Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2023
Updated on January 9, 2025.
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2023, the Pennsylvania city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Philadelphia (15,246), followed by Harrisburg (534), Erie (472), Reading (445), and Allentown (360).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2023, 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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Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2023
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| Rank | City | Number of Crimes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia | 15246 |
| 2 | Harrisburg | 534 |
| 3 | Erie | 472 |
| 4 | Reading | 445 |
| 5 | Allentown | 360 |
| 6 | McKeesport | 280 |
| 7 | York | 236 |
| 8 | Scranton | 235 |
| 9 | Wilkes-Barre | 183 |
| 10 | Pottstown | 181 |
| 11 | York County Regional | 158 |
| 12 | Norristown | 149 |
| 13 | Bethlehem | 128 |
| 14 | Altoona | 122 |
| 15 | Cheltenham Township | 96 |
| 16 | Wilkinsburg | 94 |
| 17 | Bradford | 82 |
| 18 | Washington, Washington County | 81 |
| 19 | Stroud Area Regional | 80 |
| 20 | Northern York County Regional | 78 |
| 21 | Butler | 75 |
| 21 | Sharon | 75 |
| 22 | Ambridge | 73 |
| 23 | Jeannette | 72 |
| 23 | Plymouth | 72 |
| 24 | Whitehall Township | 69 |
| 25 | West Mifflin | 68 |
| 26 | Monessen | 64 |
| 26 | Williamsport | 64 |
| 27 | Farrell | 62 |
| 28 | Lewistown | 61 |
| 29 | Pocono Mountain Regional | 58 |
| 30 | Abington Township, Montgomery County | 52 |
| 31 | Easton | 51 |
| 31 | Swatara Township | 51 |
| 32 | Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County | 50 |
| 33 | Carlisle | 43 |
| 33 | Lower Merion Township | 43 |
| 33 | Monroeville | 43 |
| 33 | Pottsville | 43 |
| 33 | Upper Moreland Township | 43 |
| 34 | Upper Merion Township | 42 |
| 35 | Manheim Township | 41 |
| 36 | New Kensington | 40 |
| 37 | Kennedy Township | 39 |
| 37 | Spring Garden Township | 39 |
| 37 | Windber | 39 |
| 38 | Darby Township | 38 |
| 38 | Derry Township, Dauphin County | 38 |
| 39 | East Lampeter Township | 37 |
| 39 | Falls Township, Bucks County | 37 |
| 39 | Warren | 37 |
| 40 | West Manchester Township | 36 |
| 41 | Peters Township | 35 |
| 41 | Ross Township | 35 |
| 42 | Baldwin Borough | 33 |
| 43 | Folcroft | 32 |
| 43 | Lansford | 32 |
| 44 | Bloomsburg Town | 30 |
| 44 | Dickson City | 30 |
| 44 | Hanover Township, Luzerne County | 30 |
| 44 | Monongahela | 30 |
| 45 | Clairton | 29 |
| 45 | Middletown | 29 |
| 45 | Prospect Park | 29 |
| 45 | Upper Nazareth Township | 29 |
| 46 | Radnor Township | 28 |
| 46 | West Norriton Township | 28 |
| 47 | Hanover | 26 |
| 47 | Lower Pottsgrove Township | 26 |
| 48 | California | 25 |
