hopewell Township | 1270.88 |
129 | Newberry Township | 1267.47 |
130 | Haverford Township | 1258.90 |
131 | Lower Providence Township | 1250.48 |
132 | Central Bucks Regional | 1246.35 |
133 | Douglass Township, Montgomery County | 1244.14 |
134 | Scott Township, Allegheny County | 1229.46 |
135 | Hatfield Township | 1224.39 |
136 | North Strabane Township | 1222.34 |
137 | Spring Township, Berks County | 1195.63 |
138 | Doylestown Township | 1173.91 |
139 | State College | 1162.71 |
140 | Patton Township | 1161.70 |
141 | Whitpain Township | 1142.74 |
142 | Aston Township | 1135.02 |
143 | Lower Makefield Township | 1133.90 |
144 | Lower Moreland Township | 1115.63 |
145 | East Whiteland Township | 1104.61 |
146 | Springfield Township, Montgomery County | 1103.56 |
147 | North Middleton Township | 1101.49 |
148 | Penn Township, York County | 1099.72 |
149 | Upper Macungie Township | 1071.66 |
150 | Northern York Regional | 1063.24 |
151 | Warrington Township | 1057.94 |
152 | Forks Township | 1056.48 |
153 | Mifflin County Regional | 1025.92 |
154 | York Area Regional | 1015.99 |
155 | Southern Regional York County | 1013.34 |
156 | Manor Township, Lancaster County | 1013.33 |
157 | Silver Spring Township | 1008.11 |
158 | Bethel Park | 1004.93 |
159 | Hampden Township | 977.78 |
160 | Shaler Township | 975.12 |
161 | Radnor Township | 959.83 |
162 | Uwchlan Township | 954.62 |
163 | Munhall | 939.63 |
164 | Westtown-East Goshen Regional | 925.21 |
165 | Elizabeth Township | 911.28 |
166 | Upper Southampton Township | 910.77 |
167 | Plum | 904.88 |
168 | Northeastern Regional | 901.68 |
169 | East Pennsboro Township | 899.40 |
170 | Amity Township | 896.27 |
171 | Northern Berks Regional | 893.40 |
172 | Tredyffrin Township | 888.66 |
173 | McCandless | 878.89 |
174 | Towamencin Township | 876.95 |
175 | Lehigh Township, Northampton County | 873.74 |
176 | Moon Township | 865.94 |
177 | Horsham Township | 859.22 |
178 | Upper Allen Township | 847.20 |
179 | Plumstead Township | 842.84 |
180 | Mount Lebanon | 839.65 |
181 | East Cocalico Township | 831.34 |
182 | Franconia Township | 819.30 |
183 | Lower Saucon Township | 815.04 |
184 | Ferguson Township | 801.65 |
185 | Murrysville | 797.82 |
186 | Buffalo Valley Regional | 783.61 |
187 | New Hanover Township | 780.88 |
188 | Upper Saucon Township | 774.28 |
189 | Easttown Township | 761.64 |
190 | New Britain Township | 760.73 |
191 | Upper Gwynedd Township | 754.55 |
192 | Newtown Township, Delaware County | 753.15 |
193 | Northern Regional | 752.15 |
194 | Jefferson Hills Borough | 703.05 |
195 | Pennridge Regional | 689.22 |
196 | Baldwin Borough | 674.03 |
197 | Peters Township | 654.27 |
198 | Upper Uwchlan Township | 628.71 |
199 | Northampton Township | 627.20 |
200 | Southwestern Regional | 626.84 |
201 | Upper Dublin Township | 625.66 |
202 | West Lampeter Township | 585.94 |
203 | Northwest Lancaster County Regional | 584.11 |
204 | Newtown Township, Bucks County | 572.13 |
205 | Willistown Township | 559.38 |
206 | Northern Lancaster County Regional | 547.45 |
207 | Upper St. Clair Township | 495.87 |
208 | Cecil Township | 490.40 |
209 | Warwick Township, Bucks County | 487.97 |
210 | South Fayette Township | 469.97 |
211 | Adams Township, Butler County | 460.34 |
212 | Franklin Park | 401.05 |
213 | Whitehall | 374.53 |
214 | Buckingham Township | 361.73 |
215 | Upper Providence Township, Delaware County | 346.85 |
216 | Lower Salford Township | 343.31 |
217 | Penn Township, Westmoreland County | 340.33 |
218 | South Park Township | 273.75 |