Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2019

Updated on November 28, 2023.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2019, the Pennsylvania city with the highest number of Total Crimes was Allentown (3,258), followed by Scranton (2,552), Erie (2,326), Harrisburg (1,525), and Chester (1,505).

The chart below shows the top 9 cities with high number of Total crimes in 2019, and the table below shows the ranking of Pennsylvania cities with high number of Total 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 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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Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2019
Allentown
Scranton
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Harrisburg
Chester
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Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Number of Total Crimes in 2019
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Allentown 3258
2 Scranton 2552
3 Erie 2326
4 Harrisburg 1525
5 Chester 1505
6 Wilkes-Barre 1096
7 Penn Hills 997
8 Abington Township, Montgomery County 989
9 Altoona 948
10 McKeesport 905
11 Lower Merion Township 904
12 Pottstown 873
13 Swatara Township 864
14 Bristol Township 855
15 Norristown 714
15 Springettsbury Township 714
16 State College 605
17 Lebanon 594
18 Chambersburg 554
19 Wilkinsburg 524
20 West Manchester Township 507
21 South Strabane Township 417
22 New Kensington 390
23 West Whiteland Township 383
24 Lancaster Township, Lancaster County 364
25 Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County 349
26 Hanover 339
27 Marple Township 324
28 Warminster Township 311
29 Robinson Township, Allegheny County 300
30 Upper Chichester Township 293
31 Caln Township 289
32 Lower Allen Township 282
33 Butler 280
34 Newberry Township 276
35 West Norriton Township 265
36 Lansdowne 262
37 Butler Township, Butler County 260
38 Rostraver Township 254
39 Cumru Township 250
40 Darby Township 244
41 Indiana 230
42 Moon Township 221
43 Wyomissing 218
44 Westtown-East Goshen Regional 217
45 Carnegie 206
46 Union Township, Lawrence County 202
47 Lansdale 200
48 Eddystone 198
49 Warren 194
50 Warrington Township 187
51 Sandy Township 183
52 Athens Township 180
52 Crafton 180
53 Swissvale 167
54 Wilson 165
55 West Reading 158
56 Ephrata Township 157
56 Mechanicsburg 157
57 Upper Dublin Township 154
58 Stowe Township 151
59 Upper St. Clair Township 150
60 Forks Township 145
60 St. Marys City 145
61 Selinsgrove 144
62 Whitpain Township 141
63 Sunbury 138
64 Northampton Township 137
65 Allegheny Township, Blair County 136
66 Salisbury Township 133
67 Catasauqua 132
67 Wilkins Township 132
68 Hilltown Township 129
68 North Coventry Township 129
69 Manor Township, Lancaster County 127
70 Plymouth 126
71 Baldwin Borough 123
71 North Strabane Township 123
72 Mahoning Township, Carbon County 122
73 Lower Burrell 121
74 Brentwood 116
75 Lansford 108
76 Lehighton 103
77 Doylestown Township 100
78 Elizabeth Township 97
79 Palmyra 96
80 Manheim 95
80 Monongahela 95
81 New Sewickley Township 93
82 Palmerton 91
82 Valley Township 91
83 Cumberland Township, Greene County 87
83 Jefferson Hills Borough 87
84 Montoursville 86
84 West Pottsgrove Township 86
85 West Hazleton 82
86 Caernarvon Township, Berks County 81
86 Central Bucks Regional 81
87 West Caln Township 79
88 North Versailles Township 78
88 Tyrone 78
89 Avalon 69
89 Danville 69
89 Scottdale 69
90 Sharpsville 67
91 Nazareth 64
92 Pequea Township 61
93 Springdale 58
93 West Brandywine Township 58
94 New Britain Township 57
95 Buckingham Township 56
96 Ridley Park 55
96 Sinking Spring 55
97 Highspire 54
98 Bangor 53