| 48 | Plymouth Township, Montgomery County | 25 |
| 48 | Sandy Township | 25 |
| 48 | Springettsbury Township | 25 |
| 49 | Danville | 24 |
| 49 | Eddystone | 24 |
| 50 | Hempfield Township, Mercer County | 23 |
| 50 | Mount Oliver | 23 |
| 51 | Greensburg | 22 |
| 51 | Greenville | 22 |
| 51 | Hermitage | 22 |
| 52 | Duquesne | 21 |
| 52 | Lock Haven | 21 |
| 52 | Mahanoy City | 21 |
| 52 | Mifflin County Regional | 21 |
| 52 | Mount Lebanon | 21 |
| 52 | Weatherly | 21 |
| 53 | Bethel Park | 20 |
| 53 | East Pennsboro Township | 20 |
| 53 | North Versailles Township | 20 |
| 54 | East Norriton Township | 19 |
| 54 | Scottdale | 19 |
| 54 | Slate Belt Regional | 19 |
| 54 | St. Marys City | 19 |
| 55 | Lansdale | 18 |
| 55 | Nanticoke | 18 |
| 56 | Coraopolis | 17 |
| 56 | Hellertown | 17 |
| 56 | Horsham Township | 17 |
| 56 | Lower Burrell | 17 |
| 56 | Shamokin | 17 |
| 56 | Waynesboro | 17 |
| 57 | Archbald | 16 |
| 57 | Berwick | 16 |
| 57 | Duryea | 16 |
| 57 | Kingston | 16 |
| 57 | North Strabane Township | 16 |
| 57 | Palmer Township | 16 |
| 58 | Brentwood | 15 |
| 58 | Bushkill Township | 15 |
| 58 | Chester Township | 15 |
| 58 | Salisbury Township | 15 |
| 58 | Somerset | 15 |
| 58 | West Whiteland Township | 15 |
| 59 | Fairview Township, York County | 14 |
| 59 | Hampden Township | 14 |
| 59 | Oil City | 14 |
| 60 | Athens Township | 13 |
| 60 | East Lansdowne | 13 |
| 60 | Franklin | 13 |
| 60 | Lower Allen Township | 13 |
| 60 | Montgomery Township | 13 |
| 60 | North East, Erie County | 13 |
| 60 | North Fayette Township | 13 |
| 60 | Plains Township | 13 |
| 60 | South Strabane Township | 13 |
| 60 | Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County | 13 |
| 60 | West Pottsgrove Township | 13 |
| 60 | Wilkes-Barre Township | 13 |
| 60 | Youngsville | 13 |
| 61 | Eastern Pike Regional | 12 |
| 61 | Hellam Township | 12 |
| 61 | Mahoning Township, Montour County | 12 |
| 61 | Penbrook | 12 |
| 61 | Sharpsville | 12 |
| 61 | Shenandoah | 12 |
| 61 | Upper Allen Township | 12 |
| 61 | Upper Dublin Township | 12 |
| 61 | West York | 12 |
| 61 | Whitemarsh Township | 12 |
| 62 | Bellevue | 11 |
| 62 | Central Bucks Regional | 11 |
| 62 | Elizabeth Township | 11 |
| 62 | Lower Providence Township | 11 |
| 62 | Lower Saucon Township | 11 |
| 62 | New Cumberland | 11 |
| 62 | North Huntingdon Township | 11 |
| 62 | Penn Township, York County | 11 |
| 62 | South Fayette Township | 11 |
| 62 | Washington Township, Franklin County | 11 |
| 63 | Bangor | 10 |
| 63 | Bethlehem Township | 10 |
| 63 | Forest Hills | 10 |
| 63 | Newberry Township | 10 |
| 63 | Shaler Township | 10 |
| 63 | Southern Chester County Regional | 10 |
| 63 | Susquehanna Regional | 10 |
| 63 | Vandergrift | 10 |
| 63 | West Shore Regional | 10 |
| 64 | Colonial Regional | 9 |
