Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Number of Aggravated Assault Crimes in 2019
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2019, the Pennsylvania city with the highest number of Aggravated Assault Crimes was Scranton (1,088), followed by Erie (320), Chester (280), McKeesport (269), and Harrisburg (234).
The chart below shows the top 9 cities with high number of Aggravated Assault crimes in 2019, and the table below shows the ranking of Pennsylvania cities with high number of Aggravated Assault crimes.
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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Rank | City | Number of Crimes |
---|---|---|
1 | Scranton | 1088 |
2 | Erie | 320 |
3 | Chester | 280 |
4 | McKeesport | 269 |
5 | Harrisburg | 234 |
6 | Allentown | 230 |
7 | Altoona | 159 |
8 | Wilkes-Barre | 147 |
9 | Pottstown | 100 |
10 | Penn Hills | 98 |
11 | Wilkinsburg | 81 |
12 | Indiana | 72 |
13 | Norristown | 62 |
14 | Darby Township | 57 |
15 | Warren | 56 |
16 | Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County | 50 |
17 | Swatara Township | 48 |
18 | Butler | 40 |
19 | Lebanon | 38 |
20 | New Kensington | 37 |
21 | Westtown-East Goshen Regional | 36 |
22 | Chambersburg | 34 |
22 | Palmyra | 34 |
22 | Plymouth | 34 |
23 | Abington Township, Montgomery County | 32 |
23 | North Strabane Township | 32 |
23 | State College | 32 |
24 | Bristol Township | 30 |
25 | West Reading | 27 |
26 | Caln Township | 24 |
26 | Jefferson Hills Borough | 24 |
26 | North Versailles Township | 24 |
27 | Hanover | 23 |
27 | Lansford | 23 |
27 | Stowe Township | 23 |
27 | West Caln Township | 23 |
28 | West Norriton Township | 22 |
29 | Sandy Township | 21 |
30 | Lehighton | 20 |
31 | Allegheny Township, Blair County | 19 |
31 | Mahoning Township, Carbon County | 19 |
31 | Manheim | 19 |
31 | Moscow | 19 |
31 | Newberry Township | 19 |
32 | Carnegie | 18 |
32 | Danville | 18 |
32 | Warrington Township | 18 |
33 | Brentwood | 17 |
33 | Lansdale | 17 |
33 | West Manchester Township | 17 |
34 | Eddystone | 16 |
34 | Lower Allen Township | 16 |
34 | Mount Carmel Township | 16 |
34 | Springettsbury Township | 16 |
34 | St. Marys City | 16 |
34 | Upper Chichester Township | 16 |
35 | Avalon | 15 |
35 | Lancaster Township, Lancaster County | 15 |
35 | Robinson Township, Allegheny County | 15 |
36 | Butler Township, Butler County | 14 |
36 | Wilson | 14 |
37 | Bangor | 13 |
37 | Catasauqua | 13 |
37 | Cumru Township | 13 |
37 | Union Township, Lawrence County | 13 |
38 | Adams Township, Butler County | 12 |
38 | Baldwin Borough | 12 |
38 | Selinsgrove | 12 |
38 | Smith Township | 12 |
38 | Swissvale | 12 |
38 | Throop | 12 |
39 | Crafton | 11 |
39 | Monongahela | 11 |
39 | Ralpho Township | 11 |
39 | Sharpsville | 11 |
39 | Valley Township | 11 |
40 | Lower Burrell | 10 |
40 | New Sewickley Township | 10 |
40 | Pymatuning Township | 10 |
41 | Athens Township | 9 |
41 | Cumberland Township, Greene County | 9 |
41 | Doylestown Township | 9 |
41 | Highspire | 9 |
41 | Sunbury | 9 |
42 | Elizabeth Township | 8 |
42 | Lower Merion Township | 8 |
42 | West Hazleton | 8 |
43 | Caernarvon Township, Berks County | 7 |
43 | Central Bucks Regional | 7 |
43 | Hilltown Township | 7 |
43 | Mechanicsburg | 7 |
43 | Moon Township | 7 |
43 | North Sewickley Township | 7 |
43 | Scottdale | 7 |
43 | Springdale | 7 |
43 | Tiadaghton Valley Regional | 7 |
43 | Tyrone | 7 |
43 | Wyomissing | 7 |
44 | Canonsburg | 6 |
44 | Covington Township | 6 |
44 | Frackville | 6 |
44 | Grove City | 6 |
44 | Lansdowne | 6 |
44 | Lower Heidelberg Township | 6 |
44 | Marple Township | 6 |
44 | Old Forge | 6 |
44 | Pequea Township | 6 |
44 | Sinking Spring | 6 |
44 | South Strabane Township | 6 |
44 | Warminster Township | 6 |
45 | Athens | 5 |
45 | Blair Township | 5 |
45 | Brackenridge | 5 |
45 | Emporium | 5 |
45 | Ephrata Township | 5 |
45 | Etna | 5 |
45 | Lawrence Park Township | 5 |
45 | Manor Township, Lancaster County | 5 |
45 | Ridley Park | 5 |
45 | Royersford | 5 |
46 | Ashland | 4 |
46 | Baldwin Township | 4 |
46 | Cambridge Springs | 4 |
46 | East Brandywine Township | 4 |
46 | Ingram | 4 |
