Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter 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, Chester had the highest Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter Crime Rate per 100K residents (52.81), followed by York (45.28), Elizabethtown (34.51), Harrisburg (30.52), and Johnstown (23.95).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter crime rate in 2018, and the table below shows the ranking of Pennsylvania cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter 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 Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter 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 Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter Crime Rate Per 100K in 2018
Chester
York
Elizabethtown
Harrisburg
Johnstown
Butler
Sharon
Philadelphia
Reading
McKeesport
Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter Crime Rate Per 100K in 2018
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Chester 52.81
2 York 45.28
3 Elizabethtown 34.51
4 Harrisburg 30.52
5 Johnstown 23.95
6 Butler 23.05
7 Sharon 22.81
8 Philadelphia 22.12
9 Reading 21.48
10 McKeesport 19.13
11 Pittsburgh 18.84
12 New Castle 18.26
13 Norristown 14.48
14 Radnor Township 12.53
15 Erie 11.37
16 Swatara Township 11.31
17 Cheltenham Township 10.67
18 Wilkes-Barre 9.83
19 Coal Township 9.68
20 Darby 9.34
21 Hanover Township, Luzerne County 9.22
22 Allentown 9.04
23 New Britain Township 8.89
24 Pottstown 8.78
25 Yeadon 8.69
26 Stroud Area Regional 8.60
27 New Kensington 8.08
28 Kingston 7.79
29 Lebanon 7.75
30 Meadville 7.74
31 Bristol Township 7.45
32 Washington, Washington County 7.41
33 Altoona 6.84
34 Bensalem Township 6.60
35 Hermitage 6.44
36 Central Bucks Regional 6.42
37 Hanover 6.39
38 Upper Gwynedd Township 6.27
39 Westtown-East Goshen Regional 6.20
40 West Hempfield Township 6.03
41 Lansdale 6.01
42 Phoenixville 5.88
43 East Lampeter Township 5.84
44 Whitemarsh Township 5.57
45 Carlisle 5.17
46 Lower Allen Township 5.12
47 Northampton Township 5.09
48 South Whitehall Township 5.02
49 West Chester 4.93
50 Penn Hills 4.86
51 Upper Darby Township 4.82
52 Pocono Mountain Regional 4.68
53 Peters Township 4.52
54 West Goshen Township 4.32
55 East Hempfield Township 4.05
56 Millcreek Township, Erie County 3.74
57 Spring Township, Berks County 3.63
58 Williamsport 3.53
59 Lancaster 3.35
60 Ross Township 3.27
61 Cranberry Township 3.21
62 Warminster Township 3.09
63 Falls Township, Bucks County 2.95
64 Northern Lancaster County Regional 2.77
65 Scranton 2.57
66 Abington Township, Montgomery County 1.80
67 Lower Merion Township 1.69
68 Bethlehem 1.32
69 Adams Township, Butler County 0.00
69 Amity Township 0.00
69 Aston Township 0.00
69 Baldwin Borough 0.00
69 Berwick 0.00
69 Bethel Park 0.00
69 Bethlehem Township 0.00
69 Bloomsburg Town 0.00
69 Buckingham Township 0.00
69 Buffalo Valley Regional 0.00
69 Butler Township, Butler County 0.00
69 Caln Township 0.00
69 Cecil Township 0.00
69 Center Township 0.00
69 Central Berks Regional 0.00
69 Chambersburg 0.00
69 Colonial Regional 0.00
69 Columbia 0.00
69 Cumru Township 0.00
69 Derry Township, Dauphin County 0.00
69 Douglass Township, Montgomery County 0.00
69 Doylestown Township 0.00
69 Dunmore 0.00
69 East Cocalico Township 0.00
69 East Norriton Township 0.00
69 Easton 0.00
69 East Pennsboro Township 0.00
69 Easttown Township 0.00
69 East Whiteland Township 0.00
69 Elizabeth Township 0.00
69 Emmaus 0.00
69 Ephrata 0.00
69 Ephrata Township 0.00
69 Exeter Township, Berks County 0.00
69 Fairview Township, York County 0.00
69 Ferguson Township 0.00
69 Forks Township 0.00
69 Franconia Township 0.00