| 64 | Eastern Berks Regional | 9 |
| 64 | Hatfield Township | 9 |
| 64 | Muncy | 9 |
| 64 | Northampton | 9 |
| 64 | South Coatesville | 9 |
| 64 | West Manheim Township | 9 |
| 65 | Conewago Township, Adams County | 8 |
| 65 | Cranberry Township | 8 |
| 65 | Gettysburg | 8 |
| 65 | Hummelstown | 8 |
| 65 | Kingston Township | 8 |
| 65 | Meshoppen | 8 |
| 65 | Pittston Township | 8 |
| 65 | Point Marion | 8 |
| 65 | Southern Regional York County | 8 |
| 65 | Sugarcreek | 8 |
| 65 | West Hazleton | 8 |
| 65 | White Haven Borough | 8 |
| 66 | Ashley | 7 |
| 66 | Blakely | 7 |
| 66 | Canonsburg | 7 |
| 66 | Coal Township | 7 |
| 66 | Eastern Adams Regional | 7 |
| 66 | East Pikeland Township | 7 |
| 66 | East Vincent Township | 7 |
| 66 | Forks Township | 7 |
| 66 | Glassport | 7 |
| 66 | Honesdale | 7 |
| 66 | Jefferson Hills Borough | 7 |
| 66 | Lower Gwynedd Township | 7 |
| 66 | Lower Windsor Township | 7 |
| 66 | McSherrystown | 7 |
| 66 | Milton | 7 |
| 66 | Nazareth | 7 |
| 66 | North Belle Vernon | 7 |
| 66 | Silver Spring Township | 7 |
| 66 | Springfield Township, Montgomery County | 7 |
| 66 | Washington Township, Northampton County | 7 |
| 66 | West Deer Township | 7 |
| 67 | Kennett Square | 6 |
| 67 | Lehman Township | 6 |
| 67 | Mahoning Township, Carbon County | 6 |
| 67 | Mifflinburg | 6 |
| 67 | Monaca | 6 |
| 67 | Pymatuning Township | 6 |
| 67 | Rostraver Township | 6 |
| 67 | Schuylkill Haven | 6 |
| 67 | Scott Township, Allegheny County | 6 |
| 68 | Carnegie | 5 |
| 68 | Conshohocken | 5 |
| 68 | Dallas Township | 5 |
| 68 | Elkland | 5 |
| 68 | Franklin Park | 5 |
| 68 | Granville Township | 5 |
| 68 | Grove City | 5 |
| 68 | Harrison Township | 5 |
| 68 | Hatboro | 5 |
| 68 | Limerick Township | 5 |
| 68 | Littlestown | 5 |
| 68 | Millvale | 5 |
| 68 | Shippensburg | 5 |
| 68 | Springdale | 5 |
| 68 | Trainer | 5 |
| 68 | Tunkhannock | 5 |
| 68 | Wright Township | 5 |
| 69 | Caernarvon Township, Berks County | 4 |
| 69 | Courtdale | 4 |
| 69 | Economy | 4 |
| 69 | Lower Heidelberg Township | 4 |
| 69 | Lower Salford Township | 4 |
| 69 | Mount Pleasant Township | 4 |
| 69 | New Holland | 4 |
| 69 | Penn Township, Westmoreland County | 4 |
| 69 | Rockledge | 4 |
| 69 | Sharpsburg | 4 |
| 69 | Smith Township | 4 |
| 69 | Swoyersville | 4 |
| 69 | Tamaqua | 4 |
| 69 | Upper Pottsgrove Township | 4 |
| 69 | Wellsboro | 4 |
| 69 | West Newton | 4 |
| 70 | Bethel Township, Delaware County | 3 |
| 70 | Bridgeport | 3 |
| 70 | Carroll Township, York County | 3 |
| 70 | Cecil Township | 3 |
| 70 | Douglass Township, Montgomery County | 3 |
| 70 | East Earl Township | 3 |
| 70 | East Washington | 3 |
| 70 | Etna | 3 |
| 70 | Forest City | 3 |
| 70 | Forty Fort | 3 |
| 70 | Greenfield Township, Blair County | 3 |
| 70 | Green Tree | 3 |
| 70 | Kittanning | 3 |
