Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Total Crime Rate Per 100K in 2016
Updated on November 28, 2023.
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2016, among Pennsylvania cities with a population of at least 10K, Darby had the highest Total Crime Rate per 100K residents (5,857.58), followed by Pottstown (4,788.94), Chester (4,708.44), Wilkinsburg (4,511.85), and Lancaster (4,496.12).
The chart below shows the top 9 cities with high Total crime rate in 2016, 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 2016
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| Rank | City | Crime Rate Per 100K |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darby | 5857.58 |
| 2 | Pottstown | 4788.94 |
| 3 | Chester | 4708.44 |
| 4 | Wilkinsburg | 4511.85 |
| 5 | Lancaster | 4496.12 |
| 6 | Richland Township, Cambria County | 4341.02 |
| 7 | York | 4168.84 |
| 8 | Philadelphia | 4156.03 |
| 9 | Whitehall Township | 4120.18 |
| 10 | Pittsburgh | 4095.65 |
| 11 | Upper Merion Township | 4054.29 |
| 12 | Spring Garden Township | 4045.62 |
| 13 | Rostraver Township | 3998.20 |
| 14 | Washington, Washington County | 3956.49 |
| 15 | Swatara Township | 3933.22 |
| 16 | Harrisburg | 3867.66 |
| 17 | East Lampeter Township | 3815.10 |
| 18 | Springettsbury Township | 3709.48 |
| 19 | Wyomissing | 3704.77 |
| 20 | New Castle | 3628.83 |
| 21 | Sharon | 3585.21 |
| 22 | West Manchester Township | 3527.54 |
| 23 | Chambersburg | 3476.17 |
| 24 | Johnstown | 3471.99 |
| 25 | South Whitehall Township | 3384.35 |
| 26 | Coatesville | 3359.43 |
| 27 | Reading | 3302.82 |
| 28 | Yeadon | 3267.75 |
| 29 | Hermitage | 3239.75 |
| 30 | Allentown | 3239.23 |
| 31 | Center Township | 3234.04 |
| 32 | Plymouth Township, Montgomery County | 3158.72 |
| 33 | Stroud Area Regional | 3113.14 |
| 34 | Williamsport | 3079.24 |
| 35 | Springfield Township, Delaware County | 2893.04 |
| 36 | Caln Township | 2886.99 |
| 37 | Pocono Township | 2863.01 |
| 38 | Hanover | 2851.26 |
| 39 | Bensalem Township | 2824.63 |
| 40 | Lansdowne | 2818.75 |
| 41 | Greensburg | 2808.79 |
| 42 | Cheltenham Township | 2725.02 |
| 43 | Waynesboro | 2724.27 |
| 44 | Erie | 2686.35 |
| 45 | Lebanon | 2681.12 |
| 46 | Muhlenberg Township | 2670.83 |
| 47 | Penn Hills | 2650.51 |
| 48 | Pottsville | 2649.06 |
| 49 | Berwick | 2615.54 |
| 50 | Colonial Regional | 2509.70 |
| 51 | Scranton | 2484.09 |
| 52 | Hanover Township, Luzerne County | 2476.84 |
| 53 | Robinson Township, Allegheny County | 2468.69 |
| 54 | North Versailles Township | 2450.90 |
| 55 | Butler Township, Butler County | 2393.35 |
| 56 | West Chester | 2384.62 |
| 57 | Bristol Township | 2384.30 |
| 58 | Falls Township, Bucks County | 2335.69 |
| 59 | North Lebanon Township | 2331.28 |
| 60 | Columbia | 2320.66 |
| 61 | Upper Chichester Township | 2280.99 |
| 62 | West Norriton Township | 2227.99 |
| 63 | Norristown | 2225.13 |
| 64 | Carlisle | 2221.07 |
| 65 | Nanticoke | 2202.00 |