46 | Jackson Township, Cambria County | 4 |
46 | Kingston Township | 4 |
46 | Midland | 4 |
46 | Northumberland | 4 |
46 | Penndel | 4 |
46 | Rostraver Township | 4 |
46 | Salisbury Township | 4 |
46 | Southwest Greensburg | 4 |
46 | Upper Dublin Township | 4 |
46 | West Carroll Township | 4 |
46 | West Pottsgrove Township | 4 |
47 | Bedford | 3 |
47 | Birmingham Township | 3 |
47 | Elizabeth | 3 |
47 | Elkland | 3 |
47 | Latimore Township | 3 |
47 | McDonald Borough | 3 |
47 | New Wilmington | 3 |
47 | Robinson Township, Washington County | 3 |
47 | Spring Township, Centre County | 3 |
48 | Adamstown | 2 |
48 | Akron | 2 |
48 | Armagh Township | 2 |
48 | Blawnox | 2 |
48 | Blossburg | 2 |
48 | Braddock | 2 |
48 | Chartiers Township | 2 |
48 | Cochranton | 2 |
48 | Dublin Borough | 2 |
48 | East Taylor Township | 2 |
48 | Fawn Township | 2 |
48 | Foster Township, McKean County | 2 |
48 | Franklin Township, Columbia County | 2 |
48 | Independence Township, Beaver County | 2 |
48 | Langhorne Borough | 2 |
48 | Leetsdale | 2 |
48 | Malvern | 2 |
48 | Mansfield | 2 |
48 | McSherrystown | 2 |
48 | Montoursville | 2 |
48 | Nazareth | 2 |
48 | New Britain Township | 2 |
48 | Newport Township | 2 |
48 | North Middleton Township | 2 |
48 | Palmerton | 2 |
48 | Patton | 2 |
48 | Point Township | 2 |
48 | Shamokin Dam | 2 |
48 | South Beaver Township | 2 |
48 | South Centre Township | 2 |
48 | Southwest Regional, Washington County | 2 |
48 | Union City | 2 |
48 | West Brandywine Township | 2 |
48 | West Cocalico Township | 2 |
48 | West Conshohocken | 2 |
48 | West Vincent Township | 2 |
48 | West Whiteland Township | 2 |
49 | Bellwood | 1 |
49 | Bethel Township, Berks County | 1 |
49 | Bonneauville | 1 |
49 | Carrolltown | 1 |
49 | Collegeville | 1 |
49 | Cresson Township | 1 |
49 | Duncansville | 1 |
49 | Ford City | 1 |
49 | Forest City | 1 |
49 | Greene County Regional Police Department | 1 |
49 | Hughestown | 1 |
49 | Lancaster Township, Butler County | 1 |
49 | Mahoning Township, Lawrence County | 1 |
49 | Manor Township, Armstrong County | 1 |
49 | Masontown | 1 |
49 | Midway | 1 |
49 | Mount Pleasant Township | 1 |
49 | Northampton Township | 1 |
49 | Port Carbon | 1 |
49 | Smethport | 1 |
49 | South Buffalo Township | 1 |
49 | Sugarloaf Township, Luzerne County | 1 |
49 | Swarthmore | 1 |
49 | Tinicum Township, Bucks County | 1 |
49 | Tulpehocken Township | 1 |
49 | Upper Providence Township, Delaware County | 1 |
49 | Upper St. Clair Township | 1 |
49 | Whitpain Township | 1 |
49 | Wilkins Township | 1 |
49 | Womelsdorf | 1 |
50 | Aleppo Township | 0 |
50 | Ben Avon Heights | 0 |
50 | Bigler Township Regional | 0 |
50 | Blacklick Township | 0 |
50 | Blythe Township | 0 |
50 | Brecknock Township, Berks County | 0 |
50 | Buckingham Township | 0 |
50 | Cleona | 0 |
50 | Dallas Township | 0 |
50 | Derry | 0 |
50 | Dunnstable Township | 0 |
50 | East Bangor | 0 |
50 | East Franklin Township | 0 |
50 | East Greenville | 0 |
50 | Edgeworth | 0 |
50 | Elderton | 0 |
50 | Fayette City | 0 |
50 | Forks Township | 0 |
50 | Harveys Lake | 0 |
50 | Hastings | 0 |
50 | Ivyland | 0 |
50 | Jackson Township, Luzerne County | 0 |
50 | Langhorne Manor | 0 |
50 | Lower Salford Township | 0 |
50 | Luzerne Township | 0 |
50 | Marion Township, Beaver County | 0 |
50 | Middleburg | 0 |
50 | Millcreek Township, Lebanon County | 0 |
50 | North Coventry Township | 0 |
50 | Palo Alto | 0 |
50 | Penn Township, Butler County | 0 |
50 | Pine Creek Township | 0 |
50 | Portage | 0 |
50 | Port Allegany | 0 |
50 | Portersville | 0 |
50 | Prospect | 0 |
50 | Roaring Brook Township | 0 |
50 | Rosslyn Farms | 0 |
50 | Ryan Township | 0 |
50 | South Heights | 0 |
50 | St. Clair Township | 0 |
50 | Stockertown | 0 |
50 | Summit Township | 0 |
50 | Sykesville | 0 |
50 | Tioga | 0 |
50 | Upper Burrell Township | 0 |
50 | Upper Perkiomen | 0 |
50 | Vandling | 0 |
50 | Vintondale | 0 |
50 | Wampum | 0 |
50 | Wayne Township | 0 |
50 | Weissport | 0 |
50 | West Cornwall Township | 0 |
50 | West Kittanning | 0 |
50 | West Leechburg | 0 |
50 | West Nottingham Township | 0 |
50 | West Pikeland Township | 0 |
50 | Williamsburg | 0 |
50 | Worthington | 0 |