Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Arson Crime Rate Per 100K in 2016

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2016, among Pennsylvania cities with a population of at least 10K, West Chester had the highest Arson Crime Rate per 100K residents (89.42), followed by Northeastern Regional (85.8), Chester (61.57), Wilkinsburg (57.35), and Harrisburg (55.11).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Arson crime rate in 2016, 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 2016
West Chester
Northeastern Regional
Chester
Wilkinsburg
Harrisburg
Sharon
Pittsburgh
Lower Allen Township
Penn Hills
Swatara Township
Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Arson Crime Rate Per 100K in 2016
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 West Chester 89.42
2 Northeastern Regional 85.80
3 Chester 61.57
4 Wilkinsburg 57.35
5 Harrisburg 55.11
6 Sharon 51.96
7 Pittsburgh 50.59
8 Lower Allen Township 41.65
9 Penn Hills 38.24
10 Swatara Township 36.12
11 Oil City 29.83
12 Erie 29.29
13 Lancaster 28.65
14 New Castle 27.01
15 Philadelphia 26.48
16 Pocono Mountain Regional 26.02
17 York 24.99
18 Warrington Township 24.95
19 West Hempfield Township 24.19
20 Chambersburg 24.07
21 Lebanon 23.48
22 Kingston 23.27
23 Dunmore 22.65
24 Greensburg 20.81
25 North Strabane Township 20.66
26 Washington Township, Franklin County 20.50
27 Ephrata Township 19.40
28 Johnstown 18.84
29 Easton 18.56
30 Lower Paxton Township 18.52
31 Waynesboro 18.35
32 Scott Township, Allegheny County 17.81
33 Pottstown 17.61
34 Bethlehem Township 16.76
35 Derry Township, Dauphin County 15.97
36 New Hanover Township 15.61
37 Altoona 15.50
38 Coatesville 15.20
39 Allentown 14.92
40 Washington, Washington County 14.90
41 Bristol Township 14.82
42 Pottsville 14.60
43 Whitehall Township 14.59
44 Whitehall 14.48
45 Reading 13.66
46 Cheltenham Township 13.49
47 Peters Township 13.47
48 Bensalem Township 13.25
49 Hanover 12.87
50 Upper Moreland Township 12.36
51 Hazleton 12.13
52 Lansdale 12.08
53 Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County 12.07
54 Upper Chichester Township 11.73
55 Scranton 11.64
56 Horsham Township 11.25
57 Plymouth Township, Montgomery County 11.18
58 Carlisle 10.40
59 Northern York Regional 10.16
60 Upper Allen Township 10.09
61 Berwick 9.83
62 Colonial Regional 9.82
63 Wyomissing 9.55
64 Coal Township 9.54
65 Bethlehem 9.35
66 East Pennsboro Township 9.21
67 Hanover Township, Luzerne County 9.17
68 Rostraver Township 8.99
69 Stroud Area Regional 8.76
70 North Middleton Township 8.66
71 Elizabethtown 8.63
72 Center Township 8.51
73 Springfield Township, Delaware County 8.18
74 Buffalo Valley Regional 8.14
75 Logan Township 8.12
75 North Versailles Township 8.12
76 Slate Belt Regional 8.09
77 Hopewell Township 8.02
78 Spring Garden Township 7.71
79 Meadville 7.69
80 Montgomery Township 7.61
81 Richland Township, Bucks County 7.59
82 Northern Berks Regional 7.56
83 Upper Darby Township 7.24
84 East Norriton Township 7.06
85 Williamsport 6.86
86 Upper Southampton Township 6.62
87 Middletown Township 6.61
88 Cranberry Township 6.46
89 Warminster Township 6.14
90 Butler Township, Butler County 5.98
91 Aston Township 5.94
92 East Lampeter Township 5.85
93 Towamencin Township 5.43
94 Abington Township, Montgomery County 5.39
95 Lower Southampton Township 5.21
96 Ferguson Township 5.20
97 State College 5.16
98 South Whitehall Township 5.05
