Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Motor Vehicle Theft Crime Rate Per 100K in 2017

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2017, among Pennsylvania cities with a population of at least 10K, Chester had the highest Motor Vehicle Theft Crime Rate per 100K residents (414.9), followed by Wilkinsburg (399.23), Harrisburg (374.97), Philadelphia (348), and Darby (347.48).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Motor Vehicle Theft crime rate in 2017, and the table below shows the ranking of Pennsylvania cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Motor Vehicle Theft 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 Motor Vehicle Theft 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 Motor Vehicle Theft Crime Rate Per 100K in 2017
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Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Motor Vehicle Theft Crime Rate Per 100K in 2017
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Chester 414.90
2 Wilkinsburg 399.23
3 Harrisburg 374.97
4 Philadelphia 348.00
5 Darby 347.48
6 York 346.58
7 Yeadon 313.07
8 McKeesport 291.35
9 New Kensington 255.84
10 Allentown 253.26
11 Reading 225.18
12 Pittsburgh 222.27
13 Emmaus 210.08
14 Washington, Washington County 208.41
15 Pottstown 202.59
16 Upper Darby Township 179.18
17 Lancaster 177.37
18 Scranton 170.33
19 Lansdowne 169.75
20 Coatesville 160.83
21 Bristol Township 158.50
22 Spring Garden Township 153.33
23 Wilkes-Barre 148.45
24 Lancaster Township, Lancaster County 145.10
25 Penn Hills 140.01
26 Sharon 135.29
27 Butler 130.20
28 Norristown 128.00
29 Hazleton 126.28
30 Caln Township 120.25
31 Johnstown 119.36
32 Muhlenberg Township 119.11
33 Bensalem Township 116.07
34 Falls Township, Bucks County 116.01
35 South Whitehall Township 115.62
36 Erie 110.12
37 New Castle 109.25
38 Plymouth Township, Montgomery County 100.93
39 Lower Southampton Township 99.37
40 Altoona 96.92
41 Springettsbury Township 96.67
42 Upper Chichester Township 93.94
43 Easton 92.55
44 Springfield Township, Montgomery County 91.24
45 Lebanon 89.25
46 East Lampeter Township 81.95
47 Chambersburg 81.90
48 Bethlehem Township 79.26
49 Monroeville 78.89
50 Lower Merion Township 78.83
51 Lower Gwynedd Township 77.71
52 Whitehall Township 76.26
53 North Versailles Township 73.81
54 Stroud Area Regional 72.97
55 Upper Merion Township 69.74
56 Williamsport 69.58
57 Lower Moreland Township 67.94
58 Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County 67.85
59 Upper Saucon Township 65.69
60 Sandy Township 65.66
61 Pocono Township 65.38
62 Salisbury Township 65.18
63 Warminster Township 64.77
64 Bethlehem 63.72
65 Manheim Township 62.24
66 Newtown Township, Delaware County 60.65
67 Middletown Township 59.63
68 North Huntingdon Township 58.66
69 Radnor Township 56.50
70 Waynesboro 55.10
71 Kingston 54.65
72 Rostraver Township 54.32
73 Meadville 54.28
74 Amity Township 54.18
75 Upper Moreland Township 53.64
76 Richland Township, Bucks County 52.93
77 Horsham Township 52.39
78 Ross Township 52.14
79 Northern York Regional 52.02
80 Ridley Township 51.48
81 Palmer Township 50.93
82 Baldwin Borough 50.69
82 Hermitage 50.69
83 Whitemarsh Township 50.38
84 Berwick 49.60
85 Nanticoke 49.29
86 Coal Township 48.31
87 Columbia 48.30
88 Swatara Township 48.26
89 Manor Township, Lancaster County 47.74
90 West Manchester Township 47.71
91 Hilltown Township 45.82
92 Cumru Township 45.63
93 Northern Berks Regional 45.17
94 Newberry Township 45.07
95 Pocono Mountain Regional 45.01
96 Abington Township, Montgomery County 44.98
97 Pottsville 43.97
98 Southern Regional York County 43.52
99 North Middleton Township 43.01
100 Lower Paxton Township 42.88
101 East Whiteland Township 42.84
102 Lower Providence Township 41.03
103 Millcreek Township, Erie County 40.89
