Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2015
Updated on January 9, 2025.
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2015, among Pennsylvania cities with a population of at least 10K, Darby had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (2,645.6), followed by McKeesport (1,780.18), Chester (1,615.69), Indiana (1,193.23), and Philadelphia (1,028.95).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2015, and the table below shows the ranking of Pennsylvania cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Violent 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 Violent 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 Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2015
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| Rank | City | Crime Rate Per 100K |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darby | 2645.60 |
| 2 | McKeesport | 1780.18 |
| 3 | Chester | 1615.69 |
| 4 | Indiana | 1193.23 |
| 5 | Philadelphia | 1028.95 |
| 6 | Coatesville | 842.25 |
| 7 | Reading | 797.78 |
| 8 | Lancaster | 796.02 |
| 9 | York | 740.93 |
| 10 | Pittsburgh | 706.16 |
| 11 | Pottstown | 659.11 |
| 12 | Norristown | 657.63 |
| 13 | Yeadon | 649.74 |
| 14 | Washington, Washington County | 512.29 |
| 15 | Caln Township | 498.35 |
| 16 | Johnstown | 489.21 |
| 17 | Sharon | 471.11 |
| 18 | Butler | 459.51 |
| 19 | Chambersburg | 444.90 |
| 20 | Allentown | 439.94 |
| 21 | Erie | 434.84 |
| 22 | Upper Darby Township | 425.50 |
| 23 | Hazleton | 418.78 |
| 24 | New Castle | 414.92 |
| 25 | Williamsport | 411.66 |
| 26 | Pottsville | 411.58 |
| 27 | Nanticoke | 399.53 |
| 28 | West Chester | 397.44 |
| 29 | Lower Southampton Township | 394.09 |
| 30 | Hanover Township, Luzerne County | 365.36 |
| 31 | Spring Garden Township | 357.03 |
| 32 | Penn Hills | 356.68 |
| 33 | Lebanon | 328.14 |
| 34 | Swatara Township | 311.10 |
| 35 | Ephrata | 308.27 |
| 36 | Altoona | 301.90 |
| 37 | New Kensington | 298.74 |
| 38 | Easton | 291.34 |
| 39 | Scranton | 274.35 |
| 40 | Stroud Area Regional | 258.63 |
| 41 | North Versailles Township | 251.99 |
| 42 | Monroeville | 247.61 |
| 43 | West Norriton Township | 246.27 |
| 44 | Berwick | 243.33 |
| 45 | North Lebanon Township | 238.36 |
| 46 | Carlisle | 237.33 |
| 47 | Lower Paxton Township | 234.12 |
| 48 | Columbia | 231.24 |
| 49 | Lansdowne | 225.42 |
| 50 | Upper Chichester Township | 211.18 |
| 51 | Bloomsburg Town | 210.93 |
| 52 | Plum | 206.31 |
| 53 | Cheltenham Township | 204.94 |
| 54 | Meadville | 204.48 |
| 55 | East Norriton Township | 203.95 |
| 56 | Lower Providence Township | 198.06 |
| 57 | West Manchester Township | 196.29 |
| 58 | Greensburg | 193.17 |
| 59 | Phoenixville | 192.41 |
| 60 | Lower Pottsgrove Township | 188.19 |
| 61 | Easttown Township | 188.06 |
| 62 | Kingston | 185.34 |
| 63 | Plymouth Township, Montgomery County | 185.00 |
| 64 | Lower Gwynedd Township | 181.25 |
| 65 | Bensalem Township | 180.40 |
| 66 | West Mifflin | 178.74 |
| 67 | Center Township | 178.27 |
| 68 | Pocono Mountain Regional | 177.51 |
| 69 | Pocono Township | 176.61 |
| 70 | Bristol Township | 173.88 |
| 71 | Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County | 166.78 |
| 72 | Waynesboro | 166.59 |
| 73 | Hermitage | 161.95 |
| 74 | Robinson Township, Allegheny County | 159.74 |
| 75 | Penn Township, Westmoreland County | 157.46 |
| 76 | Hanover | 154.90 |
| 77 | East Lampeter Township | 152.77 |
| 78 | Lancaster Township, Lancaster County | 151.07 |
| 79 | Sandy Township | 150.72 |
| 80 | Southern Regional York County | 145.80 |
| 81 | Coal Township | 142.10 |
| 82 | Ridley Township | 138.19 |
| 83 | York Area Regional | 138.13 |
| 84 | Penn Township, York County | 137.47 |
| 85 | Fairview Township, York County | 134.33 |
| 86 | Douglass Township, Montgomery County | 133.98 |
| 87 | Munhall | 132.97 |
| 88 | Springettsbury Township | 130.15 |
| 89 | Rostraver Township | 125.27 |
| 90 | Scott Township, Allegheny County | 124.13 |
| 91 | Richland Township, Cambria County | 122.60 |
| 92 | Muhlenberg Township | 120.55 |
| 93 | Butler Township, Butler County | 119.16 |
| 94 | Lansdale | 114.88 |
| 95 | Westtown-East Goshen Regional | 113.73 |
| 96 | Derry Township, Dauphin County | 112.31 |
| 97 | Hilltown Township | 111.62 |
| 98 | Manor Township, Lancaster County | 111.52 |
| 99 | Washington Township, Franklin County | 109.90 |
| 100 | Oil City | 108.39 |
| 101 | Aston Township | 106.41 |
| 102 | Jefferson Hills Borough | 105.46 |
| 103 | Northern York Regional | 103.70 |
