Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2021

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2021, the Pennsylvania city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Scranton (288), followed by Carlisle (27), Ross Township (19), Waynesboro (16), and East Pennsboro Township (15).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2021, and the table below shows the ranking of Pennsylvania cities with high number of Violent 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 Violent 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.

You can also see this information for other states.

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 Number of Violent Crimes in 2021
Scranton
Carlisle
Ross Township
Waynesboro
East Pennsboro Township
Hampden Township
Shaler Township
Silver Spring Township
Washington Township, Franklin County
Upper Allen Township
Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2021
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Rank City Number of Crimes
1 Scranton 288
2 Carlisle 27
3 Ross Township 19
4 Waynesboro 16
5 East Pennsboro Township 15
6 Hampden Township 11
6 Shaler Township 11
6 Silver Spring Township 11
6 Washington Township, Franklin County 11
7 Upper Allen Township 10
8 Bellevue 9
9 Penbrook 8
10 Shippensburg 7
10 West Shore Regional 7
11 Camp Hill 3
12 Carroll Valley 2
12 Economy 2
13 East Earl Township 1
14 Jamestown 0
14 Liberty Township, Adams County 0
14 Mercersburg 0
14 Newville 0