| 70 | Minersville | 3 |
| 70 | Mount Carmel | 3 |
| 70 | Nanty Glo | 3 |
| 70 | Newport Township | 3 |
| 70 | Palmyra | 3 |
| 70 | Roseto | 3 |
| 70 | Selinsgrove | 3 |
| 70 | Southwest Greensburg | 3 |
| 70 | Tilden Township | 3 |
| 70 | Upper Gwynedd Township | 3 |
| 70 | Watsontown | 3 |
| 70 | West Penn Township | 3 |
| 70 | Williamsburg | 3 |
| 71 | Allegheny Valley Regional | 2 |
| 71 | Berlin | 2 |
| 71 | Butler Township, Luzerne County | 2 |
| 71 | Camp Hill | 2 |
| 71 | Chartiers Township | 2 |
| 71 | Collier Township | 2 |
| 71 | Conemaugh Township, Somerset County | 2 |
| 71 | Delmont | 2 |
| 71 | Derry | 2 |
| 71 | Dormont | 2 |
| 71 | Everett | 2 |
| 71 | Findlay Township | 2 |
| 71 | Foster Township, McKean County | 2 |
| 71 | Jackson Township, Luzerne County | 2 |
| 71 | Koppel | 2 |
| 71 | Latimore Township | 2 |
| 71 | Lower Frederick Township | 2 |
| 71 | Lower Moreland Township | 2 |
| 71 | Marysville | 2 |
| 71 | McDonald Borough | 2 |
| 71 | Mercer | 2 |
| 71 | Montour Township | 2 |
| 71 | Morton | 2 |
| 71 | Murrysville | 2 |
| 71 | New Hanover Township | 2 |
| 71 | North Braddock | 2 |
| 71 | North Catasauqua | 2 |
| 71 | Oakmont | 2 |
| 71 | Renovo | 2 |
| 71 | Roaring Brook Township | 2 |
| 71 | Royersford | 2 |
| 71 | Salem Township, Luzerne County | 2 |
| 71 | Shenango Township, Lawrence County | 2 |
| 71 | South Greensburg | 2 |
| 71 | South Londonderry Township | 2 |
| 71 | Spring City | 2 |
| 71 | Sugarloaf Township, Luzerne County | 2 |
| 71 | Telford | 2 |
| 71 | Towamencin Township | 2 |
| 71 | Union City | 2 |
| 71 | Washington Township, Fayette County | 2 |
| 71 | West Brownsville | 2 |
| 71 | West Homestead | 2 |
| 71 | Whitpain Township | 2 |
| 71 | Womelsdorf | 2 |
| 72 | Adams Township, Cambria County | 1 |
| 72 | Ambler | 1 |
| 72 | Biglerville | 1 |
| 72 | Bradford Township | 1 |
| 72 | Carroll Valley | 1 |
| 72 | Conneaut Lake Regional | 1 |
| 72 | Coudersport | 1 |
| 72 | Cumberland Township, Adams County | 1 |
| 72 | Donora | 1 |
| 72 | East Greenville | 1 |
| 72 | Fairview Township, Luzerne County | 1 |
| 72 | Fawn Township | 1 |
| 72 | Ferndale | 1 |
| 72 | Harveys Lake | 1 |
| 72 | Hawley | 1 |
| 72 | Indiana Township | 1 |
| 72 | Jenkins Township | 1 |
| 72 | Jenkintown | 1 |
| 72 | Macungie | 1 |
| 72 | Middleburg | 1 |
| 72 | Millcreek Township, Lebanon County | 1 |
| 72 | Mount Carmel Township | 1 |
| 72 | Muncy Township | 1 |
| 72 | Narberth | 1 |
| 72 | Northumberland | 1 |
| 72 | North Wales | 1 |
| 72 | Norwood | 1 |
| 72 | Orwigsburg | 1 |
| 72 | Resa Regional | 1 |
| 72 | Rice Township | 1 |
| 72 | Saxton | 1 |
| 72 | Shinglehouse | 1 |
| 72 | Southern Clarion County Regional | 1 |
| 72 | South Park Township | 1 |
| 72 | Spring Township, Centre County | 1 |
| 72 | Tunkhannock Township, Wyoming County | 1 |
