Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Total 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, Darby had the highest Total Crime Rate per 100K residents (5,409.47), followed by Chester (4,949.39), McKeesport (4,943.4), Swatara Township (4,588.41), and Pottstown (4,346.87).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Total crime rate in 2017, 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.
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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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Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Total Crime Rate Per 100K in 2017
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| Rank | City | Crime Rate Per 100K |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darby | 5409.47 |
| 2 | Chester | 4949.39 |
| 3 | McKeesport | 4943.40 |
| 4 | Swatara Township | 4588.41 |
| 5 | Pottstown | 4346.87 |
| 6 | Richland Township, Cambria County | 4344.61 |
| 7 | Lancaster | 4305.82 |
| 8 | New Kensington | 4301.25 |
| 9 | Harrisburg | 4247.60 |
| 10 | Butler | 4151.03 |
| 11 | Wilkinsburg | 4082.42 |
| 12 | Philadelphia | 4037.27 |
| 13 | York | 4026.72 |
| 14 | Yeadon | 3887.30 |
| 15 | Whitehall Township | 3831.35 |
| 16 | Pittsburgh | 3815.23 |
| 17 | Upper Merion Township | 3814.90 |
| 18 | Johnstown | 3809.80 |
| 19 | New Castle | 3755.46 |
| 20 | Sharon | 3682.83 |
| 21 | Washington, Washington County | 3609.97 |
| 22 | East Lampeter Township | 3605.71 |
| 23 | Williamsport | 3461.71 |
| 24 | Wilkes-Barre | 3364.84 |
| 25 | Stroud Area Regional | 3336.35 |
| 26 | Springettsbury Township | 3312.88 |
| 27 | Allentown | 3204.69 |
| 28 | Chambersburg | 3179.65 |
| 29 | Reading | 3133.04 |
| 30 | Wyomissing | 3130.10 |
| 31 | Hermitage | 3123.81 |
| 32 | West Manchester Township | 3079.78 |
| 33 | South Whitehall Township | 2960.84 |
| 34 | Plymouth Township, Montgomery County | 2904.40 |
| 35 | Center Township | 2786.38 |
| 36 | Muhlenberg Township | 2764.27 |
| 37 | Coatesville | 2734.17 |
| 38 | Bensalem Township | 2691.10 |
| 39 | Lancaster Township, Lancaster County | 2669.92 |
| 40 | Hanover | 2659.23 |
| 41 | Erie | 2658.28 |
| 42 | Indiana | 2602.98 |
| 43 | Bethlehem | 2601.68 |
| 44 | Rostraver Township | 2571.07 |
| 45 | Spring Garden Township | 2568.23 |
| 46 | Lansdowne | 2565.07 |
| 47 | Pocono Township | 2559.31 |
| 48 | Hanover Township, Luzerne County | 2550.36 |
| 49 | West Whiteland Township | 2495.93 |
| 50 | Springfield Township, Delaware County | 2475.07 |
| 51 | Scranton | 2463.26 |
| 52 | Butler Township, Butler County | 2450.57 |
| 53 | Caln Township | 2447.48 |
| 54 | Lebanon | 2444.61 |
| 55 | Harrison Township | 2432.90 |
| 56 | Greensburg | 2368.35 |
| 57 | Pottsville | 2367.17 |
| 58 | Altoona | 2355.41 |
| 59 | Robinson Township, Allegheny County | 2344.49 |
| 60 | East Norriton Township | 2338.56 |
| 61 | Abington Township, Montgomery County | 2337.26 |
| 62 | Waynesboro | 2332.63 |
| 63 | Colonial Regional | 2297.96 |
| 64 | Lower Southampton Township | 2296.03 |
| 65 | Penn Hills | 2293.30 |
| 66 | Upper Chichester Township | 2248.58 |
| 67 | Washington Township, Franklin County | 2221.01 |
