Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Violent 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 Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (2,133.43), followed by Chester (1,571.43), Harrisburg (1,073.56), Wilkinsburg (1,064.24), and Philadelphia (988.91).
The chart below shows the top 9 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2016, 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 2016
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| Rank | City | Crime Rate Per 100K |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darby | 2133.43 |
| 2 | Chester | 1571.43 |
| 3 | Harrisburg | 1073.56 |
| 4 | Wilkinsburg | 1064.24 |
| 5 | Philadelphia | 988.91 |
| 6 | York | 945.09 |
| 7 | Coatesville | 843.66 |
| 8 | Lancaster | 820.69 |
| 9 | Pittsburgh | 782.30 |
| 10 | Washington, Washington County | 685.49 |
| 11 | Reading | 679.69 |
| 12 | Pottstown | 677.85 |
| 13 | New Castle | 558.28 |
| 14 | Johnstown | 471.10 |
| 15 | Upper Darby Township | 465.64 |
| 16 | Allentown | 457.66 |
| 17 | Norristown | 429.92 |
| 18 | Chambersburg | 418.87 |
| 19 | Sharon | 400.83 |
| 20 | Penn Hills | 399.13 |
| 21 | Hazleton | 376.14 |
| 22 | Caln Township | 374.11 |
| 23 | Williamsport | 356.62 |
| 24 | Erie | 356.50 |
| 25 | Yeadon | 346.71 |
| 26 | Altoona | 345.45 |
| 27 | Pottsville | 335.69 |
| 28 | North Versailles Township | 332.74 |
| 29 | Spring Garden Township | 331.36 |
| 30 | Greensburg | 325.96 |
| 31 | Lower Southampton Township | 312.74 |
| 32 | Swatara Township | 309.04 |
| 33 | Dunmore | 301.96 |
| 34 | Oil City | 298.30 |
| 35 | Upper Chichester Township | 293.19 |
| 36 | West Chester | 293.11 |
| 37 | Center Township | 280.85 |
| 38 | Scranton | 279.32 |
| 39 | Easton | 274.71 |
| 40 | Waynesboro | 266.01 |
| 41 | Pocono Mountain Regional | 264.88 |
| 42 | Kingston | 263.69 |
| 43 | Monroeville | 252.29 |
| 44 | Hanover Township, Luzerne County | 247.68 |
| 45 | Berwick | 245.82 |
| 46 | Stroud Area Regional | 245.31 |
| 47 | Rostraver Township | 242.59 |
| 48 | Phoenixville | 239.59 |
| 49 | Lebanon | 234.84 |
| 50 | Pocono Township | 233.14 |
| 51 | Columbia | 221.47 |
| 52 | East Lampeter Township | 216.50 |
| 53 | Lower Providence Township | 216.46 |
| 54 | Ephrata | 214.98 |
| 55 | West Manchester Township | 211.86 |
| 56 | Slate Belt Regional | 210.39 |
| 57 | Falls Township, Bucks County | 201.05 |
| 58 | Meadville | 200.02 |
| 59 | Northeastern Regional | 197.34 |
| 60 | Nanticoke | 195.73 |
| 61 | Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County | 193.19 |
| 62 | Bristol Township | 190.82 |
| 63 | Hermitage | 187.99 |
| 64 | Lansdowne | 187.92 |
| 65 | Southern Regional York County | 181.61 |
| 66 | Lower Burrell | 175.32 |
| 67 | Hopewell Township | 168.46 |
| 68 | Cheltenham Township | 164.58 |
| 69 | Robinson Township, Allegheny County | 159.27 |
| 70 | Manor Township, Lancaster County | 158.82 |
| 71 | Lower Paxton Township | 152.32 |
| 72 | West Norriton Township | 151.91 |
| 73 | Ridley Township | 151.08 |
| 74 | Plymouth Township, Montgomery County | 150.95 |
| 75 | Butler Township, Butler County | 149.58 |
| 76 | Hanover | 148.03 |
| 77 | Lower Gwynedd Township | 146.88 |
| 78 | Fairview Township, York County | 144.41 |
| 79 | Scott Township, Allegheny County | 136.51 |
| 80 | Springettsbury Township | 133.68 |
| 81 | Carlisle | 130.04 |
| 82 | Bethlehem Township | 129.88 |
| 83 | Southwestern Regional | 129.40 |
| 84 | Newberry Township | 129.28 |
| 85 | East Norriton Township | 127.02 |
| 86 | North Lebanon Township | 126.70 |
| 87 | Douglass Township, Montgomery County | 124.11 |
| 88 | Penn Township, York County | 123.13 |
| 89 | Penn Township, Westmoreland County | 122.25 |
| 90 | York Area Regional | 121.18 |
| 91 | Palmer Township | 120.98 |
| 92 | West Mifflin | 119.83 |
| 93 | Muhlenberg Township | 118.92 |
| 94 | Mifflin County Regional | 118.42 |
| 95 | Bensalem Township | 117.62 |
| 96 | Springfield Township, Montgomery County | 112.23 |
| 97 | Bethlehem | 110.86 |
| 98 | Lansdale | 108.71 |
| 99 | Westtown-East Goshen Regional | 107.08 |
| 100 | West Hills Regional | 106.78 |
| 101 | Lehigh Township, Northampton County | 106.34 |
| 102 | Lancaster Township, Lancaster County | 104.38 |
| 103 | Derry Township, Dauphin County | 103.82 |
