Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Total 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, 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.

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 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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Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Total Crime Rate Per 100K in 2015
Darby
Pottstown
Richland Township, Cambria County
Butler
Swatara Township
Chester
McKeesport
Washington, Washington County
Lancaster
Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Total Crime Rate Per 100K in 2015
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
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