Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Total Crime Rate Per 100K in 2023
Updated on January 9, 2025.
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2023, among Pennsylvania cities with a population of at least 10K, Philadelphia had the highest Total Crime Rate per 100K residents (6,084.43), followed by Plymouth Township, Montgomery County (5,783.92), Cheltenham Township (4,900.08), Pottstown (4,586.72), and McKeesport (4,346.9).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Total crime rate in 2023, and the table below shows the ranking of Pennsylvania cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Total 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 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 Total Crime Rate Per 100K in 2023
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| Rank | City | Crime Rate Per 100K |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia | 6084.43 |
| 2 | Plymouth Township, Montgomery County | 5783.92 |
| 3 | Cheltenham Township | 4900.08 |
| 4 | Pottstown | 4586.72 |
| 5 | McKeesport | 4346.90 |
| 6 | Upper Merion Township | 4342.28 |
| 7 | Harrisburg | 3083.88 |
| 8 | West Manchester Township | 3040.89 |
| 9 | Whitehall Township | 3023.85 |
| 10 | York | 2865.67 |
| 11 | Stroud Area Regional | 2838.04 |
| 12 | Swatara Township | 2838.03 |
| 13 | West Mifflin | 2678.15 |
| 14 | Wilkinsburg | 2642.82 |
| 15 | Hanover | 2572.13 |
| 16 | Springettsbury Township | 2539.21 |
| 17 | Washington, Washington County | 2513.93 |
| 18 | Monroeville | 2497.42 |
| 19 | Rostraver Township | 2465.90 |
| 20 | New Kensington | 2463.01 |
| 21 | Upper Moreland Township | 2443.43 |
| 22 | Abington Township, Montgomery County | 2435.27 |
| 23 | Erie | 2387.00 |
| 24 | Norristown | 2346.11 |
| 25 | Colonial Regional | 2312.38 |
| 26 | Sharon | 2269.90 |
| 27 | East Lampeter Township | 2234.26 |
| 28 | Reading | 2167.91 |
| 29 | Altoona | 2139.88 |
| 30 | Allentown | 2082.03 |
| 31 | Ross Township | 1986.45 |
| 32 | West Norriton Township | 1970.05 |
| 33 | Wilkes-Barre | 1954.01 |
| 34 | North Fayette Township | 1902.75 |
| 35 | Williamsport | 1879.80 |
| 36 | Falls Township, Bucks County | 1840.62 |
| 37 | Nanticoke | 1829.15 |
| 38 | Butler | 1811.62 |
| 39 | Hermitage | 1745.17 |
| 40 | Scranton | 1738.74 |
| 41 | Bethlehem | 1716.15 |
| 42 | East Norriton Township | 1711.54 |
| 43 | Spring Garden Township | 1658.47 |
| 44 | Lower Merion Township | 1655.01 |
| 45 | Montgomery Township | 1623.96 |
| 46 | Pottsville | 1604.08 |
| 47 | Kingston | 1589.31 |
| 48 | Limerick Township | 1516.23 |
| 49 | Carlisle | 1474.24 |
| 50 | North Versailles Township | 1471.10 |
| 51 | Waynesboro | 1460.19 |
| 52 | Lower Allen Township | 1449.14 |
| 53 | Palmer Township | 1431.62 |
| 54 | Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County | 1390.89 |
| 55 | West Whiteland Township | 1325.91 |
| 56 | Bethlehem Township | 1306.15 |
| 57 | Pocono Mountain Regional | 1278.19 |
| 58 | Bloomsburg Town | 1270.69 |
| 59 | Hanover Township, Luzerne County | 1248.04 |
| 60 | Washington Township, Franklin County | 1232.56 |
| 61 | Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County | 1231.34 |
| 62 | Greensburg | 1225.86 |
| 63 | Easton | 1159.81 |
| 64 | Lower Gwynedd Township | 1147.65 |
| 65 | Newberry Township | 1146.10 |
| 66 | Lower Pottsgrove Township | 1144.09 |
| 67 | Lansdale | 1121.76 |
| 68 | Radnor Township | 1107.25 |
| 69 | Horsham Township | 1105.55 |
| 70 | Berwick | 1053.86 |
| 71 | Sandy Township | 1046.76 |
| 72 | Derry Township, Dauphin County | 1021.67 |
| 73 | Lower Moreland Township | 1009.32 |
| 74 | Salisbury Township | 980.39 |
| 75 | Hatfield Township | 955.02 |
| 76 | Mifflin County Regional | 942.57 |
| 77 | Silver Spring Township | 936.80 |
| 78 | Bethel Park | 913.10 |
| 79 | Whitemarsh Township | 886.02 |
| 80 | Eastern Berks Regional | 879.16 |
| 81 | Slate Belt Regional | 872.28 |
| 82 | York County Regional | 825.77 |
| 83 | Southern Regional York County | 808.65 |
| 84 | St. Marys City | 804.89 |
| 85 | New Holland | 793.22 |
| 86 | Fairview Township, York County | 790.51 |
| 87 | Springfield Township, Montgomery County | 787.14 |
| 88 | Lower Saucon Township | 782.17 |
| 89 | Upper Dublin Township | 766.61 |
| 90 | Whitpain Township | 754.46 |
| 91 | Forks Township | 749.86 |
| 92 | Lower Burrell | 747.31 |
| 93 | Scott Township, Allegheny County | 740.10 |
| 94 | Manheim Township | 736.22 |
| 95 | Central Bucks Regional | 704.23 |
| 96 | East Pennsboro Township | 683.03 |
| 97 | Upper Gwynedd Township | 680.47 |
| 98 | Towamencin Township | 679.93 |
| 99 | Cranberry Township | 675.48 |
| 100 | Penn Township, York County | 663.96 |
| 101 | Jefferson Hills Borough | 653.70 |
| 102 | Butler Township, Luzerne County | 648.51 |
| 103 | North Huntingdon Township | 645.32 |
| 104 | Elizabeth Township | 615.51 |
| 105 | Northampton | 602.06 |
| 106 | Northern York County Regional | 585.64 |
| 107 | Ohio Township | 563.58 |
| 108 | Lower Providence Township | 562.77 |
| 109 | Mount Lebanon | 557.50 |
| 110 | Baldwin Borough | 555.53 |
| 111 | Shaler Township | 542.00 |
| 112 | Monongahela | 506.37 |
| 113 | Hellam Township | 485.30 |
| 114 | Lower Salford Township | 477.96 |
| 115 | Peters Township | 461.22 |
| 116 | Hampden Township | 453.82 |
| 117 | West Deer Township | 441.90 |
| 118 | Upper Allen Township | 420.03 |
| 119 | Southern Chester County Regional | 417.47 |
| 120 | South Fayette Township | 410.86 |
| 121 | Susquehanna Regional | 396.38 |
| 122 | Douglass Township, Montgomery County | 389.07 |
| 123 | Murrysville | 368.75 |
| 124 | North Strabane Township | 312.80 |
| 125 | South Park Township | 309.12 |
| 126 | New Hanover Township | 304.55 |
| 127 | Franklin Park | 219.93 |
| 128 | Cecil Township | 205.58 |
| 129 | Penn Township, Westmoreland County | 106.28 |