99 Manor Township, Lancaster County 4.81
100 Lower Providence Township 3.80
100 Upper Dublin Township 3.80
101 York Area Regional 3.62
102 Monroeville 3.55
103 Shaler Township 3.51
104 Tredyffrin Township 3.38
105 Ridley Township 3.21
106 Bethel Park 3.12
107 Manheim Township 2.50
108 Adams Township, Butler County 0.00
108 Amity Township 0.00
108 Baldwin Borough 0.00
108 Buckingham Township 0.00
108 Caln Township 0.00
108 Cecil Township 0.00
108 Central Bucks Regional 0.00
108 Columbia 0.00
108 Cumru Township 0.00
108 Darby 0.00
108 Douglass Township, Montgomery County 0.00
108 Doylestown Township 0.00
108 East Cocalico Township 0.00
108 East Hempfield Township 0.00
108 Easttown Township 0.00
108 East Whiteland Township 0.00
108 Elizabeth Township 0.00
108 Emmaus 0.00
108 Ephrata 0.00
108 Exeter Township, Berks County 0.00
108 Fairview Township, York County 0.00
108 Falls Township, Bucks County 0.00
108 Forks Township 0.00
108 Franconia Township 0.00
108 Franklin Park 0.00
108 Hampden Township 0.00
108 Hatfield Township 0.00
108 Haverford Township 0.00
108 Hermitage 0.00
108 Hilltown Township 0.00
108 Jefferson Hills Borough 0.00
108 Lancaster Township, Lancaster County 0.00
108 Lansdowne 0.00
108 Lehigh Township, Northampton County 0.00
108 Limerick Township 0.00
108 Lower Burrell 0.00
108 Lower Gwynedd Township 0.00
108 Lower Merion Township 0.00
108 Lower Moreland Township 0.00
108 Lower Pottsgrove Township 0.00
108 Lower Salford Township 0.00
108 Lower Saucon Township 0.00
108 Marple Township 0.00
108 McCandless 0.00
108 Mifflin County Regional 0.00
108 Moon Township 0.00
108 Mount Lebanon 0.00
108 Muhlenberg Township 0.00
108 Murrysville 0.00
108 Nanticoke 0.00
108 Newberry Township 0.00
108 New Garden Township 0.00
108 Newtown Township, Bucks County 0.00
108 Newtown Township, Delaware County 0.00
108 Norristown 0.00
108 Northampton Township 0.00
108 Northern Lancaster County Regional 0.00
108 Northern Regional 0.00
108 North Huntingdon Township 0.00
108 North Lebanon Township 0.00
108 Northwest Lancaster County Regional 0.00
108 Palmer Township 0.00
108 Patton Township 0.00
108 Pennridge Regional 0.00
108 Penn Township, Westmoreland County 0.00
108 Penn Township, York County 0.00
108 Phoenixville 0.00
108 Plumstead Township 0.00
108 Pocono Township 0.00
108 Radnor Township 0.00
108 Richland Township, Cambria County 0.00
108 Robinson Township, Allegheny County 0.00
108 Ross Township 0.00
108 Salisbury Township 0.00
108 Sandy Township 0.00
108 Silver Spring Township 0.00
108 Southern Regional York County 0.00
108 South Fayette Township 0.00
108 Southwestern Regional 0.00
108 Springettsbury Township 0.00
108 Springfield Township, Montgomery County 0.00
108 Spring Township, Berks County 0.00
108 Upper Gwynedd Township 0.00
108 Upper Macungie Township 0.00
108 Upper Merion Township 0.00
108 Upper Providence Township, Delaware County 0.00
108 Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County 0.00
108 Upper Saucon Township 0.00
108 Upper St. Clair Township 0.00
108 Upper Uwchlan Township 0.00
108 Uwchlan Township 0.00
108 Warwick Township, Bucks County 0.00
108 West Deer Township 0.00
108 West Goshen Township 0.00
108 West Hills Regional 0.00
108 West Manchester Township 0.00
108 West Mifflin 0.00
108 West Norriton Township 0.00
108 Westtown-East Goshen Regional 0.00
108 Whitemarsh Township 0.00
108 Whitpain Township 0.00
108 Yeadon 0.00