| 72 | West Conshohocken | 1 |
| 73 | Abbottstown | 0 |
| 73 | Apollo | 0 |
| 73 | Armagh Township | 0 |
| 73 | Avonmore Borough | 0 |
| 73 | Bally | 0 |
| 73 | Bellefonte | 0 |
| 73 | Bentleyville | 0 |
| 73 | Bigler Township Regional | 0 |
| 73 | Blythe Township | 0 |
| 73 | Bonneauville | 0 |
| 73 | Boswell | 0 |
| 73 | Branch Township | 0 |
| 73 | Bryn Athyn | 0 |
| 73 | Butler Township, Schuylkill County | 0 |
| 73 | Carrolltown | 0 |
| 73 | Carroll Township, Washington County | 0 |
| 73 | Cherry Tree | 0 |
| 73 | Coaldale | 0 |
| 73 | Cochranton | 0 |
| 73 | Collegeville | 0 |
| 73 | Conemaugh Township, Cambria County | 0 |
| 73 | Conyngham | 0 |
| 73 | Dallas | 0 |
| 73 | Dunbar | 0 |
| 73 | Elderton | 0 |
| 73 | Elk Lick Township | 0 |
| 73 | Emlenton Borough | 0 |
| 73 | Everson | 0 |
| 73 | Foster Township, Schuylkill County | 0 |
| 73 | Frackville | 0 |
| 73 | Gaines Township | 0 |
| 73 | Geistown | 0 |
| 73 | Great Bend | 0 |
| 73 | Halifax | 0 |
| 73 | Houston | 0 |
| 73 | Hughestown | 0 |
| 73 | Hughesville | 0 |
| 73 | Hulmeville | 0 |
| 73 | Indian Lake | 0 |
| 73 | Jefferson Township, Mercer County | 0 |
| 73 | Jennerstown | 0 |
| 73 | Kane | 0 |
| 73 | Kline Township | 0 |
| 73 | Kulpmont | 0 |
| 73 | Lancaster Township, Butler County | 0 |
| 73 | Lanesboro | 0 |
| 73 | Langhorne Manor | 0 |
| 73 | Leet Township | 0 |
| 73 | Lehigh Township | 0 |
| 73 | Lincoln | 0 |
| 73 | Mahanoy Township | 0 |
| 73 | Manor | 0 |
| 73 | Mansfield | 0 |
| 73 | Marlborough Township | 0 |
| 73 | Mayfield | 0 |
| 73 | McAdoo | 0 |
| 73 | Mercersburg | 0 |
| 73 | Mifflin | 0 |
| 73 | Milford | 0 |
| 73 | Mill Hall | 0 |
| 73 | Montrose | 0 |
| 73 | Mount Pleasant | 0 |
| 73 | Nescopeck | 0 |
| 73 | New Berlin | 0 |
| 73 | North Hopewell Township | 0 |
| 73 | North Union Township | 0 |
| 73 | O'Hara Township | 0 |
| 73 | Ohio Township | 0 |
| 73 | Parker | 0 |
| 73 | Penn | 0 |
| 73 | Perryopolis | 0 |
| 73 | Pine Grove | 0 |
| 73 | Point Township | 0 |
| 73 | Port Allegany | 0 |
| 73 | Port Carbon | 0 |
| 73 | Prospect | 0 |
| 73 | Ralpho Township | 0 |
| 73 | Reading Township | 0 |
| 73 | Riverside | 0 |
| 73 | Rockwood | 0 |
| 73 | Royalton | 0 |
| 73 | Rural Valley | 0 |
| 73 | Sandy Lake | 0 |
| 73 | Scott Township, Lackawanna County | 0 |
| 73 | Sewickley | 0 |
| 73 | Sewickley Heights | 0 |
| 73 | Silver Lake Township | 0 |
| 73 | Smethport | 0 |
| 73 | South Fork | 0 |
| 73 | St. Clair Township | 0 |
| 73 | Stoneboro | 0 |
| 73 | Tatamy | 0 |
| 73 | Tower City | 0 |
| 73 | Union Township, Schuylkill County | 0 |
| 73 | Upper Burrell Township | 0 |
| 73 | Vintondale | 0 |
| 73 | Walker Township | 0 |
| 73 | Wampum | 0 |
| 73 | Waymart | 0 |
| 73 | Weissport | 0 |
| 73 | Westfield | 0 |
| 73 | West Pike Run | 0 |
| 73 | Zerbe Township | 0 |