| 104 | Elizabethtown | 103.52 |
| 105 | Whitehall Township | 102.09 |
| 106 | Lower Allen Township | 98.93 |
| 107 | Lower Pottsgrove Township | 98.41 |
| 108 | Cumru Township | 97.50 |
| 109 | West Hempfield Township | 96.75 |
| 110 | West Goshen Township | 94.03 |
| 111 | Warwick Township, Bucks County | 88.19 |
| 112 | Abington Township, Montgomery County | 88.09 |
| 113 | Ephrata Township | 87.30 |
| 114 | Wyomissing | 85.94 |
| 115 | Coal Township | 85.88 |
| 116 | Newtown Township, Delaware County | 85.51 |
| 117 | Sandy Township | 84.12 |
| 118 | Mount Lebanon | 82.59 |
| 119 | New Garden Township | 82.56 |
| 120 | Richland Township, Cambria County | 82.37 |
| 121 | Pennridge Regional | 81.60 |
| 122 | Middletown Township | 81.48 |
| 123 | Upper Gwynedd Township | 81.26 |
| 124 | Exeter Township, Berks County | 80.99 |
| 125 | Jefferson Hills Borough | 78.23 |
| 126 | Central Bucks Regional | 78.02 |
| 127 | North Middleton Township | 77.98 |
| 128 | Whitpain Township | 77.97 |
| 129 | Warminster Township | 76.74 |
| 130 | Hatfield Township | 76.46 |
| 131 | Washington Township, Franklin County | 75.18 |
| 132 | Lower Saucon Township | 74.32 |
| 132 | Tredyffrin Township | 74.32 |
| 133 | Moon Township | 73.52 |
| 134 | Uwchlan Township | 72.64 |
| 135 | Northern York Regional | 72.58 |
| 136 | Ross Township | 71.29 |
| 137 | Amity Township | 69.85 |
| 138 | Radnor Township | 69.57 |
| 139 | North Strabane Township | 68.86 |
| 140 | Bethel Park | 68.58 |
| 141 | State College | 67.10 |
| 142 | East Cocalico Township | 66.65 |
| 143 | Baldwin Borough | 65.56 |
| 144 | Salisbury Township | 65.40 |
| 145 | Hilltown Township | 65.33 |
| 146 | Logan Township | 64.97 |
| 147 | Lower Salford Township | 64.87 |
| 148 | Upper Moreland Township | 61.81 |
| 149 | Springfield Township, Delaware County | 61.38 |
| 150 | Upper Saucon Township | 60.79 |
| 151 | Lower Moreland Township | 60.33 |
| 152 | East Pennsboro Township | 59.88 |
| 153 | Upper Southampton Township | 59.55 |
| 154 | Plumstead Township | 58.25 |
| 155 | Shaler Township | 56.21 |
| 156 | East Whiteland Township | 56.02 |
| 157 | Spring Township, Berks County | 54.51 |
| 158 | East Hempfield Township | 53.14 |
| 159 | Richland Township, Bucks County | 53.13 |
| 160 | Emmaus | 52.64 |
| 161 | Upper Merion Township | 52.34 |
| 162 | Doylestown Township | 51.31 |
| 163 | Haverford Township | 50.85 |
| 164 | Whitehall | 50.68 |
| 165 | Manheim Township | 50.09 |
| 166 | Montgomery Township | 49.48 |
| 167 | Cranberry Township | 48.48 |
| 168 | Lower Merion Township | 48.08 |
| 169 | Upper Macungie Township | 47.02 |
| 170 | North Huntingdon Township | 45.47 |
| 171 | South Whitehall Township | 45.46 |
| 172 | Franconia Township | 45.21 |
| 173 | McCandless | 44.98 |
| 174 | Murrysville | 44.68 |
| 175 | Upper Dublin Township | 41.77 |
| 176 | Aston Township | 41.60 |
| 177 | Forks Township | 38.99 |
| 178 | Marple Township | 37.81 |
| 179 | Horsham Township | 37.50 |
| 180 | Hampden Township | 37.06 |
| 181 | Adams Township, Butler County | 36.95 |
| 182 | Northwest Lancaster County Regional | 35.48 |
| 183 | Newtown Township, Bucks County | 34.91 |
| 184 | Whitemarsh Township | 33.86 |
| 185 | Towamencin Township | 32.59 |
| 186 | Elizabeth Township | 30.27 |
| 187 | Northern Berks Regional | 30.24 |
| 188 | Warrington Township | 29.11 |
| 189 | Limerick Township | 26.40 |
| 190 | Ferguson Township | 26.01 |
| 191 | Patton Township | 24.96 |
| 192 | Cecil Township | 24.88 |
| 193 | Buffalo Valley Regional | 24.42 |
| 194 | New Hanover Township | 23.41 |
| 195 | Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County | 20.90 |
| 196 | Northern Lancaster County Regional | 20.14 |
| 197 | Peters Township | 17.96 |
| 198 | Silver Spring Township | 17.77 |
| 199 | Upper Uwchlan Township | 17.24 |
| 200 | West Deer Township | 16.70 |
| 201 | Upper St. Clair Township | 15.21 |
| 202 | Northampton Township | 15.17 |
| 203 | Colonial Regional | 14.73 |
| 204 | Buckingham Township | 14.68 |
| 205 | South Fayette Township | 12.72 |
| 206 | Easttown Township | 9.40 |
| 207 | Franklin Park | 6.85 |
| 208 | Northern Regional | 5.75 |
| 209 | Upper Allen Township | 0.00 |
| 209 | Upper Providence Township, Delaware County | 0.00 |