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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 2023 calendar year; released from FBI in October 2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2024 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

34,534

204,670

239,204

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

2.66

15.79

18.45

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
2.66
National Median: 4
    Pennsylvania

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 375

in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Violent Crimes

Population: 12,961,683
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 861 3,256 8,230 22,187
Rate per 1,000 0.07 0.25 0.63 1.71

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 334,914,895
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 19,252 127,216 222,795 884,550
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.38 0.67 2.64

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
15.79
National Median: 19
    Pennsylvania

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 63

in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Property Crimes

Population: 12,961,683
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 17,896 152,449 34,325
Rate per 1,000 1.38 11.76 2.65

United States Property Crimes

Population: 334,914,895
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 839,563 4,512,064 1,067,522
Rate per 1,000 2.51 13.47 3.19

Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
45
National Median: 26.5
    Pennsylvania

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