| 68 | Norristown | 2219.70 |
| 69 | Bristol Township | 2185.43 |
| 70 | North Lebanon Township | 2171.19 |
| 71 | Berwick | 2162.70 |
| 72 | Carlisle | 2116.16 |
| 73 | Ross Township | 2062.96 |
| 74 | Upper Darby Township | 2044.77 |
| 75 | Pocono Mountain Regional | 2037.29 |
| 76 | Nanticoke | 2030.76 |
| 77 | Easton | 2024.95 |
| 78 | Monroeville | 1943.49 |
| 79 | Lower Allen Township | 1943.48 |
| 80 | Falls Township, Bucks County | 1933.49 |
| 81 | Middletown Township | 1930.13 |
| 82 | Meadville | 1899.81 |
| 83 | Limerick Township | 1890.83 |
| 84 | Kingston | 1889.30 |
| 85 | West Norriton Township | 1869.46 |
| 86 | Lower Merion Township | 1838.78 |
| 87 | Manheim Township | 1837.19 |
| 88 | Derry Township, Dauphin County | 1798.10 |
| 89 | Columbia | 1787.09 |
| 90 | Lower Pottsgrove Township | 1765.33 |
| 91 | Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County | 1756.14 |
| 92 | West Chester | 1753.95 |
| 93 | Lower Paxton Township | 1723.47 |
| 94 | Sandy Township | 1716.54 |
| 95 | Richland Township, Bucks County | 1708.89 |
| 96 | Hopewell Township | 1684.76 |
| 97 | Upper Moreland Township | 1662.68 |
| 98 | North Versailles Township | 1656.69 |
| 99 | Palmer Township | 1648.30 |
| 100 | Coal Township | 1623.35 |
| 101 | Hazleton | 1609.03 |
| 102 | Lansdale | 1606.18 |
| 103 | Salisbury Township | 1586.15 |
| 104 | Millcreek Township, Erie County | 1576.03 |
| 105 | Ephrata Township | 1555.86 |
| 106 | Newberry Township | 1538.96 |
| 107 | Southern Regional York County | 1523.33 |
| 108 | Emmaus | 1514.36 |
| 109 | Logan Township | 1514.31 |
| 110 | Bethlehem Township | 1510.03 |
| 111 | East Hempfield Township | 1509.96 |
| 112 | Scott Township, Allegheny County | 1498.44 |
| 113 | Whitpain Township | 1496.62 |
| 114 | Ephrata | 1474.08 |
| 115 | Marple Township | 1472.44 |
| 116 | Montgomery Township | 1456.26 |
| 117 | Bloomsburg Town | 1444.09 |
| 118 | Cumru Township | 1440.58 |
| 119 | Hilltown Township | 1433.43 |
| 120 | Slate Belt Regional | 1427.65 |
| 121 | Haverford Township | 1392.62 |
| 122 | Lower Gwynedd Township | 1390.21 |
| 123 | North Fayette Township | 1350.98 |
| 124 | Lower Providence Township | 1338.90 |
| 125 | Warminster Township | 1335.47 |
| 126 | Phoenixville | 1315.25 |
| 127 | Elizabethtown | 1305.73 |
| 128 | East Whiteland Township | 1293.69 |
| 129 | Lower Moreland Township | 1290.96 |
| 130 | Springfield Township, Montgomery County | 1287.51 |
| 131 | Lower Burrell | 1274.00 |
| 132 | Exeter Township, Berks County | 1265.97 |
| 133 | Fairview Township, York County | 1264.88 |
| 134 | Northeastern Regional | 1253.41 |
| 135 | Spring Township, Berks County | 1238.80 |
| 136 | Ridley Township | 1206.49 |
| 137 | Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County | 1205.02 |
| 138 | Moon Township | 1200.71 |
| 139 | West Goshen Township | 1183.46 |
| 140 | North Huntingdon Township | 1163.36 |
| 141 | Northern York Regional | 1153.13 |
| 142 | State College | 1141.50 |
| 143 | West Hempfield Township | 1076.18 |
| 144 | Upper Macungie Township | 1055.64 |
| 145 | Nether Providence Township | 1051.49 |
| 146 | Warrington Township | 1050.90 |
| 147 | Buffalo Valley Regional | 1048.45 |
