Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Arson 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, Sandy Township had the highest Arson Crime Rate per 100K residents (95.47), followed by New Castle (77.59), McKeesport (76.5), Towamencin Township (65.07), and Erie (56.84).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Arson crime rate in 2018, and the table below shows the ranking of Pennsylvania cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Arson crime rate per 100K.
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Hover over or click on the bars in the chart below, to see the number of Arson 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 Arson Crime Rate Per 100K in 2018
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| Rank | City | Crime Rate Per 100K |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sandy Township | 95.47 |
| 2 | New Castle | 77.59 |
| 3 | McKeesport | 76.50 |
| 4 | Towamencin Township | 65.07 |
| 5 | Erie | 56.84 |
| 6 | Sharon | 53.22 |
| 7 | Harrisburg | 44.76 |
| 8 | Chester | 38.14 |
| 9 | Pittsburgh | 33.71 |
| 10 | Lansdowne | 28.17 |
| 11 | Waynesboro | 27.47 |
| 12 | Philadelphia | 27.10 |
| 13 | Lancaster | 25.10 |
| 14 | Hazleton | 24.35 |
| 15 | Butler Township, Butler County | 24.18 |
| 16 | Scranton | 23.13 |
| 17 | York | 22.64 |
| 18 | Williamsport | 21.18 |
| 19 | Altoona | 20.53 |
| 20 | Reading | 19.22 |
| 21 | Columbia | 19.16 |
| 22 | Chambersburg | 19.08 |
| 23 | Easttown Township | 18.75 |
| 24 | Darby | 18.69 |
| 25 | Rostraver Township | 18.14 |
| 26 | Whitehall Township | 18.06 |
| 27 | Southern Regional York County | 17.37 |
| 28 | Plymouth Township, Montgomery County | 16.90 |
| 29 | Upper Merion Township | 16.30 |
| 30 | Meadville | 15.48 |
| 31 | Butler | 15.37 |
| 32 | Pottsville | 14.78 |
| 33 | Falls Township, Bucks County | 14.77 |
| 34 | North Fayette Township | 13.39 |
| 35 | Hanover | 12.78 |
| 36 | Newberry Township | 12.70 |
| 37 | Wilkes-Barre | 12.28 |
| 38 | Lebanon | 11.62 |
| 39 | Bensalem Township | 11.55 |
| 40 | Doylestown Township | 11.47 |
| 41 | Shaler Township | 10.70 |
| 42 | Nanticoke | 9.75 |
| 43 | Ephrata Township | 9.56 |
| 44 | Pocono Mountain Regional | 9.37 |
| 45 | Bristol Township | 9.31 |
| 46 | Hanover Township, Luzerne County | 9.22 |
| 47 | Pocono Township | 9.21 |
| 48 | Pottstown | 8.78 |
| 49 | Emmaus | 8.70 |
| 50 | Yeadon | 8.69 |
| 51 | State College | 8.51 |
| 52 | Bethlehem Township | 8.34 |
| 53 | North Versailles Township | 8.25 |
| 54 | St. Marys City | 8.14 |
| 55 | Slate Belt Regional | 8.03 |
| 56 | Derry Township, Dauphin County | 7.96 |
| 57 | Buffalo Valley Regional | 7.90 |
| 58 | Elizabeth Township | 7.64 |
| 59 | Swatara Township | 7.54 |
| 60 | South Park Township | 7.50 |
| 61 | Northern Berks Regional | 7.48 |
| 62 | Manheim Township | 7.43 |
| 63 | Allentown | 7.39 |
| 64 | Penn Hills | 7.29 |
| 65 | Ephrata | 7.17 |
| 66 | Salisbury Township | 7.16 |
| 67 | Bloomsburg Town | 7.07 |
| 68 | Greensburg | 7.03 |
| 69 | Plumstead Township | 7.02 |
| 70 | Washington Township, Franklin County | 6.82 |
| 71 | Franklin Park | 6.80 |
| 71 | North Strabane Township | 6.80 |
| 72 | Bethlehem | 6.60 |
| 73 | Cumru Township | 6.50 |
| 74 | Hermitage | 6.44 |
| 75 | Aston Township | 5.99 |
| 76 | East Lampeter Township | 5.84 |
| 77 | Lancaster Township, Lancaster County | 5.79 |
| 77 | Norristown | 5.79 |
| 78 | Northern York County Regional | 5.73 |
| 79 | Millcreek Township, Erie County | 5.62 |
| 80 | Colonial Regional | 5.57 |
| 81 | Abington Township, Montgomery County | 5.39 |
| 82 | Cheltenham Township | 5.33 |
| 83 | Lower Southampton Township | 5.20 |
| 84 | Carlisle | 5.17 |
| 84 | Whitpain Township | 5.17 |
| 85 | Lower Merion Township | 5.06 |
| 86 | Johnstown | 4.79 |
| 87 | Peters Township | 4.52 |
| 88 | Newtown Township, Bucks County | 4.37 |
| 89 | Upper Moreland Township | 4.14 |
| 90 | Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County | 4.09 |
| 91 | Lower Paxton Township | 4.06 |
| 92 | Upper Macungie Township | 4.00 |
| 93 | Springettsbury Township | 3.73 |
| 94 | Lower Providence Township | 3.70 |
| 95 | Easton | 3.68 |
| 96 | North Huntingdon Township | 3.29 |
| 97 | Ross Township | 3.27 |
| 98 | Ridley Township | 3.21 |
| 99 | Middletown Township | 2.21 |
| 100 | York Area Regional | 1.81 |
| 101 | Upper Darby Township | 1.21 |
| 102 | Adams Township, Butler County | 0.00 |
| 102 | Amity Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | Baldwin Borough | 0.00 |
| 102 | Berwick | 0.00 |
| 102 | Bethel Park | 0.00 |
| 102 | Buckingham Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | Caln Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | Cecil Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | Center Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | Central Berks Regional | 0.00 |
| 102 | Central Bucks Regional | 0.00 |
| 102 | Coal Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | Cranberry Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | Douglass Township, Montgomery County | 0.00 |
| 102 | Dunmore | 0.00 |
| 102 | East Cocalico Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | East Hempfield Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | East Norriton Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | East Pennsboro Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | East Whiteland Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | Elizabethtown | 0.00 |
