Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Violent 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, McKeesport had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (2,125.42), followed by Darby (1,615.33), Chester (1,609.58), Harrisburg (1,155.64), and York (1,076.22).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2017, 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.
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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 2017
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| Rank | City | Crime Rate Per 100K |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | McKeesport | 2125.42 |
| 2 | Darby | 1615.33 |
| 3 | Chester | 1609.58 |
| 4 | Harrisburg | 1155.64 |
| 5 | York | 1076.22 |
| 6 | Philadelphia | 947.58 |
| 7 | Lancaster | 895.29 |
| 8 | Indiana | 865.28 |
| 9 | Bethlehem | 788.47 |
| 10 | Johnstown | 749.55 |
| 11 | Wilkinsburg | 740.50 |
| 12 | Yeadon | 730.50 |
| 13 | Pottstown | 726.68 |
| 14 | Reading | 713.25 |
| 15 | Pittsburgh | 656.36 |
| 16 | Wilkes-Barre | 621.01 |
| 17 | Coatesville | 574.41 |
| 18 | Norristown | 544.02 |
| 19 | Sharon | 518.60 |
| 20 | Butler | 505.48 |
| 21 | Upper Darby Township | 469.73 |
| 22 | Washington, Washington County | 468.92 |
| 23 | Pottsville | 461.71 |
| 24 | Allentown | 461.01 |
| 25 | Penn Hills | 436.93 |
| 26 | Lower Southampton Township | 434.10 |
| 27 | New Castle | 427.90 |
| 28 | New Kensington | 399.74 |
| 29 | Williamsport | 372.27 |
| 30 | Hazleton | 370.69 |
| 31 | Swatara Township | 353.88 |
| 32 | Lebanon | 345.35 |
| 33 | Erie | 312.02 |
| 34 | Greensburg | 299.53 |
| 35 | Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County | 299.34 |
| 36 | Lansdowne | 292.34 |
| 37 | East Norriton Township | 282.61 |
| 38 | Nanticoke | 276.02 |
| 39 | Altoona | 270.48 |
| 40 | Chambersburg | 269.79 |
| 41 | Center Township | 266.60 |
| 42 | Ephrata | 266.05 |
| 43 | Plum | 258.75 |
| 44 | Slate Belt Regional | 258.11 |
| 45 | Scranton | 255.49 |
| 46 | Easton | 255.43 |
| 47 | Caln Township | 254.65 |
| 48 | Spring Garden Township | 252.99 |
| 49 | Stroud Area Regional | 251.03 |
| 50 | Hanover Township, Luzerne County | 249.49 |
| 51 | Elizabethtown | 249.12 |
| 52 | West Chester | 247.73 |
| 53 | Fairview Township, York County | 241.48 |
| 54 | Bloomsburg Town | 240.68 |
| 55 | North Lebanon Township | 233.82 |
| 56 | Pocono Township | 233.51 |
| 57 | Columbia | 231.84 |
| 58 | Hanover | 230.68 |
| 59 | Monroeville | 229.49 |
| 60 | Pocono Mountain Regional | 220.31 |
| 61 | Kingston | 218.60 |
| 62 | Berwick | 218.25 |
| 63 | West Manchester Township | 217.33 |
| 64 | North Versailles Township | 213.24 |
| 65 | Falls Township, Bucks County | 208.22 |
| 66 | Millcreek Township, Erie County | 206.30 |
| 67 | Lower Paxton Township | 202.16 |
| 68 | Lehigh Township, Northampton County | 201.92 |
| 69 | Manor Township, Lancaster County | 200.49 |
| 70 | Hermitage | 196.43 |
| 71 | Plymouth Township, Montgomery County | 196.24 |
| 72 | Scott Township, Allegheny County | 191.80 |