69 Franklin Park 0.00
69 Greensburg 0.00
69 Hampden Township 0.00
69 Hampton Township 0.00
69 Hatfield Township 0.00
69 Haverford Township 0.00
69 Hazleton 0.00
69 Hilltown Township 0.00
69 Hopewell Township 0.00
69 Horsham Township 0.00
69 Indiana 0.00
69 Jefferson Hills Borough 0.00
69 Lancaster Township, Lancaster County 0.00
69 Lansdowne 0.00
69 Lehigh Township, Northampton County 0.00
69 Limerick Township 0.00
69 Logan Township 0.00
69 Lower Burrell 0.00
69 Lower Gwynedd Township 0.00
69 Lower Makefield Township 0.00
69 Lower Moreland Township 0.00
69 Lower Paxton Township 0.00
69 Lower Pottsgrove Township 0.00
69 Lower Providence Township 0.00
69 Lower Salford Township 0.00
69 Lower Saucon Township 0.00
69 Lower Southampton Township 0.00
69 Manheim Township 0.00
69 Manor Township, Lancaster County 0.00
69 Marple Township 0.00
69 McCandless 0.00
69 Middletown Township 0.00
69 Mifflin County Regional 0.00
69 Monroeville 0.00
69 Montgomery Township 0.00
69 Moon Township 0.00
69 Mount Lebanon 0.00
69 Muhlenberg Township 0.00
69 Murrysville 0.00
69 Nanticoke 0.00
69 Nether Providence Township 0.00
69 Newberry Township 0.00
69 New Hanover Township 0.00
69 Newtown Township, Bucks County 0.00
69 Newtown Township, Delaware County 0.00
69 Northeastern Regional 0.00
69 Northern Berks Regional 0.00
69 Northern Regional 0.00
69 Northern York County Regional 0.00
69 North Fayette Township 0.00
69 North Huntingdon Township 0.00
69 North Lebanon Township 0.00
69 North Middleton Township 0.00
69 North Strabane Township 0.00
69 North Versailles Township 0.00
69 Northwest Lancaster County Regional 0.00
69 Palmer Township 0.00
69 Patton Township 0.00
69 Pennridge Regional 0.00
69 Penn Township, Westmoreland County 0.00
69 Penn Township, York County 0.00
69 Plum 0.00
69 Plumstead Township 0.00
69 Plymouth Township, Montgomery County 0.00
69 Pocono Township 0.00
69 Pottsville 0.00
69 Richland Township, Bucks County 0.00
69 Richland Township, Cambria County 0.00
69 Ridley Township 0.00
69 Robinson Township, Allegheny County 0.00
69 Rostraver Township 0.00
69 Salisbury Township 0.00
69 Sandy Township 0.00
69 Scott Township, Allegheny County 0.00
69 Shaler Township 0.00
69 Silver Spring Township 0.00
69 Slate Belt Regional 0.00
69 Southern Chester County Regional 0.00
69 Southern Regional York County 0.00
69 South Fayette Township 0.00
69 South Park Township 0.00
69 Southwestern Regional 0.00
69 Springettsbury Township 0.00
69 Springfield Township, Delaware County 0.00
69 Springfield Township, Montgomery County 0.00
69 Spring Garden Township 0.00
69 State College 0.00
69 St. Marys City 0.00
69 Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County 0.00
69 Towamencin Township 0.00
69 Tredyffrin Township 0.00
69 Upper Allen Township 0.00
69 Upper Chichester Township 0.00
69 Upper Macungie Township 0.00
69 Upper Merion Township 0.00
69 Upper Moreland Township 0.00
69 Upper Providence Township, Delaware County 0.00
69 Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County 0.00
69 Upper Saucon Township 0.00
69 Upper Southampton Township 0.00
69 Upper St. Clair Township 0.00
69 Upper Uwchlan Township 0.00
69 Uwchlan Township 0.00
69 Warrington Township 0.00
69 Warwick Township, Bucks County 0.00
69 Washington Township, Franklin County 0.00
69 Waynesboro 0.00
69 West Deer Township 0.00
69 West Hills Regional 0.00
69 West Lampeter Township 0.00
69 West Manchester Township 0.00
69 West Mifflin 0.00
69 West Norriton Township 0.00
69 West Whiteland Township 0.00
69 Whitehall 0.00
69 Whitehall Township 0.00
69 Whitpain Township 0.00
69 Willistown Township 0.00
69 Wyomissing 0.00
69 York Area Regional 0.00