Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Aggravated Assault Crime Rate Per 100K in 2017

Updated on October 15, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2017, among Pennsylvania cities with a population of at least 10K, McKeesport had the highest Aggravated Assault Crime Rate per 100K residents (1,800.64), followed by Darby (1,033.06), Chester (938.68), Indiana (765.16), and Bethlehem (669).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Aggravated Assault crime rate in 2017, and the table below shows the ranking of Pennsylvania cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Aggravated Assault 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 Aggravated Assault 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 Aggravated Assault Crime Rate Per 100K in 2017
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Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Aggravated Assault Crime Rate Per 100K in 2017
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 McKeesport 1800.64
2 Darby 1033.06
3 Chester 938.68
4 Indiana 765.16
5 Bethlehem 669.00
6 Harrisburg 661.83
7 York 586.00
8 Johnstown 529.93
9 Yeadon 513.09
10 Lancaster 484.81
11 Philadelphia 470.05
12 Lower Southampton Township 387.03
13 Reading 384.06
14 Pottstown 369.95
15 Coatesville 367.62
16 Wilkinsburg 354.15
17 Pittsburgh 346.81
18 Pottsville 329.79
19 Wilkes-Barre 329.06
20 Butler 298.69
21 Penn Hills 287.27
22 Washington, Washington County 275.40
23 Sharon 270.58
24 East Norriton Township 247.28
25 Upper Darby Township 243.34
26 Hazleton 232.19
27 Williamsport 229.62
28 Plum 229.59
29 Norristown 215.28
30 Center Township 215.00
31 Slate Belt Regional 209.71
32 Fairview Township, York County 206.98
33 Ephrata 201.34
34 North Lebanon Township 192.07
35 Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County 191.58
36 Manor Township, Lancaster County 190.94
37 Pocono Township 186.81
38 New Castle 186.64
39 Millcreek Township, Erie County 185.85
40 Bloomsburg Town 185.67
41 Hanover Township, Luzerne County 184.81
42 Lehigh Township, Northampton County 182.69
43 Lebanon 182.38
44 Greensburg 181.11
45 Lansdowne 179.18
46 Lower Providence Township 179.02
47 Erie 173.34
48 Monroeville 172.12
49 Sandy Township 168.84
50 Berwick 168.65
51 Allentown 167.19
52 New Kensington 159.90
53 Lower Saucon Township 157.15
54 Caln Township 155.62
55 Hanover 153.79
56 Chambersburg 149.35
57 Nanticoke 147.87
58 Lower Pottsgrove Township 147.79
59 Phoenixville 147.45
60 Hopewell Township 137.70
61 Swatara Township 136.73
62 Kingston 132.72
63 Scott Township, Allegheny County 131.86
64 Spring Garden Township 130.33
65 Whitpain Township 129.02
66 Pocono Mountain Regional 127.92
67 Altoona 126.22
68 North Versailles Township 123.02
69 West Manchester Township 121.92
70 Lower Paxton Township 118.44
71 Lancaster Township, Lancaster County 116.08
72 Coal Township 115.95
73 Newberry Township 115.91
74 Butler Township, Butler County 113.84
75 North Middleton Township 111.83
76 Scranton 109.68
77 North Strabane Township 108.27
78 Stroud Area Regional 108.00
79 Falls Township, Bucks County 104.11
80 West Chester 104.05
81 Easton 103.65
82 North Fayette Township 102.35
83 Hermitage 101.38
84 Penn Township, York County 97.60
85 Columbia 96.60
86 Southern Regional York County 95.75
87 Douglass Township, Montgomery County 94.93
88 Elizabethtown 94.49
89 York Area Regional 94.11
90 Pennridge Regional 91.08
91 Rostraver Township 90.53
92 West Norriton Township 88.72
93 Carlisle 88.39
94 Derry Township, Dauphin County 87.71
95 Plumstead Township 86.29
96 Northeastern Regional 85.27
97 Manheim Township 84.64
98 Upper Chichester Township 82.19
99 Penn Township, Westmoreland County 82.01
100 West Goshen Township 81.77
101 Lower Allen Township 81.62
102 Robinson Township, Allegheny County 79.84
103 Lower Gwynedd Township 77.71