| 73 | Lancaster Township, Lancaster County | 191.54 |
| 74 | Sandy Township | 187.60 |
| 75 | Lower Providence Township | 186.48 |
| 76 | Carlisle | 181.98 |
| 77 | Lower Pottsgrove Township | 180.64 |
| 78 | Upper Chichester Township | 176.13 |
| 79 | Phoenixville | 171.04 |
| 80 | Hopewell Township | 170.10 |
| 81 | Lower Saucon Township | 166.39 |
| 82 | Southern Regional York County | 165.39 |
| 83 | Whitpain Township | 165.14 |
| 84 | Bristol Township | 162.23 |
| 85 | York Area Regional | 157.45 |
| 86 | Butler Township, Butler County | 155.78 |
| 87 | Robinson Township, Allegheny County | 152.43 |
| 88 | Warminster Township | 148.04 |
| 89 | Manheim Township | 146.88 |
| 90 | Whitehall Township | 145.26 |
| 91 | Cumru Township | 143.41 |
| 92 | Newberry Township | 141.66 |
| 93 | West Norriton Township | 139.42 |
| 94 | Waynesboro | 137.75 |
| 95 | Lower Allen Township | 137.73 |
| 96 | North Middleton Township | 137.63 |
| 97 | Bensalem Township | 135.96 |
| 98 | Coal Township | 135.28 |
| 99 | Northeastern Regional | 127.90 |
| 100 | Penn Township, York County | 122.00 |
| 101 | North Strabane Township | 121.80 |
| 102 | West Mifflin | 120.87 |
| 103 | Muhlenberg Township | 119.11 |
| 104 | Rostraver Township | 117.69 |
| 105 | North Fayette Township | 115.99 |
| 106 | Harrison Township | 115.85 |
| 107 | Wyomissing | 115.22 |
| 108 | Douglass Township, Montgomery County | 113.92 |
| 109 | Richland Township, Bucks County | 113.42 |
| 110 | West Goshen Township | 111.89 |
| 111 | Logan Township | 111.58 |
| 112 | Springettsbury Township | 111.55 |
| 113 | Hatfield Township | 109.91 |
| 114 | Meadville | 108.56 |
| 115 | Westtown-East Goshen Regional | 105.27 |
| 116 | Uwchlan Township | 104.56 |
| 117 | Derry Township, Dauphin County | 103.66 |
| 118 | East Hempfield Township | 102.02 |
| 119 | Southwestern Regional | 101.33 |
| 120 | Pennridge Regional | 100.19 |
| 121 | Bethlehem Township | 100.11 |
| 122 | Ridley Township | 99.74 |
| 123 | East Lampeter Township | 99.51 |
| 124 | Richland Township, Cambria County | 98.74 |
| 125 | Abington Township, Montgomery County | 97.16 |
| 126 | Ephrata Township | 96.64 |
| 127 | Lansdale | 96.61 |
| 128 | Baldwin Borough | 96.32 |
| 129 | Springfield Township, Montgomery County | 96.31 |
| 130 | Lower Gwynedd Township | 94.98 |
| 131 | Mifflin County Regional | 94.83 |
| 132 | Plumstead Township | 93.49 |
| 133 | Penn Township, Westmoreland County | 92.26 |
| 134 | West Whiteland Township | 92.24 |
| 135 | Hilltown Township | 91.64 |
| 136 | Exeter Township, Berks County | 89.04 |
| 137 | Ross Township | 87.99 |
| 138 | Northern Lancaster County Regional | 87.32 |
| 139 | Upper Moreland Township | 86.64 |
| 140 | Middletown Township | 86.13 |
| 141 | South Whitehall Township | 80.43 |
| 142 | Lower Burrell | 79.63 |
| 143 | Radnor Township | 78.47 |
| 144 | State College | 75.64 |
| 145 | West Hempfield Township | 72.55 |
| 146 | Nether Providence Township | 72.52 |
| 147 | St. Marys City | 72.51 |
| 148 | Bethel Park | 72.23 |
| 149 | Mount Lebanon | 71.06 |
