Crime Grade · Pennsylvania

Safest Cities in Pennsylvania

240 reporting Pennsylvania cities ranked safest to least safe, by FBI violent crime rate per 100,000 residents. Data from the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

State median violent crime rate: 77.6 per 100,000. Cities with population ≥ 10,000. Letter grade is the national decile against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities — same grade everywhere on this site.

Rank	City	Population	Violent / 100k	Grade
1	Penn Township, Westmoreland County	20,847	0.0	A1/10
2	Upper Providence Township, Delaware County	10,955	0.0	A1/10
3	Murrysville	20,672	4.8	A1/10
4	Hampden Township	36,116	5.5	A1/10
5	Ohio Township	15,537	6.4	A1/10
6	Upper Macungie Township	30,034	6.7	A1/10
7	East Cocalico Township	14,927	6.7	A1/10
8	Upper Uwchlan Township	13,955	7.2	A1/10
9	East Brandywine Township	10,633	9.4	A1/10
10	Hampton Township	17,835	11.2	A1/10
11	Lycoming Regional	16,645	12.0	A1/10
12	Lower Salford Township	16,561	12.1	A1/10
13	Palmer Township	22,687	13.2	A1/10
14	Springfield Township, Montgomery County	21,263	14.1	A1/10
15	Franconia Township	13,890	14.4	A1/10
16	New Hanover Township	13,808	14.5	A1/10
17	Middletown Township	45,516	15.4	A1/10
18	Lower Gwynedd Township	12,403	16.1	A1/10
19	New Britain Township	12,360	16.2	A1/10
20	Newtown Township, Bucks County	23,206	17.2	A1/10
21	Lower Burrell	11,492	17.4	A1/10
22	Douglass Township, Montgomery County	11,281	17.7	A1/10
23	South Lebanon Township	10,683	18.7	A1/10
24	Warrington Township	26,473	18.9	A1/10
25	Buckingham Township	20,842	19.2	A1/10
26	Newtown Township, Delaware County	15,608	19.2	A1/10
27	Haverford Township	51,486	19.4	A1/10
28	Carroll Township, York County	10,040	19.9	A1/10
29	Nether Providence Township	14,599	20.5	A1/10
30	Tredyffrin Township	32,112	21.8	A1/10
31	North Huntingdon Township	31,796	22.0	A1/10
32	Shaler Township	26,871	22.3	A1/10
33	Montgomery Township	26,384	22.7	A1/10
34	Upper Gwynedd Township	17,492	22.9	A1/10
35	Limerick Township	21,799	22.9	A1/10
36	New Holland	12,898	23.3	A1/10
37	Ephrata	34,047	23.5	A1/10
38	Forks Township	16,799	23.8	A1/10
39	West Earl Township	12,518	24.0	A1/10
40	West Deer Township	12,235	24.5	A1/10
41	Northwest Lancaster County Regional	20,067	24.9	A1/10
42	Cranberry Township	35,475	25.4	A1/10
43	Franklin Park	14,977	26.7	A1/10
44	Manor Township, Lancaster County	22,117	27.1	A1/10
45	Towamencin Township	18,117	27.6	A1/10
46	Plumstead Township	14,452	27.7	A1/10
47	Northampton	10,414	28.8	A1/10
48	Lower Makefield Township	34,484	29.0	A1/10
49	Marple Township	24,044	29.1	A1/10
50	South Park Township	13,703	29.2	A1/10
51	Northampton Township	40,180	29.9	A1/10
52	Upper Dublin Township	27,692	32.5	A1/10
53	Northern Regional	41,981	33.3	A1/10
54	Hilltown Township	17,908	33.5	A1/10
55	Warwick Township, Bucks County	14,800	33.8	A1/10
56	South Heidelberg Township	14,489	34.5	A1/10
57	Richland Township, Bucks County	14,420	34.7	A1/10
58	Lower Moreland Township	14,253	35.1	A1/10
59	Pennridge Regional	11,295	35.4	A1/10
60	Northern Lancaster County Regional	42,131	35.6	A1/10
61	Patton Township	15,934	37.7	A1/10
62	Exeter Township, Berks County	26,120	38.3	A1/10
63	Southern Chester County Regional	15,661	38.3	A1/10
64	Cecil Township	15,236	39.4	A1/10
65	Westtown-East Goshen Regional	29,951	40.1	A1/10
66	Upper Merion Township	37,149	40.4	A1/10
67	Bethlehem Township	26,938	40.8	A1/10
68	Silver Spring Township	21,949	41.0	A1/10
69	Logan Township	12,112	41.3	A1/10
70	Indiana	14,363	41.8	A1/10
71	Aston Township	16,565	42.3	A1/10
72	Lower Merion Township	64,974	43.1	A1/10
73	Bethel Park	32,097	43.6	A1/10