104 Harrison Township 77.24
105 Muhlenberg Township 74.44
106 Westtown-East Goshen Regional 74.31
107 Waynesboro 73.47
108 Logan Township 71.73
109 West Mifflin 70.51
110 Jefferson Hills Borough 70.07
111 Whitehall Township 69.00
112 Plymouth Township, Montgomery County 67.28
113 Springfield Township, Montgomery County 65.90
114 Cumru Township 65.19
115 Radnor Township 62.78
116 Lower Burrell 61.93
117 Ridley Township 61.13
118 Baldwin Borough 60.83
119 Northern Lancaster County Regional 59.16
120 Warminster Township 58.60
121 Bethlehem Township 58.40
122 Nether Providence Township 58.01
123 Hatfield Township 57.34
124 Shaler Township 56.72
125 West Hempfield Township 54.41
126 Meadville 54.28
127 Munhall 53.86
128 Mifflin County Regional 53.34
129 Bensalem Township 53.06
130 East Whiteland Township 51.41
131 Palmer Township 50.93
132 Murrysville 49.92
133 Upper Gwynedd Township 49.87
134 Mount Lebanon 49.43
135 Ephrata Township 48.32
136 Lansdale 48.31
137 State College 48.14
138 Bethel Park 47.11
139 Uwchlan Township 47.05
140 Middletown Township 46.38
141 New Hanover Township 45.82
142 Lower Makefield Township 45.76
143 Ross Township 45.63
144 Doylestown Township 45.62
145 Upper Dublin Township 45.58
146 Lower Salford Township 45.20
147 East Hempfield Township 44.89
148 Northern York Regional 44.80
149 Newtown Township, Bucks County 43.66
150 West Lampeter Township 43.53
151 Salisbury Township 43.46
152 Exeter Township, Berks County 42.59
153 West Deer Township 41.94
154 McCandless 41.68
155 Richland Township, Cambria County 41.14
156 Bristol Township 41.02
157 East Lampeter Township 40.97
158 Warwick Township, Bucks County 40.92
159 Springettsbury Township 40.90
160 Southwestern Regional 39.41
161 Whitemarsh Township 39.18
162 Wyomissing 38.41
163 Newtown Township, Delaware County 37.91
164 Franconia Township 37.61
165 Adams Township, Butler County 36.03
166 New Britain Township 35.65
167 Springfield Township, Delaware County 32.84
168 Hilltown Township 32.73
169 Central Bucks Regional 32.62
170 North Huntingdon Township 32.59
171 St. Marys City 32.22
172 Moon Township 30.99
173 Amity Township 30.96
174 Tredyffrin Township 30.58
175 Lower Moreland Township 30.20
176 South Park Township 29.92
177 Upper Saucon Township 29.86
178 West Hills Regional 29.51
179 Marple Township 29.37
180 Whitehall 29.16
181 Upper Moreland Township 28.88
182 Abington Township, Montgomery County 28.79
182 Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County 28.79
183 Easttown Township 28.28
184 Northampton Township 27.92
185 Hampton Township 27.10
186 Lower Merion Township 25.71
187 South Whitehall Township 25.13
188 Upper St. Clair Township 25.11
189 Warrington Township 24.63
190 East Pennsboro Township 22.94
190 Elizabeth Township 22.94
191 Northern Regional 22.78
192 West Whiteland Township 21.70
193 Towamencin Township 21.64
194 Peters Township 17.94
195 Upper Uwchlan Township 17.33
196 Haverford Township 16.29
197 Buffalo Valley Regional 15.89
198 Cecil Township 15.87
199 Ferguson Township 15.28
200 Northwest Lancaster County Regional 15.18
201 Montgomery Township 15.17
202 Richland Township, Bucks County 15.12
203 Horsham Township 14.97
204 Colonial Regional 14.61
205 Upper Southampton Township 13.31
206 Aston Township 11.97
207 Spring Township, Berks County 10.93
208 Upper Merion Township 10.46
209 Limerick Township 10.45
210 Hampden Township 10.03
211 Cranberry Township 9.62
212 Upper Providence Township, Delaware County 9.53
213 East Cocalico Township 9.50
214 Emmaus 8.75
215 Northern Berks Regional 7.53
216 Franklin Park 6.81
217 Upper Macungie Township 4.08
218 Buckingham Township 0.00
218 Forks Township 0.00
218 Patton Township 0.00
218 Silver Spring Township 0.00
218 South Fayette Township 0.00
218 Upper Allen Township 0.00
218 Washington Township, Franklin County 0.00
218 Willistown Township 0.00