Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Motor Vehicle Theft Crime Rate Per 100K in 2023
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2023, among Pennsylvania cities with a population of at least 10K, Philadelphia had the highest Motor Vehicle Theft Crime Rate per 100K residents (1,530.91), followed by Cheltenham Township (1,043.99), Harrisburg (676.9), Norristown (558.6), and York (496.93).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Motor Vehicle Theft crime rate in 2023, and the table below shows the ranking of Pennsylvania cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Motor Vehicle Theft 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 Motor Vehicle Theft 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 | Crime Rate Per 100K |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia | 1530.91 |
| 2 | Cheltenham Township | 1043.99 |
| 3 | Harrisburg | 676.90 |
| 4 | Norristown | 558.60 |
| 5 | York | 496.93 |
| 6 | Wilkinsburg | 470.64 |
| 7 | McKeesport | 379.62 |
| 8 | Swatara Township | 297.32 |
| 9 | Reading | 287.35 |
| 10 | Monroeville | 277.89 |
| 11 | Pottstown | 274.09 |
| 12 | Plymouth Township, Montgomery County | 254.54 |
| 13 | Spring Garden Township | 220.15 |
| 14 | Allentown | 199.55 |
| 15 | Upper Merion Township | 195.45 |
| 16 | Altoona | 192.19 |
| 17 | New Kensington | 184.94 |
| 18 | Falls Township, Bucks County | 169.19 |
| 19 | Sharon | 163.25 |
| 20 | Erie | 162.51 |
| 21 | Washington, Washington County | 161.24 |
| 22 | Williamsport | 154.20 |
| 23 | North Versailles Township | 148.86 |
| 24 | West Mifflin | 142.62 |
| 25 | Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County | 141.79 |
| 26 | Abington Township, Montgomery County | 138.62 |
| 27 | Waynesboro | 136.04 |
| 28 | Lower Merion Township | 133.64 |
| 29 | Bethlehem | 125.95 |
| 30 | Whitemarsh Township | 125.14 |
| 31 | Nanticoke | 122.57 |
| 32 | Kingston | 119.55 |
| 33 | Scranton | 112.31 |
| 34 | Upper Moreland Township | 111.41 |
| 35 | Springettsbury Township | 107.03 |
| 36 | Whitehall Township | 106.52 |
| 37 | East Lampeter Township | 105.32 |
| 38 | West Norriton Township | 104.33 |
| 39 | Easton | 95.07 |
| 40 | Palmer Township | 93.37 |
| 41 | Lower Moreland Township | 91.76 |
| 42 | Newberry Township | 88.16 |
| 43 | Stroud Area Regional | 87.96 |
| 44 | Wilkes-Barre | 81.32 |
| 45 | Washington Township, Franklin County | 78.26 |
| 46 | West Manchester Township | 73.02 |
| 47 | Springfield Township, Montgomery County | 71.13 |
| 48 | Central Bucks Regional | 71.07 |
| 49 | Butler | 69.09 |
| 50 | Lansdale | 68.46 |
| 51 | Horsham Township | 67.23 |
| 52 | Hatfield Township | 64.02 |
| 53 | Colonial Regional | 63.64 |
| 54 | Hanover | 60.24 |
| 55 | West Whiteland Township | 59.15 |
| 56 | Salisbury Township | 58.97 |
| 57 | Whitpain Township | 58.79 |
| 58 | Eastern Berks Regional | 58.61 |
| 59 | East Norriton Township | 57.29 |
| 60 | Lower Pottsgrove Township | 56.00 |
| 61 | Baldwin Borough | 53.14 |
| 62 | Rostraver Township | 52.47 |
| 63 | Fairview Township, York County | 50.82 |
| 64 | Ross Township | 49.28 |
| 65 | Northampton | 48.55 |
| 66 | Limerick Township | 47.23 |
| 67 | Silver Spring Township | 46.61 |
| 68 | Montgomery Township | 45.96 |
| 69 | South Park Township | 44.16 |
| 70 | Derry Township, Dauphin County | 43.73 |
| 71 | Monongahela | 43.65 |
| 72 | Lower Burrell | 43.45 |
| 73 | Hermitage | 42.27 |
| 74 | Radnor Township | 41.56 |
| 75 | New Holland | 38.88 |
| 76 | Carlisle | 38.57 |
| 77 | Southern Chester County Regional | 38.54 |
| 78 | York County Regional | 38.11 |
| 79 | Bethlehem Township | 37.97 |
| 80 | East Pennsboro Township | 37.68 |
| 81 | Pottsville | 37.48 |
| 82 | Lower Allen Township | 37.28 |
| 83 | Scott Township, Allegheny County | 34.42 |
| 84 | West Deer Township | 32.73 |
| 85 | Jefferson Hills Borough | 32.69 |
| 86 | Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County | 32.07 |
| 87 | Hampden Township | 32.00 |
| 88 | North Fayette Township | 31.09 |
| 89 | Lower Salford Township | 31.04 |
| 90 | Northern York County Regional | 31.00 |
| 91 | Bethel Park | 30.85 |
| 92 | Lower Providence Township | 30.84 |
| 93 | Forks Township | 30.48 |
| 94 | Butler Township, Luzerne County | 29.93 |
| 95 | Upper Dublin Township | 29.34 |
| 96 | Mifflin County Regional | 29.27 |
| 97 | Douglass Township, Montgomery County | 27.79 |
| 98 | Hellam Township | 27.47 |
| 99 | Mount Lebanon | 27.42 |
| 100 | Cecil Township | 26.53 |
| 101 | Shaler Township | 25.81 |
| 102 | Sandy Township | 25.74 |
| 103 | St. Marys City | 24.15 |
| 104 | Bloomsburg Town | 23.53 |
| 105 | Upper Gwynedd Township | 23.26 |
| 106 | Manheim Township | 22.31 |
| 107 | Towamencin Township | 22.29 |
| 108 | Southern Regional York County | 22.05 |
| 109 | Penn Township, York County | 21.95 |
| 110 | New Hanover Township | 21.75 |
| 111 | Upper Allen Township | 21.00 |
| 112 | Berwick | 19.52 |
| 113 | North Huntingdon Township | 18.89 |
| 114 | Lower Saucon Township | 18.19 |
| 115 | North Strabane Township | 18.05 |
| 116 | Lower Gwynedd Township | 16.28 |
| 117 | Pocono Mountain Regional | 16.24 |
| 118 | Elizabeth Township | 15.99 |
| 119 | Greensburg | 13.70 |
| 120 | South Fayette Township | 10.81 |
| 121 | Murrysville | 9.70 |
| 122 | Hanover Township, Luzerne County | 8.73 |
| 123 | Slate Belt Regional | 7.27 |
| 124 | Franklin Park | 6.66 |
| 125 | Susquehanna Regional | 6.61 |
| 126 | Cranberry Township | 5.82 |
| 127 | Penn Township, Westmoreland County | 4.83 |
| 128 | Peters Township | 4.27 |
| 129 | Ohio Township | 0.00 |