74	North Fayette Township	15,982	43.8	A1/10
75	Upper St. Clair Township	20,493	43.9	A1/10
76	Fairview Township, York County	18,071	44.3	A1/10
77	West Hempfield Township	20,243	44.5	A1/10
78	Lower Providence Township	26,259	45.7	A1/10
79	Mount Lebanon	32,647	45.9	A1/10
80	Hatfield Township	23,234	47.3	A1/10
81	Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County	25,340	47.4	A1/10
82	Lower Allen Township	21,067	47.5	A1/10
83	Springfield Township, Delaware County	25,245	47.5	A1/10
84	Northern Berks Regional	14,490	48.3	A1/10
85	Jefferson Hills Borough	12,258	48.9	A1/10
86	Adams Township, Butler County	15,926	50.2	A1/10
87	Warminster Township	33,452	50.8	A1/10
88	McCandless	28,444	52.7	A1/10
89	Upper Southampton Township	15,143	52.8	A1/10
90	Wyomissing	11,339	52.9	A1/10
91	Colonial Regional	18,785	53.2	A1/10
92	North Middleton Township	13,036	53.7	A1/10
93	Ridley Township	31,189	54.5	A1/10
94	Doylestown Township	18,188	55.0	A1/10
95	East Pennsboro Township	21,638	55.5	A1/10
96	Peters Township	23,322	55.7	A1/10
97	Horsham Township	28,040	57.1	A1/10
98	Robinson Township, Allegheny County	15,705	57.3	A1/10
99	Phoenixville	20,735	57.9	A1/10
100	Berwick	10,243	58.6	A1/10
101	Elizabeth Township	17,056	58.6	A1/10
102	West Brandywine Township	11,926	58.7	A1/10
103	Spring Township, Berks County	28,958	58.7	A1/10
104	Carbondale	11,872	59.0	A1/10
105	Upper Saucon Township	18,561	59.3	A1/10
106	Hopewell Township	13,214	60.5	A1/10
107	Plum	26,145	61.2	A1/10
108	Lebanon County Regional	22,844	61.3	A1/10
109	Muhlenberg Township	22,172	63.1	A1/10
110	Hellam Township	11,082	63.2	A1/10
111	Abington Township, Montgomery County	59,217	64.2	A1/10
112	Uwchlan Township	19,935	65.2	A1/10
113	Susquehanna Regional	15,137	66.1	A1/10
114	Baldwin Borough	20,523	68.2	A1/10
115	Radnor Township	33,908	70.8	A1/10
116	Upper Allen Township	24,786	72.6	A1/10
117	East Hempfield Township	27,487	72.8	A1/10
118	North Strabane Township	17,442	74.5	A1/10
119	Manheim Township	44,560	76.3	A1/10
120	Butler Township, Luzerne County	10,306	77.6	A1/10
121	O'Hara Township	10,304	77.6	A1/10
122	East Whiteland Township	15,358	78.1	A1/10
123	Rostraver Township	11,461	78.5	A1/10
124	Beaver Valley Regional	10,057	79.5	A1/10
125	Easttown Township	11,212	80.3	A1/10
126	Penn Township, York County	18,684	80.3	A1/10
127	Scott Township, Allegheny County	17,233	81.2	A1/10
128	Lower Southampton Township	20,509	82.9	A1/10
129	Ferguson Township	19,198	83.3	A1/10
130	Northern York County Regional	93,436	85.6	A1/10
131	South Fayette Township	18,645	85.8	A1/10
132	Willistown Township	11,380	87.9	A1/10
133	Amity Township	13,620	88.1	A1/10
134	East Lampeter Township	28,078	89.0	A1/10
135	Central Bucks Regional	15,667	89.4	A1/10
136	Bristol	10,014	89.9	A1/10
137	Moon Township	26,639	90.1	A1/10
138	Kingston	14,425	90.1	A1/10
139	Bensalem Township	63,183	90.2	A1/10
140	Dunmore	14,243	91.3	A1/10
141	Central Berks Regional	14,115	92.1	A1/10
142	Butler Township, Butler County	16,886	94.8	A1/10
143	Eastern Berks Regional	10,432	95.9	A1/10
144	Salisbury Township	13,547	96.0	A1/10
145	Ross Township	32,194	96.3	A1/10
146	Washington Township, Franklin County	15,550	96.5	A1/10
147	Mechanicsburg	10,275	97.3	A1/10
148	Lower Pottsgrove Township	13,172	98.7	A1/10
149	Hanover	16,797	101.2	A1/10
150	Lehigh Township, Northampton County	10,829	101.6	A1/10
151	Falls Township, Bucks County	34,442	101.6	A1/10
152	Pocono Township	10,744	102.4	A1/10
153	Derry Township, Dauphin County	25,296	102.8	A1/10
154	Springettsbury Township	27,891	104.0	A1/10
155	Lansdale	19,235	104.0	A1/10
156	Mifflin County Regional	17,054	111.4	A1/10
157	Emmaus	12,490	112.1	A1/10
