Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Violent 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, McKeesport had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (1,497.09), followed by Harrisburg (1,063.13), Philadelphia (983.08), Pottstown (775.16), and Wilkinsburg (680.62).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2023, 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.
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Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2023
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| Rank | City | Crime Rate Per 100K |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | McKeesport | 1497.09 |
| 2 | Harrisburg | 1063.13 |
| 3 | Philadelphia | 983.08 |
| 4 | Pottstown | 775.16 |
| 5 | Wilkinsburg | 680.62 |
| 6 | Washington, Washington County | 593.67 |
| 7 | Sharon | 583.02 |
| 8 | Butler | 575.73 |
| 9 | York | 525.89 |
| 10 | Erie | 507.96 |
| 11 | Reading | 455.06 |
| 12 | Norristown | 416.16 |
| 13 | Wilkes-Barre | 413.39 |
| 14 | West Mifflin | 359.20 |
| 15 | New Kensington | 336.25 |
| 16 | Pottsville | 322.32 |
| 17 | Scranton | 310.49 |
| 18 | Allentown | 288.50 |
| 19 | Spring Garden Township | 286.20 |
| 20 | Altoona | 285.94 |
| 21 | Monongahela | 261.92 |
| 22 | Hanover Township, Luzerne County | 261.83 |
| 23 | Cheltenham Township | 245.64 |
| 24 | Whitehall Township | 237.10 |
| 25 | Bloomsburg Town | 235.31 |
| 26 | Williamsport | 234.97 |
| 27 | Stroud Area Regional | 234.55 |
| 28 | York County Regional | 223.03 |
| 29 | Sandy Township | 214.50 |
| 30 | Lower Pottsgrove Township | 208.02 |
| 31 | West Manchester Township | 187.77 |
| 32 | Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County | 186.57 |
| 33 | Carlisle | 184.28 |
| 34 | North Versailles Township | 175.13 |
| 35 | Swatara Township | 172.31 |
| 36 | West Norriton Township | 171.84 |
| 37 | Nanticoke | 169.72 |
| 38 | Upper Moreland Township | 165.20 |
| 39 | Bethlehem | 162.84 |
| 40 | Easton | 161.61 |
| 41 | Baldwin Borough | 159.41 |
| 42 | Hanover | 156.62 |
| 43 | Berwick | 156.13 |
| 44 | Waynesboro | 154.18 |
| 45 | Monroeville | 153.19 |
| 46 | St. Marys City | 152.93 |
| 47 | Derry Township, Dauphin County | 151.06 |
| 48 | Greensburg | 150.66 |
| 49 | Peters Township | 149.47 |
| 50 | Lower Burrell | 147.72 |
| 51 | East Lampeter Township | 139.17 |
| 52 | Slate Belt Regional | 138.11 |
| 53 | East Norriton Township | 136.06 |
| 54 | Plymouth Township, Montgomery County | 135.39 |
| 55 | Pocono Mountain Regional | 134.55 |
| 56 | Hermitage | 132.85 |
| 57 | Mifflin County Regional | 122.94 |
| 58 | Upper Merion Township | 118.97 |
| 59 | Kingston | 112.52 |
| 60 | Salisbury Township | 110.57 |
| 61 | Hellam Township | 109.88 |
| 62 | Falls Township, Bucks County | 107.93 |
| 63 | Ross Township | 107.79 |
| 64 | Lower Saucon Township | 100.05 |
| 65 | North Strabane Township | 96.25 |
| 66 | Lansdale | 94.80 |
| 67 | East Pennsboro Township | 94.21 |
| 68 | Springettsbury Township | 92.27 |
| 69 | Abington Township, Montgomery County | 88.99 |
| 70 | Elizabeth Township | 87.93 |
| 71 | Eastern Berks Regional | 87.92 |
| 72 | Northampton | 87.40 |
| 73 | Northern York County Regional | 86.35 |
| 74 | Radnor Township | 83.12 |
| 75 | North Fayette Township | 80.84 |
| 76 | Fairview Township, York County | 79.05 |
| 77 | West Whiteland Township | 73.94 |
| 78 | Washington Township, Franklin County | 71.74 |
| 79 | Palmer Township | 71.14 |
| 80 | Central Bucks Regional | 71.07 |
| 81 | Lower Merion Township | 66.82 |
| 82 | Susquehanna Regional | 66.06 |
| 83 | Manheim Township | 65.34 |
| 84 | Southern Chester County Regional | 64.23 |
| 85 | Mount Lebanon | 63.98 |
| 86 | Horsham Township | 63.49 |
| 87 | Newberry Township | 62.97 |
| 88 | Bethel Park | 61.70 |
| 89 | Lower Allen Township | 60.58 |
| 90 | Penn Township, York County | 60.36 |
| 91 | Whitemarsh Township | 60.07 |
| 92 | South Fayette Township | 59.47 |
| 93 | Southern Regional York County | 58.81 |
| 94 | West Deer Township | 57.28 |
| 95 | Jefferson Hills Borough | 57.20 |
| 96 | Lower Gwynedd Township | 56.98 |
| 97 | Rostraver Township | 52.47 |
| 98 | Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County | 52.11 |
| 99 | Upper Allen Township | 50.40 |
| 100 | Montgomery Township | 49.79 |
| 101 | Hatfield Township | 48.02 |
| 102 | Colonial Regional | 47.73 |
| 103 | Upper Dublin Township | 44.02 |
| 104 | Forks Township | 42.68 |
| 105 | Lower Providence Township | 42.40 |
| 106 | Hampden Township | 40.73 |
| 107 | Bethlehem Township | 37.97 |
| 108 | Shaler Township | 36.87 |
| 109 | North Huntingdon Township | 34.63 |
| 110 | Scott Township, Allegheny County | 34.42 |
| 111 | Franklin Park | 33.32 |
| 112 | Springfield Township, Montgomery County | 33.19 |
| 113 | Silver Spring Township | 32.63 |
| 114 | New Holland | 31.11 |
| 115 | Douglass Township, Montgomery County | 27.79 |
| 116 | Lower Salford Township | 24.83 |
| 117 | Limerick Township | 23.62 |
| 118 | Cranberry Township | 23.29 |
| 119 | Butler Township, Luzerne County | 19.95 |
| 120 | Cecil Township | 19.90 |
| 121 | Penn Township, Westmoreland County | 19.32 |
| 122 | Upper Gwynedd Township | 17.45 |
| 123 | New Hanover Township | 14.50 |
| 124 | Lower Moreland Township | 14.12 |
| 125 | Towamencin Township | 11.15 |
| 126 | Whitpain Township | 9.80 |
| 127 | Murrysville | 9.70 |
| 128 | South Park Township | 7.36 |
| 129 | Ohio Township | 0.00 |