Pennsylvania crime rate
The FBI estimates 226.8 violent crimes and 1,323.8 property crimes per 100,000 residents of Pennsylvania in 2025. The violent crime rate is below the US rate of 327.6 and fell 9.3% from 2024.
Data as of 2025 (FBI estimate), checked October 30, 2026. How we got these numbers
Pennsylvania's FBI estimate for 2025 is 226.8 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 0.7 times the US rate of 327.6. Property crime was 1,323.8 per 100,000, 0.9 times the national 1,534.8. Violent crime fell 19.5% from 2021, when it was 281.8, as the US rate went from 387.0 to 327.6.
Property crime rose 6.2% across those years. In the last year it fell 8.6%. Motor vehicle theft rose 40.3% from 2021, to 186.5 per 100,000, while murder fell 50.0%, to 4.2.
On average, agencies covering 99% of Pennsylvania's population reported each month in 2025 (lowest month: 96%). The state rates are estimates; the city pages listed here use only what each department reported, and some of them have gaps from the switch to NIBRS.
Which Pennsylvania cities are covered?
| City | Residents | Violent per 100k | Property per 100k | 2025 coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allentown | 127,494 | 264.3 | 1,434.6 | 12 of 12 months |
| Lancaster | 58,569 | 373.9 | 1,379.6 | 12 of 12 months |
| Philadelphia | 1,562,379 | 830.7 | 4,354.6 | 12 of 12 months |
| Pittsburgh | 306,794 | 467.7 | 2,369.7 | 12 of 12 months |
Alphabetical, on purpose: the FBI advises against ranking places by these figures. A year that is not complete has no rate here, and its page explains the gap.
What are the Pennsylvania crime rates by offense, 2025?
| Offense | Pennsylvania | US | vs 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | |||
| Violent crime | 226.8 | 327.6 | down 9.3% |
| Murder | 4.2 | 4.1 | down 19.2% |
| Rape | 26.0 | 36.1 | down 12.8% |
| Robbery | 44.7 | 49.4 | down 13.7% |
| Aggravated assault | 151.9 | 238.0 | down 6.9% |
| Property crime | |||
| Property crime | 1,323.8 | 1,534.8 | down 8.6% |
| Burglary | 104.5 | 193.6 | down 11.5% |
| Larceny-theft | 1,032.7 | 1,144.1 | down 9.3% |
| Motor vehicle theft | 186.5 | 197.0 | down 2.2% |
| Arson | Not estimated | Not estimated | Not estimated |
Per 100,000 residents. The FBI does not estimate arson for states or the nation.
About this state's data
State rates are FBI estimates that fill in for agencies that did not report; city pages never are.
Violent crime rate, 2021 to 2025
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| Year | Pennsylvania | United States |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 281.8 | 387.0 |
| 2022 | 287.2 | 388.7 |
| 2023 | 267.9 | 379.5 |
| 2024 | 250.1 | 362.9 |
| 2025 | 226.8 | 327.6 |
Property crime rate, 2021 to 2025
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| Year | Pennsylvania | United States |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,246.3 | 1,832.3 |
| 2022 | 1,503.4 | 1,973.8 |
| 2023 | 1,564.5 | 1,934.1 |
| 2024 | 1,447.6 | 1,761.1 |
| 2025 | 1,323.8 | 1,534.8 |
Sources
- FBI Crime Data Explorer, Pennsylvania and United States estimated crime (Summary Reporting System estimates), 2021 to 2025; population coverage from the CDE crime trend data. FBI refresh October 15, 2026.
- FBI, "UCR Statistics: Their Proper Use" (why we don't rank cities).
Every stored file behind this page (2)
- FBI estimated crimes, nation and states, 1979 to 2025 (Summary Reporting System estimates), fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/bulk/estimated_crimes_1979_2025.csv)
- Pennsylvania: violent crime reported by agencies, with population coverage, 2021 to 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_state_PA_V__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)