Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Total Crime Rate Per 100K in 2019

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2019, among Pennsylvania cities with a population of at least 10K, Chester had the highest Total Crime Rate per 100K residents (4,438.87), followed by McKeesport (4,358.3), Pottstown (3,844.97), Wilkinsburg (3,405.03), and Scranton (3,300.44).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Total crime rate in 2019, and the table below shows the ranking of Pennsylvania cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Total 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 Total 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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You can also find the rate of violent and property crimes for Pennsylvania cities.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Total Crime Rate Per 100K in 2019
Chester
McKeesport
Pottstown
Wilkinsburg
Scranton
Swatara Township
New Kensington
Harrisburg
Wilkes-Barre
West Manchester Township
Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Total Crime Rate Per 100K in 2019
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Chester 4438.87
2 McKeesport 4358.30
3 Pottstown 3844.97
4 Wilkinsburg 3405.03
5 Scranton 3300.44
6 Swatara Township 3242.88
7 New Kensington 3177.71
8 Harrisburg 3099.91
9 Wilkes-Barre 2691.42
10 West Manchester Township 2688.23
11 Allentown 2673.67
12 Springettsbury Township 2655.46
13 Chambersburg 2621.74
14 Lansdowne 2466.81
15 Penn Hills 2443.09
16 Erie 2427.11
17 Rostraver Township 2308.04
18 Lebanon 2288.22
19 Robinson Township, Allegheny County 2188.02
20 Altoona 2182.87
21 Butler 2170.37
22 Hanover 2158.27
23 Lancaster Township, Lancaster County 2119.24
24 West Whiteland Township 2082.77
25 Wyomissing 2075.40
26 Norristown 2073.77
27 Caln Township 2012.11
28 Abington Township, Montgomery County 1782.75
29 Indiana 1772.78
30 Sandy Township 1752.03
31 Newberry Township 1737.49
32 Upper Chichester Township 1731.17
33 West Norriton Township 1693.29
34 Cumru Township 1613.32
35 Bristol Township 1597.89
36 Butler Township, Butler County 1580.84
37 Lower Merion Township 1511.81
38 Ephrata Township 1497.66
39 Lower Allen Township 1435.12
40 Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County 1382.84
41 Marple Township 1357.98
42 Lansdale 1193.39
43 St. Marys City 1181.07
44 Lower Burrell 1092.35
45 State College 1031.84
46 Warminster Township 963.06
47 Salisbury Township 950.61
48 Forks Township 921.16
49 Moon Township 861.70
50 North Strabane Township 833.84
51 Hilltown Township 827.51
52 Jefferson Hills Borough 776.02
53 Warrington Township 759.95
54 Upper St. Clair Township 759.84
55 Elizabeth Township 746.67
56 Whitpain Township 730.80
57 Westtown-East Goshen Regional 670.46
58 North Versailles Township 648.16
59 Baldwin Borough 633.17
60 Manor Township, Lancaster County 603.07
61 Upper Dublin Township 578.42
62 Doylestown Township 574.81
63 Central Bucks Regional 522.78
64 New Britain Township 498.08
65 North Middleton Township 401.26
66 Northampton Township 349.75
67 Lower Salford Township 321.88
68 Buckingham Township 276.15
69 Adams Township, Butler County 230.29
70 Upper Providence Township, Delaware County 220.37