| 148 | Hatfield Township | 1036.94 |
| 149 | West Hills Regional | 1032.75 |
| 150 | Penn Township, York County | 1018.67 |
| 151 | Mifflin County Regional | 1007.59 |
| 152 | Radnor Township | 1001.29 |
| 153 | East Pennsboro Township | 995.41 |
| 154 | Bethel Park | 992.40 |
| 155 | Patton Township | 981.37 |
| 156 | Upper Dublin Township | 979.91 |
| 157 | York Area Regional | 955.55 |
| 158 | Cranberry Township | 952.20 |
| 159 | Lehigh Township, Northampton County | 951.92 |
| 160 | Lower Makefield Township | 942.68 |
| 161 | Amity Township | 936.46 |
| 162 | St. Marys City | 934.50 |
| 163 | North Strabane Township | 906.75 |
| 164 | Hampden Township | 902.86 |
| 165 | East Cocalico Township | 893.11 |
| 166 | Manor Township, Lancaster County | 873.55 |
| 167 | Lower Saucon Township | 868.92 |
| 168 | Whitemarsh Township | 867.57 |
| 169 | Doylestown Township | 860.99 |
| 170 | Westtown-East Goshen Regional | 854.52 |
| 171 | Pennridge Regional | 847.07 |
| 172 | Upper Southampton Township | 845.43 |
| 173 | Upper Gwynedd Township | 841.54 |
| 174 | Shaler Township | 840.22 |
| 175 | Douglass Township, Montgomery County | 835.39 |
| 176 | Newtown Township, Delaware County | 833.97 |
| 177 | Aston Township | 831.64 |
| 178 | Upper Allen Township | 820.12 |
| 179 | Tredyffrin Township | 815.36 |
| 180 | Baldwin Borough | 790.79 |
| 181 | Northern Berks Regional | 783.02 |
| 182 | Mount Lebanon | 766.21 |
| 183 | Central Bucks Regional | 756.69 |
| 184 | Elizabeth Township | 741.65 |
| 185 | Forks Township | 741.08 |
| 186 | Plumstead Township | 726.31 |
| 187 | West Mifflin | 705.08 |
| 188 | West Deer Township | 696.25 |
| 189 | Plum | 677.84 |
| 190 | McCandless | 663.47 |
| 191 | Easttown Township | 659.82 |
| 192 | Munhall | 655.30 |
| 193 | Peters Township | 632.37 |
| 194 | Uwchlan Township | 627.35 |
| 195 | Murrysville | 623.94 |
| 196 | North Middleton Township | 619.36 |
| 197 | West Lampeter Township | 603.23 |
| 198 | Lower Salford Township | 600.50 |
| 199 | Upper Saucon Township | 597.16 |
| 200 | New Britain Township | 597.15 |
| 201 | Newtown Township, Bucks County | 585.08 |
| 202 | Towamencin Township | 568.06 |
| 203 | Northern Lancaster County Regional | 563.38 |
| 204 | Upper St. Clair Township | 557.48 |
| 205 | Horsham Township | 553.83 |
| 206 | Northern Regional | 549.65 |
| 207 | Silver Spring Township | 529.67 |
| 208 | Southwestern Regional | 523.53 |
| 209 | Ferguson Township | 519.61 |
| 210 | Franconia Township | 504.03 |
| 211 | Northwest Lancaster County Regional | 501.06 |
| 212 | Upper Uwchlan Township | 467.94 |
| 213 | Jefferson Hills Borough | 464.18 |
| 214 | Cecil Township | 460.14 |
| 215 | Hampton Township | 455.26 |
| 216 | Buckingham Township | 442.50 |
| 217 | New Hanover Township | 427.64 |
| 218 | South Fayette Township | 424.80 |
| 219 | Willistown Township | 419.52 |
| 220 | Northampton Township | 418.84 |
| 221 | Warwick Township, Bucks County | 409.25 |
| 222 | Adams Township, Butler County | 389.16 |
| 223 | Franklin Park | 360.79 |
| 224 | Whitehall | 320.77 |
| 225 | Upper Providence Township, Delaware County | 285.80 |
| 226 | South Park Township | 246.80 |
| 227 | Penn Township, Westmoreland County | 246.03 |