Pennsylvania
Crime






Crime Rates for Pennsylvania

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2020 calendar year; released from FBI in Sept. 2021 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2021 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

Pennsylvania Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

49,793

210,167

259,960

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

3.83

16.16

19.99

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
3.83
National Median: 4
    Pennsylvania

My Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 261

in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania VIOLENT CRIMES

Population: 13,002,700
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 1,009 4,228 10,728 33,828
Rate per 1,000 0.08 0.33 0.83 2.60

United States VIOLENT CRIMES

Population: 331,449,281
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,570 126,430 243,600 921,505
Rate per 1,000 0.07 0.38 0.73 2.78

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
16.16
National Median: 19
    Pennsylvania

My Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 62

in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Property CRIMES

Population: 13,002,700
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 31,774 162,919 15,474
Rate per 1,000 2.44 12.53 1.19

United States Property CRIMES

Population: 331,449,281
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 1,035,314 4,606,324 810,400
Rate per 1,000 3.12 13.90 2.45

Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
49
National Median: 26.9
    Pennsylvania