Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Aggravated Assault Crime Rate Per 100K in 2018

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2018, among Pennsylvania cities with a population of at least 10K, McKeesport had the highest Aggravated Assault Crime Rate per 100K residents (1,353.1), followed by Scranton (904.57), Darby (878.34), Johnstown (847.82), and Chester (839.03).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Aggravated Assault crime rate in 2018, 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 2018
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Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Aggravated Assault Crime Rate Per 100K in 2018
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 McKeesport 1353.10
2 Scranton 904.57
3 Darby 878.34
4 Johnstown 847.82
5 Chester 839.03
6 Indiana 820.62
7 York 663.35
8 Yeadon 564.63
9 Pottstown 539.66
10 Coal Township 522.80
11 Harrisburg 516.82
12 Philadelphia 485.97
13 Lancaster 383.19
14 Washington, Washington County 377.64
15 Reading 370.76
16 Greensburg 365.76
17 Spring Garden Township 327.74
18 Hazleton 324.71
19 Hanover Township, Luzerne County 313.57
20 Lower Southampton Township 312.01
21 Center Township 305.97
22 Penn Hills 296.53
23 Pittsburgh 289.88
24 Upper Darby Township 289.40
25 East Norriton Township 283.99
26 New Castle 282.98
27 Sandy Township 276.85
28 Berwick 269.19
29 Sharon 258.48
30 Caln Township 251.47
31 Lower Pottsgrove Township 247.36
32 North Versailles Township 239.14
33 Pottsville 236.53
34 North Lebanon Township 232.52
35 Swatara Township 229.91
36 Wilkes-Barre 223.53
37 Lebanon 220.79
38 Bloomsburg Town 219.16
39 Slate Belt Regional 216.85
40 Butler 215.10
41 Pocono Township 211.88
42 Hanover 210.82
43 Plum 208.99
44 Millcreek Township, Erie County 205.91
45 Chambersburg 205.13
46 New Kensington 193.91
47 Monroeville 184.60
48 Jefferson Hills Borough 176.85
49 York Area Regional 171.52
50 Fairview Township, York County 170.89
51 North Strabane Township 170.03
52 Lancaster Township, Lancaster County 167.90
53 Williamsport 165.90
54 Upper Chichester Township 164.69
55 Phoenixville 164.59
56 Bethlehem 163.57
57 Erie 163.29
58 Lehigh Township, Northampton County 162.23
59 Norristown 162.17
60 Penn Township, Westmoreland County 155.47
61 Altoona 155.11
62 Easton 154.65
63 Derry Township, Dauphin County 151.21
64 Ephrata 150.47
65 Easttown Township 140.61
66 West Norriton Township 140.06
67 Dunmore 139.18
68 Allentown 138.82
69 Hopewell Township 133.74
70 West Mifflin 131.49
71 Newberry Township 126.99
72 Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County 123.03
73 Butler Township, Butler County 120.90
74 Lower Providence Township 118.30
75 Penn Township, York County 115.08
76 Lansdowne 112.68
77 Mifflin County Regional 112.15
78 Robinson Township, Allegheny County 109.71
79 Stroud Area Regional 108.92
80 Springettsbury Township 108.08
81 West Manchester Township 106.20
82 Lower Paxton Township 105.49
83 Columbia 105.40
84 West Goshen Township 103.63
85 Pocono Mountain Regional 100.67
86 Manor Township, Lancaster County 99.57
87 Westtown-East Goshen Regional 99.22
88 Central Berks Regional 97.68
89 Hermitage 96.58
90 Springfield Township, Montgomery County 96.20
91 Elizabethtown 94.90
92 Manheim Township 94.07
93 Lower Saucon Township 92.39
94 Scott Township, Allegheny County 90.54
95 West Chester 88.67
96 Wyomissing 86.09
97 Kingston 85.70
98 Cheltenham Township 82.66
99 Radnor Township 81.42
100 Logan Township 80.88
101 Southwestern Regional 78.70
102 Southern Regional York County 78.16
103 Ephrata Township 76.44
104 Warwick Township, Bucks County 75.25
105 Douglass Township, Montgomery County 75.16
106 Uwchlan Township 73.51