| 66 | Altoona | 2179.02 |
| 67 | Ross Township | 2177.72 |
| 68 | Monroeville | 2117.83 |
| 69 | Dunmore | 2113.69 |
| 70 | East Norriton Township | 2109.94 |
| 71 | Bethlehem | 2106.35 |
| 72 | Upper Darby Township | 2106.25 |
| 73 | Lancaster Township, Lancaster County | 2087.68 |
| 74 | Kingston | 2086.24 |
| 75 | Middletown Township | 2072.32 |
| 76 | Abington Township, Montgomery County | 2051.31 |
| 77 | Washington Township, Franklin County | 2050.44 |
| 78 | Richland Township, Bucks County | 2034.00 |
| 79 | Lower Southampton Township | 2011.99 |
| 80 | Meadville | 2000.15 |
| 81 | Oil City | 1958.84 |
| 82 | Easton | 1945.21 |
| 83 | Salisbury Township | 1940.13 |
| 84 | Sandy Township | 1934.76 |
| 85 | Lower Allen Township | 1926.48 |
| 86 | Pocono Mountain Regional | 1917.98 |
| 87 | Lower Merion Township | 1882.06 |
| 88 | Hazleton | 1844.29 |
| 89 | North Huntingdon Township | 1802.71 |
| 90 | Elizabethtown | 1768.46 |
| 91 | Bethlehem Township | 1755.42 |
| 92 | Newberry Township | 1751.78 |
| 93 | Cumru Township | 1748.46 |
| 94 | Limerick Township | 1710.76 |
| 95 | Coal Township | 1698.47 |
| 96 | Lower Pottsgrove Township | 1681.16 |
| 97 | Exeter Township, Berks County | 1639.03 |
| 98 | Upper Moreland Township | 1627.52 |
| 99 | Logan Township | 1608.06 |
| 100 | Hilltown Township | 1574.34 |
| 101 | Ephrata Township | 1571.44 |
| 102 | Slate Belt Regional | 1569.83 |
| 103 | Montgomery Township | 1526.34 |
| 104 | Derry Township, Dauphin County | 1513.34 |
| 105 | Lower Paxton Township | 1494.38 |
| 106 | Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County | 1493.20 |
| 107 | Haverford Township | 1466.40 |
| 108 | Phoenixville | 1455.53 |
| 109 | Lower Burrell | 1455.12 |
| 110 | Ephrata | 1447.51 |
| 111 | West Goshen Township | 1440.29 |
| 112 | Scott Township, Allegheny County | 1430.44 |
| 113 | Northeastern Regional | 1424.28 |
| 114 | Emmaus | 1421.30 |
| 115 | Manheim Township | 1419.99 |
| 116 | Lower Moreland Township | 1410.15 |
| 117 | Lower Gwynedd Township | 1391.05 |
| 118 | Whitemarsh Township | 1388.18 |
| 119 | Ridley Township | 1350.05 |
| 120 | East Hempfield Township | 1344.94 |
| 121 | Hopewell Township | 1331.62 |
| 122 | Cranberry Township | 1318.68 |
| 123 | Douglass Township, Montgomery County | 1317.42 |
| 124 | Hatfield Township | 1314.22 |
| 125 | Palmer Township | 1312.12 |
| 126 | Lansdale | 1304.51 |
| 127 | Marple Township | 1289.65 |
| 128 | Warminster Township | 1249.35 |
| 129 | Fairview Township, York County | 1247.69 |
| 130 | Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County | 1232.92 |
| 131 | Lower Providence Township | 1226.60 |
| 132 | Warrington Township | 1197.80 |
| 133 | East Whiteland Township | 1176.36 |
| 134 | Northern York Regional | 1152.49 |
| 135 | Aston Township | 1140.96 |
| 136 | Mount Lebanon | 1131.78 |
| 137 | Doylestown Township | 1117.51 |
| 138 | Spring Township, Berks County | 1112.04 |
| 139 | Northern Berks Regional | 1073.48 |