| 102 | Exeter Township, Berks County | 0.00 |
| 102 | Fairview Township, York County | 0.00 |
| 102 | Ferguson Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | Forks Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | Franconia Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | Hampden Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | Hampton Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | Hatfield Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | Haverford Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | Hilltown Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | Hopewell Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | Horsham Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | Indiana | 0.00 |
| 102 | Jefferson Hills Borough | 0.00 |
| 102 | Kingston | 0.00 |
| 102 | Lansdale | 0.00 |
| 102 | Lehigh Township, Northampton County | 0.00 |
| 102 | Limerick Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | Logan Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | Lower Allen Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | Lower Burrell | 0.00 |
| 102 | Lower Gwynedd Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | Lower Makefield Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | Lower Moreland Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | Lower Pottsgrove Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | Lower Salford Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | Lower Saucon Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | Manor Township, Lancaster County | 0.00 |
| 102 | Marple Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | McCandless | 0.00 |
| 102 | Mifflin County Regional | 0.00 |
| 102 | Monroeville | 0.00 |
| 102 | Montgomery Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | Moon Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | Mount Lebanon | 0.00 |
| 102 | Muhlenberg Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | Murrysville | 0.00 |
| 102 | Nether Providence Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | New Britain Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | New Hanover Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | New Kensington | 0.00 |
| 102 | Newtown Township, Delaware County | 0.00 |
| 102 | Northampton Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | Northeastern Regional | 0.00 |
| 102 | Northern Lancaster County Regional | 0.00 |
| 102 | Northern Regional | 0.00 |
| 102 | North Lebanon Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | North Middleton Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | Northwest Lancaster County Regional | 0.00 |
| 102 | Palmer Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | Patton Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | Pennridge Regional | 0.00 |
| 102 | Penn Township, Westmoreland County | 0.00 |
| 102 | Penn Township, York County | 0.00 |
| 102 | Phoenixville | 0.00 |
| 102 | Plum | 0.00 |
| 102 | Radnor Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | Richland Township, Bucks County | 0.00 |
| 102 | Richland Township, Cambria County | 0.00 |
| 102 | Robinson Township, Allegheny County | 0.00 |
| 102 | Scott Township, Allegheny County | 0.00 |
| 102 | Silver Spring Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | Southern Chester County Regional | 0.00 |
| 102 | South Fayette Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | Southwestern Regional | 0.00 |
| 102 | South Whitehall Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | Springfield Township, Delaware County | 0.00 |
| 102 | Springfield Township, Montgomery County | 0.00 |
| 102 | Spring Garden Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | Spring Township, Berks County | 0.00 |
| 102 | Stroud Area Regional | 0.00 |
| 102 | Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County | 0.00 |
| 102 | Tredyffrin Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | Upper Allen Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | Upper Chichester Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | Upper Gwynedd Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | Upper Providence Township, Delaware County | 0.00 |
| 102 | Upper Saucon Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | Upper Southampton Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | Upper St. Clair Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | Upper Uwchlan Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | Uwchlan Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | Warminster Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | Warrington Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | Warwick Township, Bucks County | 0.00 |
| 102 | Washington, Washington County | 0.00 |
| 102 | West Chester | 0.00 |
| 102 | West Deer Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | West Goshen Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | West Hempfield Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | West Hills Regional | 0.00 |
| 102 | West Lampeter Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | West Manchester Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | West Mifflin | 0.00 |
| 102 | West Norriton Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | Westtown-East Goshen Regional | 0.00 |
| 102 | West Whiteland Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | Whitehall | 0.00 |
| 102 | Whitemarsh Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | Willistown Township | 0.00 |
| 102 | Wyomissing | 0.00 |