104 Slate Belt Regional 40.33
105 Upper Southampton Township 39.94
106 Logan Township 39.85
107 West Chester 39.64
108 Southwestern Regional 39.41
109 Ephrata Township 38.66
110 Harrison Township 38.62
111 Hanover 38.45
112 Hatfield Township 38.23
113 New Hanover Township 38.18
114 Marple Township 37.76
115 Easttown Township 37.70
116 Hanover Township, Luzerne County 36.96
117 Warrington Township 36.95
118 Upper Macungie Township 36.68
119 Limerick Township 36.56
120 Pennridge Regional 36.43
121 Lansdale 36.23
122 Plumstead Township 35.96
123 Ephrata 35.95
124 Aston Township 35.90
125 Lower Burrell 35.39
125 Phoenixville 35.39
126 Colonial Regional 34.08
127 North Lebanon Township 33.40
128 Lower Pottsgrove Township 32.84
129 Haverford Township 32.58
130 Hopewell Township 32.40
131 East Pennsboro Township 32.11
132 West Norriton Township 31.69
133 Exeter Township, Berks County 30.97
133 Whitpain Township 30.97
134 Northampton Township 30.46
135 Butler Township, Butler County 29.96
136 Plum 29.16
137 Spring Township, Berks County 29.15
138 York Area Regional 28.96
139 Lehigh Township, Northampton County 28.85
140 Indiana 28.60
141 Greensburg 27.86
142 Willistown Township 27.36
143 Upper Dublin Township 26.59
144 Central Bucks Regional 26.09
145 Carlisle 26.00
146 Lower Salford Township 25.83
147 West Goshen Township 25.82
148 West Deer Township 25.17
149 Upper Gwynedd Township 24.94
150 Penn Township, York County 24.40
151 Northern Regional 22.78
152 Franconia Township 22.57
153 Cranberry Township 22.44
154 Whitehall 21.87
155 Robinson Township, Allegheny County 21.78
156 Westtown-East Goshen Regional 21.67
157 Towamencin Township 21.64
158 Mount Lebanon 21.63
159 East Norriton Township 21.20
160 Springfield Township, Delaware County 20.52
161 Warwick Township, Bucks County 20.46
162 Washington Township, Franklin County 20.44
163 Lower Allen Township 20.40
164 Ferguson Township 20.38
164 Tredyffrin Township 20.38
165 Northern Lancaster County Regional 19.72
166 Wyomissing 19.20
167 Bethel Park 18.84
168 West Lampeter Township 18.66
169 Patton Township 18.63
170 Lower Saucon Township 18.49
171 Lower Makefield Township 18.30
172 West Hempfield Township 18.14
173 Shaler Township 17.73
174 Elizabethtown 17.18
175 Richland Township, Cambria County 16.46
176 West Whiteland Township 16.28
177 St. Marys City 16.11
178 Derry Township, Dauphin County 15.95
179 Northwest Lancaster County Regional 15.18
180 South Park Township 14.96
181 Buckingham Township 14.75
182 Adams Township, Butler County 14.41
183 Bloomsburg Town 13.75
184 North Fayette Township 13.65
185 North Strabane Township 13.53
186 Hampden Township 13.38
187 Newtown Township, Bucks County 13.10
188 Forks Township 12.89
189 Scott Township, Allegheny County 11.99
190 Mifflin County Regional 11.85
191 Doylestown Township 11.40
192 Montgomery Township 11.38
193 Murrysville 9.98
194 Upper Allen Township 9.94
195 East Cocalico Township 9.50
196 Douglass Township, Montgomery County 9.49
197 Munhall 8.98
198 New Britain Township 8.91
199 Jefferson Hills Borough 8.76
200 State College 8.60
201 Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County 8.23
202 Cecil Township 7.93
203 Moon Township 7.75
204 Nether Providence Township 7.25
205 McCandless 6.95
206 South Fayette Township 6.34
207 Fairview Township, York County 5.75
208 Hampton Township 5.42
209 Penn Township, Westmoreland County 5.13
210 East Hempfield Township 4.08
211 Buffalo Valley Regional 0.00
211 Center Township 0.00
211 Elizabeth Township 0.00
211 Franklin Park 0.00
211 Northeastern Regional 0.00
211 Peters Township 0.00
211 Silver Spring Township 0.00
211 Upper Providence Township, Delaware County 0.00
211 Upper St. Clair Township 0.00
211 Upper Uwchlan Township 0.00
211 Uwchlan Township 0.00
211 West Hills Regional 0.00
211 West Mifflin 0.00