107 Nether Providence Township 72.62
108 Doylestown Township 68.85
109 East Hempfield Township 68.84
110 Plymouth Township, Montgomery County 67.58
111 Bristol Township 67.06
112 Southern Chester County Regional 66.78
113 Hatfield Township 66.52
114 St. Marys City 65.15
115 Meadville 61.93
116 Shaler Township 60.63
117 Falls Township, Bucks County 59.08
118 Nanticoke 58.52
119 Whitehall 58.38
120 Ridley Township 57.71
121 East Cocalico Township 56.77
122 Mount Lebanon 55.83
123 Waynesboro 54.95
124 Towamencin Township 54.22
125 Lower Burrell 53.79
126 Warrington Township 52.88
127 Spring Township, Berks County 50.86
128 Upper Gwynedd Township 50.13
129 West Lampeter Township 49.71
130 Muhlenberg Township 49.25
131 Plumstead Township 49.14
132 Hampton Township 49.13
133 Exeter Township, Berks County 46.23
134 Lower Allen Township 46.06
135 Elizabeth Township 45.85
136 Pennridge Regional 45.40
137 Lower Salford Township 45.34
138 Hilltown Township 45.26
139 Abington Township, Montgomery County 44.94
140 Bensalem Township 42.91
141 North Middleton Township 42.80
142 North Huntingdon Township 42.74
143 Ross Township 42.57
144 West Hempfield Township 42.17
145 Upper Moreland Township 41.35
146 Baldwin Borough 40.85
147 North Fayette Township 40.17
148 West Hills Regional 39.87
149 Whitehall Township 39.74
150 Northern Lancaster County Regional 38.79
151 Northern Berks Regional 37.41
152 Palmer Township 37.19
153 Limerick Township 36.57
154 Upper St. Clair Township 35.43
155 Moon Township 34.94
156 Northeastern Regional 33.68
157 Middletown Township 33.20
158 Haverford Township 32.37
159 Forks Township 32.17
160 Peters Township 31.62
161 Northern York County Regional 31.51
162 Whitpain Township 31.05
163 Tredyffrin Township 30.43
164 Lansdale 30.06
165 Richland Township, Bucks County 29.88
166 Upper Merion Township 29.34
167 Bethlehem Township 29.19
168 Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County 28.64
169 Upper Providence Township, Delaware County 28.63
170 Salisbury Township 28.62
171 Colonial Regional 27.83
172 Bethel Park 27.76
173 Washington Township, Franklin County 27.27
174 Rostraver Township 27.22
175 Montgomery Township 26.62
176 Upper Southampton Township 26.60
177 Cumru Township 26.00
178 Lower Gwynedd Township 25.99
179 Central Bucks Regional 25.67
180 Springfield Township, Delaware County 24.73
181 Aston Township 23.94
182 State College 23.82
183 Amity Township 22.94
184 Northampton Township 22.91
185 Lower Moreland Township 22.72
186 South Park Township 22.50
187 Franconia Township 22.48
188 Newtown Township, Delaware County 22.11
189 Adams Township, Butler County 21.27
190 Ferguson Township 20.46
191 Patton Township 18.59
192 Lower Merion Township 18.56
193 Lower Makefield Township 18.31
194 Willistown Township 18.21
195 East Lampeter Township 17.51
196 Newtown Township, Bucks County 17.48
197 Whitemarsh Township 16.70
198 East Whiteland Township 16.55
199 Cecil Township 15.83
200 Carlisle 15.52
201 Warminster Township 15.43
202 Murrysville 15.18
203 New Hanover Township 15.15
204 South Whitehall Township 15.06
205 Horsham Township 15.03
206 Northern Regional 14.11
207 East Pennsboro Township 13.79
208 Franklin Park 13.60
209 Upper Macungie Township 12.00
210 Upper Saucon Township 11.68
211 West Whiteland Township 10.87
212 McCandless 10.54
213 Northwest Lancaster County Regional 9.99
214 Hampden Township 9.87
215 Cranberry Township 9.63
216 New Britain Township 8.89
217 Emmaus 8.70
218 Marple Township 8.38
218 Richland Township, Cambria County 8.38
219 West Deer Township 8.35
220 Buffalo Valley Regional 7.90
221 South Fayette Township 6.33
222 Upper Allen Township 4.97
223 Buckingham Township 4.92
224 Silver Spring Township 0.00
224 Upper Uwchlan Township 0.00