Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Motor Vehicle Theft Crime Rate Per 100K in 2018

Updated on September 25, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2018, among Pennsylvania cities with a population of at least 10K, York had the highest Motor Vehicle Theft Crime Rate per 100K residents (520.72), followed by Chester (513.39), Darby (457.86), Yeadon (443.02), and Harrisburg (380.49).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Motor Vehicle Theft crime rate in 2018, 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 2018
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Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Motor Vehicle Theft Crime Rate Per 100K in 2018
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 York 520.72
2 Chester 513.39
3 Darby 457.86
4 Yeadon 443.02
5 Harrisburg 380.49
6 Washington, Washington County 370.23
7 Philadelphia 357.93
8 Upper Darby Township 248.40
9 Pittsburgh 240.96
10 Reading 213.64
11 Allentown 211.92
12 McKeesport 191.25
13 New Kensington 177.75
14 Bristol Township 176.96
15 Butler 153.65
16 Pottstown 149.18
17 Hazleton 146.12
18 Norristown 141.90
19 Penn Hills 140.97
20 Lancaster 140.56
21 New Castle 136.92
22 Sharon 136.84
23 Falls Township, Bucks County 132.92
24 Wilkes-Barre 132.65
25 Bensalem Township 123.79
26 West Manchester Township 122.13
27 Chambersburg 119.26
28 Nanticoke 117.04
29 Johnstown 114.96
30 Spring Garden Township 114.33
31 Scranton 109.22
32 Erie 108.52
33 Emmaus 104.44
34 Lower Southampton Township 104.00
35 Lansdowne 103.29
36 South Whitehall Township 100.41
37 Lancaster Township, Lancaster County 98.43
38 Cheltenham Township 96.00
39 Monroeville 94.11
40 West Chester 93.60
41 Muhlenberg Township 93.58
42 Easton 92.05
43 Caln Township 90.81
44 Hermitage 90.14
45 Lower Gwynedd Township 86.63
46 Columbia 86.24
47 Lebanon 85.22
48 Plymouth Township, Montgomery County 84.48
49 Colonial Regional 83.49
50 Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County 83.34
51 Whitehall Township 83.10
52 Lower Merion Township 81.00
53 Middletown Township 79.67
54 Springettsbury Township 78.26
55 Lansdale 78.16
56 Kingston 77.91
57 Altoona 77.56
58 Stroud Area Regional 77.39
59 Upper Chichester Township 76.46
60 Central Berks Regional 75.14
61 Pottsville 73.92
62 Bethlehem 73.87
63 Hanover Township, Luzerne County 73.78
64 Newtown Township, Delaware County 73.69
65 Upper Moreland Township 70.30
66 Hanover 70.27
67 Pocono Mountain Regional 70.24
68 Meadville 69.68
69 Northern Berks Regional 67.33
70 Williamsport 67.06
71 Waynesboro 64.10
72 Upper Merion Township 61.94
73 Berwick 59.82
74 Robinson Township, Allegheny County 58.51
75 Cumru Township 58.49
76 Bethlehem Township 58.38
77 Fairview Township, York County 56.96
78 Douglass Township, Montgomery County 56.37
79 Abington Township, Montgomery County 55.72
80 Lower Saucon Township 55.43
81 Plum 55.00
82 Aston Township 53.87
83 New Hanover Township 53.03
84 Ross Township 52.39
85 Baldwin Borough 51.06
86 York Area Regional 50.55
87 East Norriton Township 49.70
88 North Huntingdon Township 49.32
89 Northern York County Regional 48.70
90 Derry Township, Dauphin County 47.75
91 Cecil Township 47.50
92 Southern Chester County Regional 46.75
93 Springfield Township, Delaware County 45.34
94 Swatara Township 45.23
95 Ridley Township 44.89
96 Lower Paxton Township 44.63
97 Upper Macungie Township 44.01
98 West Lampeter Township 43.50
99 Salisbury Township 42.93
100 Bloomsburg Town 42.42
101 North Versailles Township 41.23
102 Springfield Township, Montgomery County 40.50
103 Southwestern Regional 39.35
104 Northern Lancaster County Regional 38.79
105 Coal Township 38.73
106 Dunmore 38.66