99 Braddock 51
100 Etna 50
100 Lower Salford Township 50
100 Pymatuning Township 50
101 Throop 48
102 North Middleton Township 47
103 Royersford 46
104 Tiadaghton Valley Regional 42
104 Upper Perkiomen 42
105 Blair Township 41
105 Greene County Regional Police Department 41
106 Brackenridge 40
106 Canonsburg 40
106 Grove City 40
107 Chartiers Township 39
108 Kingston Township 38
108 McDonald Borough 38
108 Union City 38
109 Old Forge 37
109 Smith Township 37
110 Moscow 36
111 Ford City 35
111 Midland 35
111 Sugarloaf Township, Luzerne County 35
112 Dallas Township 34
112 North Sewickley Township 34
113 Adams Township, Butler County 33
114 Swarthmore 32
115 Newport Township 31
116 Leetsdale 30
117 Athens 29
117 Point Township 29
118 Bedford 28
119 East Franklin Township 27
120 Covington Township 26
120 Foster Township, McKean County 26
120 Frackville 26
120 Penn Township, Butler County 26
121 West Conshohocken 25
122 Bethel Township, Berks County 24
122 Ingram 24
122 Mount Carmel Township 24
123 Portage 23
123 Upper Providence Township, Delaware County 23
124 Cambridge Springs 21
124 Elkland 21
124 Ralpho Township 21
124 Robinson Township, Washington County 21
125 East Brandywine Township 20
125 Lower Heidelberg Township 20
125 Northumberland 20
125 Southwest Greensburg 20
125 Spring Township, Centre County 20
126 Bellwood 19
126 Collegeville 19
126 Emporium 19
126 Latimore Township 19
126 Masontown 19
126 West Cocalico Township 19
127 Akron 18
127 Middleburg 18
127 Tinicum Township, Bucks County 18
127 West Vincent Township 18
128 Malvern 17
128 Millcreek Township, Lebanon County 17
128 South Beaver Township 17
129 Forest City 16
129 West Pikeland Township 16
129 Williamsburg 16
130 East Taylor Township 15
131 Fawn Township 14
131 New Wilmington 14
132 Aleppo Township 13
132 Baldwin Township 13
132 Harveys Lake 13
132 Independence Township, Beaver County 13
133 Bigler Township Regional 12
133 Birmingham Township 12
133 Jackson Township, Cambria County 12
133 Mount Pleasant Township 12
133 Smethport 12
133 Southwest Regional, Washington County 12
134 Brecknock Township, Berks County 11
134 Dublin Borough 11
134 South Buffalo Township 11
134 Womelsdorf 11
135 Armagh Township 10
135 Cleona 10
135 East Greenville 10
135 Upper Burrell Township 10
135 Wayne Township 10
136 Adamstown 9
136 Ashland 9
136 Penndel 9
136 West Carroll Township 9
137 Hastings 8
137 Langhorne Borough 8
137 South Centre Township 8
138 Duncansville 7
138 Jackson Township, Luzerne County 7
138 Lawrence Park Township 7
139 Blossburg 6
139 Carrolltown 6
139 Cresson Township 6
139 Hughestown 6
139 Mansfield 6
139 Pine Creek Township 6
139 Tulpehocken Township 6
139 Wampum 6
140 Patton 5
140 Shamokin Dam 5
141 Bonneauville 4
141 Derry 4
141 Elizabeth 4
141 Ivyland 4
141 Port Allegany 4
141 Roaring Brook Township 4
141 Ryan Township 4
141 Tioga 4
142 Ben Avon Heights 3
142 Blawnox 3
142 Cochranton 3
142 Franklin Township, Columbia County 3
142 Lancaster Township, Butler County 3
142 Manor Township, Armstrong County 3
142 Marion Township, Beaver County 3
142 McSherrystown 3
143 East Bangor 2
143 Langhorne Manor 2
143 Port Carbon 2
143 Prospect 2
143 Vandling 2
143 West Leechburg 2
144 Fayette City 1
144 Mahoning Township, Lawrence County 1
144 Midway 1
144 Stockertown 1
144 Weissport 1
145 Blacklick Township 0
145 Blythe Township 0
145 Dunnstable Township 0
145 Edgeworth 0
145 Elderton 0
145 Luzerne Township 0
145 Palo Alto 0
145 Portersville 0
145 Rosslyn Farms 0
145 South Heights 0
145 St. Clair Township 0
145 Summit Township 0
145 Sykesville 0
145 Vintondale 0
145 West Cornwall Township 0
145 West Kittanning 0
145 West Nottingham Township 0
145 Worthington 0