| 104 | Elizabethtown | 103.23 |
| 105 | Southwestern Regional | 101.65 |
| 106 | Pennridge Regional | 99.76 |
| 107 | Richland Township, Bucks County | 99.14 |
| 108 | Radnor Township | 98.53 |
| 109 | Elizabeth Township | 97.91 |
| 110 | Franconia Township | 97.72 |
| 111 | Central Bucks Regional | 97.23 |
| 112 | West Hills Regional | 96.02 |
| 113 | Nether Providence Township | 94.01 |
| 114 | Millcreek Township, Erie County | 92.38 |
| 115 | North Strabane Township | 91.32 |
| 116 | Uwchlan Township | 90.66 |
| 117 | Middletown Township | 90.50 |
| 118 | North Middleton Township | 87.42 |
| 119 | Springfield Township, Montgomery County | 86.85 |
| 120 | West Whiteland Township | 86.51 |
| 121 | Upper Moreland Township | 86.30 |
| 122 | Upper Southampton Township | 85.80 |
| 123 | Amity Township | 85.73 |
| 124 | Limerick Township | 84.56 |
| 125 | Whitehall Township | 84.16 |
| 126 | East Hempfield Township | 82.35 |
| 127 | Towamencin Township | 81.70 |
| 128 | West Goshen Township | 81.36 |
| 129 | Upper Gwynedd Township | 81.07 |
| 130 | Salisbury Township | 80.20 |
| 131 | Lower Burrell | 78.43 |
| 132 | Lower Allen Township | 78.15 |
| 133 | Springfield Township, Delaware County | 77.82 |
| 134 | Abington Township, Montgomery County | 75.33 |
| 135 | Doylestown Township | 74.44 |
| 136 | Exeter Township, Berks County | 73.61 |
| 137 | Hopewell Township | 71.94 |
| 138 | Hatfield Township | 71.46 |
| 139 | Bethlehem Township | 71.13 |
| 140 | Warminster Township | 70.43 |
| 141 | North Fayette Township | 69.04 |
| 142 | McCandless | 68.93 |
| 143 | Montgomery Township | 68.61 |
| 144 | Ephrata Township | 68.06 |
| 145 | Lower Moreland Township | 67.84 |
| 146 | Warwick Township, Bucks County | 67.77 |
| 147 | Whitpain Township | 67.53 |
| 148 | Wyomissing | 66.84 |
| 149 | Whitehall | 64.82 |
| 150 | Warrington Township | 62.97 |
| 151 | Moon Township | 61.85 |
| 152 | North Huntingdon Township | 61.74 |
| 153 | South Whitehall Township | 60.91 |
| 154 | Manheim Township | 60.59 |
| 155 | Mifflin County Regional | 59.30 |
| 156 | Bethel Park | 58.93 |
| 157 | Northern Lancaster County Regional | 58.87 |
| 158 | East Cocalico Township | 57.33 |
| 159 | Whitemarsh Township | 56.34 |
| 160 | Upper Merion Township | 55.76 |
| 161 | Baldwin Borough | 55.75 |
| 162 | Ross Township | 54.86 |
| 163 | Lower Merion Township | 54.82 |
| 164 | Tredyffrin Township | 54.06 |
| 165 | Northern Berks Regional | 53.00 |
| 166 | Palmer Township | 52.38 |
| 167 | Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County | 52.10 |
| 168 | Haverford Township | 51.01 |
| 169 | East Pennsboro Township | 51.00 |
| 170 | Newtown Township, Delaware County | 48.07 |
| 171 | Lehigh Township, Northampton County | 48.01 |
| 172 | New Hanover Township | 47.81 |
| 173 | Spring Township, Berks County | 47.24 |
| 174 | St. Marys City | 47.11 |
| 175 | State College | 46.79 |
| 176 | Cumru Township | 46.05 |
| 177 | South Fayette Township | 45.07 |
| 178 | New Britain Township | 44.23 |
| 179 | Northeastern Regional | 43.35 |
| 180 | Horsham Township | 41.27 |
| 181 | Mount Lebanon | 39.55 |
| 182 | Newberry Township | 39.00 |
| 183 | Hampden Township | 37.61 |
| 184 | East Whiteland Township | 37.13 |
| 185 | Emmaus | 35.20 |
| 186 | Colonial Regional | 34.74 |
| 187 | Shaler Township | 31.46 |
| 188 | Silver Spring Township | 30.74 |
| 189 | Northwest Lancaster County Regional | 30.48 |
| 190 | Plumstead Township | 29.84 |
| 191 | Lower Saucon Township | 27.79 |
| 192 | Willistown Township | 27.51 |
| 193 | Ferguson Township | 27.08 |
| 194 | Upper Macungie Township | 26.14 |
| 195 | Upper St. Clair Township | 25.83 |
| 196 | Lower Makefield Township | 24.45 |
| 197 | Northern Regional | 24.07 |
| 198 | Cranberry Township | 22.80 |
| 199 | Adams Township, Butler County | 22.64 |
| 200 | Newtown Township, Bucks County | 21.84 |
| 201 | Marple Township | 21.03 |
| 202 | Murrysville | 19.82 |
| 203 | Lower Salford Township | 19.43 |
| 204 | Peters Township | 18.05 |
| 205 | Northampton Township | 17.70 |
| 206 | Upper Dublin Township | 15.17 |
| 207 | South Park Township | 14.80 |
| 208 | Buckingham Township | 14.67 |
| 209 | Forks Township | 13.04 |
| 210 | Patton Township | 12.56 |
| 211 | Upper Allen Township | 10.27 |
| 212 | Upper Providence Township, Delaware County | 9.64 |
| 213 | Franklin Park | 6.92 |
| 214 | West Lampeter Township | 6.30 |
| 215 | Upper Saucon Township | 6.19 |
| 216 | Buffalo Valley Regional | 0.00 |
| 216 | Cecil Township | 0.00 |
| 216 | Upper Uwchlan Township | 0.00 |