| 150 | Jefferson Hills Borough | 70.07 |
| 151 | Emmaus | 70.03 |
| 152 | East Pennsboro Township | 68.81 |
| 153 | Upper Gwynedd Township | 68.57 |
| 154 | Upper Dublin Township | 68.37 |
| 155 | Colonial Regional | 68.16 |
| 156 | Shaler Township | 67.36 |
| 157 | Lower Merion Township | 66.83 |
| 158 | East Cocalico Township | 66.51 |
| 159 | Newtown Township, Bucks County | 65.49 |
| 160 | Northern York Regional | 65.03 |
| 161 | Palmer Township | 64.82 |
| 162 | Upper Merion Township | 62.77 |
| 163 | West Lampeter Township | 62.19 |
| 164 | Amity Township | 61.92 |
| 165 | Warrington Township | 61.58 |
| 166 | Warwick Township, Bucks County | 61.39 |
| 167 | Elizabeth Township | 61.17 |
| 168 | Newtown Township, Delaware County | 60.65 |
| 169 | Murrysville | 59.90 |
| 170 | Hampton Township | 59.62 |
| 171 | Haverford Township | 59.04 |
| 172 | West Hills Regional | 59.01 |
| 173 | Central Bucks Regional | 58.71 |
| 174 | Moon Township | 58.10 |
| 175 | Salisbury Township | 57.94 |
| 176 | Springfield Township, Delaware County | 57.46 |
| 177 | Doylestown Township | 57.02 |
| 178 | Whitemarsh Township | 55.97 |
| 179 | North Huntingdon Township | 55.40 |
| 180 | Lower Makefield Township | 54.91 |
| 181 | Munhall | 53.86 |
| 182 | Upper Southampton Township | 53.26 |
| 183 | Lower Salford Township | 51.66 |
| 184 | East Whiteland Township | 51.41 |
| 185 | West Deer Township | 50.33 |
| 186 | Limerick Township | 47.01 |
| 187 | Marple Township | 46.15 |
| 188 | New Hanover Township | 45.82 |
| 189 | Northampton Township | 45.69 |
| 190 | Northwest Lancaster County Regional | 45.55 |
| 191 | Lower Moreland Township | 45.30 |
| 192 | McCandless | 45.16 |
| 193 | South Park Township | 44.87 |
| 194 | Tredyffrin Township | 44.17 |
| 195 | Towamencin Township | 43.28 |
| 196 | Upper Saucon Township | 41.80 |
| 197 | Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County | 41.13 |
| 198 | Franconia Township | 37.61 |
| 199 | Hampden Township | 36.78 |
| 200 | Spring Township, Berks County | 36.44 |
| 201 | Adams Township, Butler County | 36.03 |
| 202 | New Britain Township | 35.65 |
| 203 | Montgomery Township | 34.13 |
| 204 | Forks Township | 32.22 |
| 205 | Ferguson Township | 30.57 |
| 206 | Upper St. Clair Township | 30.13 |
| 207 | Northern Berks Regional | 30.12 |
| 208 | Aston Township | 29.92 |
| 209 | Whitehall | 29.16 |
| 210 | Easttown Township | 28.28 |
| 211 | Horsham Township | 26.20 |
| 212 | South Fayette Township | 25.36 |
| 213 | Patton Township | 24.85 |
| 214 | Buffalo Valley Regional | 23.83 |
| 215 | Northern Regional | 22.78 |
| 216 | Cranberry Township | 22.44 |
| 217 | Washington Township, Franklin County | 20.44 |
| 218 | Peters Township | 17.94 |
| 219 | Upper Uwchlan Township | 17.33 |
| 220 | Upper Macungie Township | 16.30 |
| 221 | Cecil Township | 15.87 |
| 222 | Franklin Park | 13.62 |
| 223 | Upper Providence Township, Delaware County | 9.53 |
| 224 | Silver Spring Township | 5.70 |
| 225 | Buckingham Township | 4.92 |
| 226 | Upper Allen Township | 0.00 |
| 226 | Willistown Township | 0.00 |