| 140 | Mifflin County Regional | 1065.78 |
| 141 | Moon Township | 1052.43 |
| 142 | Patton Township | 1048.23 |
| 143 | Bethel Park | 1031.89 |
| 144 | West Hills Regional | 1028.93 |
| 145 | Central Bucks Regional | 1020.81 |
| 146 | West Mifflin | 1018.57 |
| 147 | North Middleton Township | 1013.69 |
| 148 | Upper Macungie Township | 1012.99 |
| 149 | Radnor Township | 989.72 |
| 150 | Elizabeth Township | 968.52 |
| 151 | York Area Regional | 965.78 |
| 152 | North Strabane Township | 963.99 |
| 153 | West Hempfield Township | 961.42 |
| 154 | Shaler Township | 948.47 |
| 155 | Easttown Township | 930.10 |
| 156 | Silver Spring Township | 918.03 |
| 157 | State College | 917.08 |
| 158 | Westtown-East Goshen Regional | 914.74 |
| 159 | Horsham Township | 911.17 |
| 160 | Penn Township, York County | 911.16 |
| 161 | Lehigh Township, Northampton County | 908.74 |
| 162 | Manor Township, Lancaster County | 899.99 |
| 163 | Baldwin Borough | 897.72 |
| 164 | Uwchlan Township | 897.58 |
| 165 | Upper Dublin Township | 888.62 |
| 166 | Buffalo Valley Regional | 879.19 |
| 167 | Whitpain Township | 873.32 |
| 168 | Springfield Township, Montgomery County | 867.21 |
| 169 | Southern Regional York County | 849.92 |
| 170 | Jefferson Hills Borough | 843.11 |
| 171 | Amity Township | 838.25 |
| 172 | Newtown Township, Bucks County | 833.55 |
| 173 | McCandless | 830.39 |
| 174 | Hampden Township | 828.73 |
| 175 | Upper Southampton Township | 827.05 |
| 176 | Tredyffrin Township | 820.92 |
| 177 | Newtown Township, Delaware County | 816.23 |
| 178 | Plumstead Township | 815.44 |
| 179 | New Garden Township | 809.05 |
| 180 | East Pennsboro Township | 796.79 |
| 181 | Towamencin Township | 793.09 |
| 182 | Murrysville | 779.47 |
| 183 | Northwest Lancaster County Regional | 775.39 |
| 184 | Lower Saucon Township | 761.80 |
| 185 | Ferguson Township | 749.14 |
| 186 | East Cocalico Township | 742.72 |
| 187 | West Deer Township | 734.86 |
| 188 | Peters Township | 731.80 |
| 189 | Upper Saucon Township | 723.36 |
| 190 | Franconia Township | 723.33 |
| 191 | Upper Allen Township | 711.58 |
| 192 | Upper Providence Township, Delaware County | 694.58 |
| 193 | Northern Lancaster County Regional | 690.53 |
| 194 | Southwestern Regional | 686.40 |
| 195 | Upper St. Clair Township | 653.96 |
| 196 | Forks Township | 636.78 |
| 197 | Warwick Township, Bucks County | 610.54 |
| 198 | Cecil Township | 597.06 |
| 199 | Northampton Township | 576.35 |
| 200 | Northern Regional | 563.43 |
| 201 | Pennridge Regional | 553.09 |
| 202 | Franklin Park | 527.40 |
| 203 | Whitehall | 514.05 |
| 204 | Upper Uwchlan Township | 499.87 |
| 205 | Upper Gwynedd Township | 481.28 |
| 206 | Lower Salford Township | 473.57 |
| 207 | Buckingham Township | 459.88 |
| 208 | New Hanover Township | 452.63 |
| 209 | South Fayette Township | 426.13 |
| 210 | Adams Township, Butler County | 376.91 |
| 211 | Penn Township, Westmoreland County | 371.84 |