Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2022

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2022, among Pennsylvania cities with a population of at least 10K, Philadelphia had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (1,041.39), followed by York County Regional (935.62), York (710.45), Erie (607.31), and Norristown (451.4).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2022, and the table below shows the ranking of Pennsylvania cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Violent 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 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 Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2022
Philadelphia
York County Regional
York
Erie
Norristown
Scranton
Wilkes-Barre
Waynesboro
Carlisle
East Lampeter Township
Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2022
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Philadelphia 1041.39
2 York County Regional 935.62
3 York 710.45
4 Erie 607.31
5 Norristown 451.40
6 Scranton 408.98
7 Wilkes-Barre 397.78
8 Waynesboro 247.14
9 Carlisle 222.37
10 East Lampeter Township 165.15
11 Berwick 164.09
12 Plymouth Township, Montgomery County 158.22
13 Hellam Township 155.82
14 Rostraver Township 149.54
15 Baldwin Borough 148.04
16 Derry Township, Dauphin County 128.54
17 Fairview Township, York County 123.79
18 North Strabane Township 117.56
19 St. Marys City 111.09
20 Elizabeth Township 94.91
21 Kingston 84.32
22 East Pennsboro Township 70.94
23 Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County 68.71
24 Limerick Township 62.61
25 Silver Spring Township 57.68
26 Montgomery Township 53.52
27 Upper Allen Township 51.52
28 Springfield Township, Montgomery County 47.99
29 Hampden Township 46.72
30 Ross Township 45.66
31 Mount Lebanon 42.18
32 West Mifflin 41.84
33 Shaler Township 29.17
34 Washington Township, Franklin County 26.48
35 Cranberry Township 17.41