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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 2024 calendar year; released from FBI in October 2025 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2025 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

32,123

187,680

219,803

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

2.46

14.35

16.81

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
2.46
National Median: 4
    Pennsylvania

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 407

in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Violent Crimes

Population: 13,078,751
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 652 3,636 6,726 21,109
Rate per 1,000 0.05 0.28 0.51 1.61

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 340,110,988
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 16,935 127,527 205,952 870,931
Rate per 1,000 0.05 0.38 0.61 2.56

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
14.35
National Median: 18
    Pennsylvania

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 70

in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Property Crimes

Population: 13,078,751
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 15,258 147,763 24,659
Rate per 1,000 1.17 11.30 1.89

United States Property Crimes

Population: 340,110,988
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 779,542 4,326,531 880,327
Rate per 1,000 2.29 12.72 2.59

Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
41
National Median: 24.5
    Pennsylvania

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