107 Exeter Township, Berks County 38.53
108 Amity Township 38.24
109 West Norriton Township 38.20
110 Lehigh Township, Northampton County 38.17
111 Lower Moreland Township 37.87
112 Ephrata 35.83
113 Center Township 34.97
114 Northwest Lancaster County Regional 34.95
115 Manheim Township 34.66
116 Radnor Township 34.45
117 North Lebanon Township 33.22
118 East Whiteland Township 33.10
119 Logan Township 32.35
120 Hilltown Township 32.33
121 Slate Belt Regional 32.13
122 Hopewell Township 31.47
123 Mount Lebanon 31.02
124 Indiana 30.68
125 Horsham Township 30.06
126 Franconia Township 29.98
127 Marple Township 29.32
128 Whitehall 29.19
129 Wyomissing 28.70
130 Doylestown Township 28.69
131 East Cocalico Township 28.39
132 East Hempfield Township 28.35
133 Greensburg 28.14
134 Westtown-East Goshen Regional 27.90
135 Whitemarsh Township 27.83
136 Pocono Township 27.64
137 Washington Township, Franklin County 27.27
138 Rostraver Township 27.22
139 Jefferson Hills Borough 26.53
140 Haverford Township 26.30
141 Lower Salford Township 25.91
142 Central Bucks Regional 25.67
143 West Deer Township 25.06
144 Shaler Township 24.97
145 St. Marys City 24.43
146 Hatfield Township 23.76
147 East Lampeter Township 23.35
148 Hampden Township 23.03
149 Elizabeth Township 22.92
150 Montgomery Township 22.82
151 Millcreek Township, Erie County 22.46
152 Newtown Township, Bucks County 21.85
153 West Goshen Township 21.59
154 Lower Makefield Township 21.36
155 Whitpain Township 20.70
156 Carlisle 20.69
157 Ferguson Township 20.46
158 Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County 20.45
159 Buckingham Township 19.69
160 Newberry Township 19.05
161 Manor Township, Lancaster County 18.97
162 Palmer Township 18.59
163 Warminster Township 18.52
164 Willistown Township 18.21
165 Spring Township, Berks County 18.16
166 Butler Township, Butler County 18.14
167 Phoenixville 17.64
168 Upper Uwchlan Township 17.38
169 Lower Pottsgrove Township 16.49
170 West Whiteland Township 16.31
171 Warrington Township 16.27
172 Cranberry Township 16.05
173 Limerick Township 15.67
174 Bethel Park 15.42
175 Richland Township, Bucks County 14.94
176 Lower Providence Township 14.79
177 Nether Providence Township 14.52
178 McCandless 14.05
179 Plumstead Township 14.04
180 North Strabane Township 13.60
181 Tredyffrin Township 13.53
182 Mifflin County Regional 11.81
183 Ephrata Township 9.56
184 Easttown Township 9.37
185 Pennridge Regional 9.08
186 Peters Township 9.04
187 New Britain Township 8.89
188 Southern Regional York County 8.68
189 Elizabethtown 8.63
190 North Middleton Township 8.56
191 State College 8.51
192 Northern Regional 8.46
193 Northeastern Regional 8.42
194 Richland Township, Cambria County 8.38
195 Moon Township 7.77
196 Northampton Township 7.64
197 South Park Township 7.50
198 Adams Township, Butler County 7.09
199 Upper Southampton Township 6.65
200 Forks Township 6.43
201 South Fayette Township 6.33
202 Patton Township 6.20
203 Scott Township, Allegheny County 6.04
204 West Hempfield Township 6.03
205 Silver Spring Township 5.53
206 Hampton Township 5.46
207 Uwchlan Township 5.25
208 Lower Allen Township 5.12
209 Upper St. Clair Township 5.06
209 West Mifflin 5.06
210 East Pennsboro Township 4.60
211 Buffalo Valley Regional 0.00
211 Franklin Park 0.00
211 Lower Burrell 0.00
211 Murrysville 0.00
211 North Fayette Township 0.00
211 Penn Township, Westmoreland County 0.00
211 Penn Township, York County 0.00
211 Sandy Township 0.00
211 Towamencin Township 0.00
211 Upper Allen Township 0.00
211 Upper Gwynedd Township 0.00
211 Upper Providence Township, Delaware County 0.00
211 Upper Saucon Township 0.00
211 Warwick Township, Bucks County 0.00
211 West Hills Regional 0.00