Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2022
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2022, the Pennsylvania city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Philadelphia (16,202), followed by Erie (567), York (319), Scranton (310), and Wilkes-Barre (177).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2022, 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.
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You can also find the rate of violent and property crimes for Pennsylvania cities.
| Rank | City | Number of Crimes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia | 16202 |
| 2 | Erie | 567 |
| 3 | York | 319 |
| 4 | Scranton | 310 |
| 5 | Wilkes-Barre | 177 |
| 6 | Norristown | 162 |
| 7 | York County Regional | 118 |
| 8 | Jeannette | 65 |
| 9 | Plymouth | 59 |
| 10 | Carlisle | 45 |
| 11 | East Lampeter Township | 44 |
| 12 | Latrobe | 39 |
| 13 | Derry Township, Dauphin County | 32 |
| 14 | Baldwin Borough | 31 |
| 15 | Plymouth Township, Montgomery County | 29 |
| 16 | Waynesboro | 27 |
| 17 | Fairview Township, York County | 22 |
| 18 | North Strabane Township | 19 |
| 19 | Berwick | 17 |
| 19 | Hellam Township | 17 |
| 19 | Rostraver Township | 17 |
| 19 | Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County | 17 |
| 20 | Coraopolis | 16 |
| 20 | Hampden Township | 16 |
| 20 | Sunbury | 16 |
| 21 | East Pennsboro Township | 15 |
| 21 | Ross Township | 15 |
| 22 | Montgomery Township | 14 |
| 22 | Mount Lebanon | 14 |
| 22 | St. Marys City | 14 |
| 23 | Bellevue | 13 |
| 23 | Limerick Township | 13 |
| 23 | Shamokin | 13 |
| 24 | Butler Township, Luzerne County | 12 |
| 24 | California | 12 |
| 24 | Eastern Pike Regional | 12 |
| 24 | Elizabeth Township | 12 |
| 24 | Kingston | 12 |
| 24 | Silver Spring Township | 12 |
| 24 | Upper Allen Township | 12 |
| 24 | Wilson | 12 |
| 25 | Penbrook | 11 |
| 26 | Springfield Township, Montgomery County | 10 |
| 27 | Brentwood | 9 |
| 27 | Shamokin Dam | 9 |
| 28 | Scottdale | 8 |
| 28 | Shaler Township | 8 |
| 28 | West Mifflin | 8 |
| 29 | Mahoning Township, Montour County | 7 |
| 29 | Shippensburg | 7 |
| 29 | West Shore Regional | 7 |
| 30 | Cranberry Township | 6 |
| 30 | Narberth | 6 |
| 30 | Palmyra | 6 |
| 30 | Tunkhannock | 6 |
| 31 | Danville | 5 |
| 31 | McDonald Borough | 5 |
| 31 | New Cumberland | 5 |
| 31 | Rockledge | 5 |
| 31 | Washington Township, Westmoreland County | 5 |
| 32 | Camp Hill | 4 |
| 32 | Hatboro | 4 |
| 32 | Washington Township, Franklin County | 4 |
| 32 | West Conshohocken | 4 |
| 33 | Allegheny Valley Regional | 3 |
| 33 | Carroll Valley | 3 |
| 33 | East Earl Township | 3 |
| 33 | Ligonier Valley Regional | 3 |
| 33 | Sharpsburg | 3 |
| 34 | Bentleyville | 2 |
| 34 | Donora | 2 |
| 34 | Etna | 2 |
| 34 | Forest Hills | 2 |
| 34 | Kingston Township | 2 |
| 34 | Mifflinburg | 2 |
| 34 | Saxton | 2 |
| 34 | South Londonderry Township | 2 |
| 34 | South Pymatuning Township | 2 |
| 34 | Trafford | 2 |
| 35 | Avoca | 1 |
| 35 | Conemaugh Township, Cambria County | 1 |
| 35 | Crescent Township | 1 |
| 35 | Green Tree | 1 |
| 35 | Jenkins Township | 1 |
| 35 | Point Marion | 1 |
| 35 | Ralpho Township | 1 |
| 35 | West Pike Run | 1 |
| 36 | Foster Township, Schuylkill County | 0 |
| 36 | Hawley | 0 |
| 36 | Hooversville | 0 |
| 36 | Jamestown | 0 |
| 36 | Kline Township | 0 |
| 36 | Lehigh Township | 0 |
| 36 | Mahanoy Township | 0 |
| 36 | Marlborough Township | 0 |
| 36 | Osceola Township | 0 |
| 36 | Penn | 0 |
| 36 | Rockwood | 0 |
| 36 | Westfield | 0 |