158	Cumru Township	15,945	112.9	A1/10
159	Munhall	10,255	117.0	A1/10
160	Nanticoke	10,759	120.8	A2/10
161	Canonsburg	10,710	121.4	A2/10
162	Waynesboro	11,119	125.9	A2/10
163	Wyoming Area Regional	18,059	127.4	A2/10
164	South Whitehall Township	22,010	131.8	A2/10
165	Lower Paxton Township	55,909	132.4	A2/10
166	Upper Moreland Township	26,292	133.1	A2/10
167	Newberry Township	16,398	134.2	A2/10
168	Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County	28,593	139.9	A2/10
169	Elizabethtown	12,077	140.8	A2/10
170	Buffalo Valley Regional	12,761	141.1	A2/10
171	Stroud Area Regional	34,731	141.1	A2/10
172	Lansdowne	11,261	142.1	A2/10
173	Plymouth Township, Montgomery County	18,769	143.9	A2/10
174	Lower Saucon Township	11,090	144.3	A2/10
175	East Norriton Township	14,456	145.3	A2/10
176	Upper Chichester Township	17,034	146.8	A2/10
177	West Goshen Township	24,420	147.4	A2/10
178	Richland Township, Cambria County	11,947	150.7	A2/10
179	Monroeville	27,797	151.1	A2/10
180	Swatara Township	29,687	151.6	A2/10
181	State College	57,580	152.8	A2/10
182	Hermitage	16,857	154.2	A2/10
183	Center Township	12,318	154.2	A2/10
184	Pocono Mountain Regional	42,762	154.3	A2/10
185	Millcreek Township, Erie County	52,826	155.2	A2/10
186	Bristol Township	54,120	157.1	A2/10
187	Clearfield Regional	13,037	161.1	A2/10
188	Hazleton	30,465	164.1	A2/10
189	Easton	31,067	167.4	A2/10
190	Plains Township	10,048	169.2	A2/10
191	Carlisle	23,168	172.7	A2/10
192	Lebanon	26,375	174.4	A2/10
193	York County Regional	86,205	179.8	A2/10
194	Southern Regional York County	13,830	180.8	A3/10
195	Columbia	10,448	181.9	A3/10
196	South Abington Township	12,613	182.4	A3/10
197	West Chester	23,951	183.7	A3/10
198	Whitehall Township	29,782	188.0	A3/10
199	Slate Belt Regional	13,575	191.5	A3/10
200	Bethlehem	80,424	194.0	A3/10
201	Monongahela	11,581	198.6	A3/10
202	Williamsport	27,382	200.9	A3/10
203	Lower Swatara Township	10,130	207.3	A3/10
204	Greensburg	14,503	213.7	A3/10
205	Pottsville	13,420	216.1	A3/10
206	Yeadon	12,319	219.2	A3/10
207	Caln Township	15,405	220.7	A3/10
208	St. Marys City	12,273	228.1	A3/10
209	Upper Darby Township	86,160	236.8	A3/10
210	Hanover Township, Luzerne County	11,774	237.8	A3/10
211	Beaver Falls	11,683	239.7	A3/10
212	Reading	99,299	257.8	A3/10
213	Allentown	127,494	262.0	B4/10
214	Altoona	42,434	285.1	B4/10
215	Erie	92,461	313.6	B4/10
216	Bloomsburg Town	13,256	324.4	B4/10
217	Scranton	75,837	327.0	B4/10
218	Cheltenham Township	39,204	346.9	B4/10
219	Chambersburg	23,343	347.0	B4/10
220	Lancaster	58,569	370.5	B5/10
221	Penn Hills	39,203	375.0	B5/10
222	New Kensington	11,810	381.0	B5/10
223	Wilkes-Barre	44,758	413.3	B5/10
224	York	45,356	443.2	B5/10
225	Chester	34,402	468.0	B5/10
226	Pittsburgh Bureau of Police	306,794	472.3	B5/10
227	New Castle	21,192	486.0	C6/10
228	Norristown	36,161	486.7	C6/10
229	Sharon	12,649	506.0	C6/10
230	Meadville	17,415	534.0	C6/10
231	Washington, Washington County	13,384	567.8	C6/10
232	Johnstown	20,026	589.2	C6/10
233	Harrisburg	50,789	630.1	C7/10
234	Butler	12,894	636.0	C7/10
235	Wilkinsburg	13,671	665.6	C7/10
236	Coatesville	13,405	716.2	C7/10
237	Pottstown	23,584	720.8	C7/10
238	Darby	10,762	808.4	D8/10
239	Philadelphia	1,562,379	821.6	D8/10
240	McKeesport	18,480	1693.7	F10/10

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Cities are ranked by the FBI's reported violent crime rate per 100,000 residents for the most recent fully-reported year (see individual city pages for the year shown). The list is restricted to cities with population ≥ 10,000 that report to the FBI's National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer. Refreshed every six months.