Crime in Pennsylvania: rates, trends and every county

Crime reported to police in Pennsylvania since 1979 (FBI estimates), and the counts reported by each county's police agencies.

226.8 per 100,0002025. U.S.: 327.6.
1,323.8 per 100,0002025. U.S.: 1,534.8.
543murders2025: 4.2 per 100,000.

Pennsylvania since 1979

Violent crime rate per 100,000, Pennsylvania 0126252378504 19801990200020102020

per 100,000 residents.

Property crime rate per 100,000, Pennsylvania 0885177126563541 19801990200020102020

per 100,000 residents.

Every year, by type of crime
YearViolentRateMurderRobberyAgg. assaultPropertyRateBurglaryVehicle theft
202529,613226.85435,84119,832172,8751,323.813,65324,352
202432,713250.16846,78121,344189,3241,447.615,45224,924
202334,871267.98738,18022,281203,6621,564.517,92534,331
202237,258287.21,0558,98823,169195,0151,503.419,67921,414
202136,664281.81,0878,20723,061162,1651,246.318,49417,298
202049,793389.51,00910,72833,828210,1671,644.131,77415,474
201939,160306.06769,74924,390179,6701,403.823,32412,409
201839,099305.47849,85423,971190,6331,489.227,05413,138
201740,030313.074211,77723,295210,3161,644.331,92512,957
201640,389315.967412,31422,942222,3941,739.235,17813,069
201540,348315.466512,96522,419231,9411,813.239,57312,132
201440,298315.061013,54522,304246,9821,930.545,71813,053
201342,825335.161114,73923,680263,1762,059.152,00013,766
201245,384355.570715,73525,571276,5622,166.757,04015,113
201146,189362.463916,16526,046283,4422,224.157,96616,872
201046,612366.565316,37526,112276,3662,173.155,20616,720
200948,188382.366417,50426,394277,1822,199.054,77217,822
200851,044410.070518,87327,981300,2942,412.358,68722,492
200751,806416.772519,44028,198293,8502,363.556,09126,511
200655,028442.374121,09529,581304,5892,448.357,73929,708
200552,761425.375619,21429,205300,4442,421.956,13429,394
200450,998411.565018,47428,339299,6112,417.354,44330,969
200349,210397.864717,98027,027300,6392,430.253,91833,442
200249,578402.162417,16328,060300,8682,440.455,61032,817
200150,432409.965117,50028,814313,4082,547.454,34535,713
200051,584420.060218,15529,580316,2742,575.354,08036,325
199950,431420.559218,67027,890323,0212,693.256,03739,234
199850,470420.563319,78726,827342,3182,852.463,77742,668
199753,140442.170518,78830,358359,3232,989.468,21844,213
199657,905480.368622,78431,401370,8513,076.171,35748,736
199551,586427.375522,85824,927354,6232,937.667,81549,817
199451,425426.771222,49725,071342,9012,845.266,46854,153
199350,295417.582321,56324,714343,8412,853.970,12553,033
199251,276427.074621,70125,505356,1552,965.775,83456,171
199153,824450.075823,19126,440371,8143,108.686,07457,598
199051,213431.080120,93026,414361,8053,045.186,62460,062
198945,586378.675318,02523,845359,0082,981.885,92556,517
198843,534362.066016,60723,275338,4862,814.483,79151,333
198744,087369.464217,24123,074333,4762,793.986,17741,680
198642,629358.665918,08520,901326,1492,743.387,36242,130
198539,240331.155017,42918,375320,7882,706.487,41738,904
198438,154320.653817,65617,196325,9602,738.988,51740,444
198340,782342.858320,50117,249339,3212,852.696,42537,488
198242,767360.467820,80618,835366,9033,092.3106,86739,413
198144,104371.772922,13718,576392,8723,311.5122,37243,799
198043,032363.980921,03918,462398,7613,372.4122,80049,465
197939,133333.672417,85518,021370,9143,161.8109,66845,679

Rates per 100,000 residents.

FBI Crime Data Explorer, estimated crimes.

By county

CountyYearViolent rateProperty rateAgencies
Adams County202570.7360.420
Allegheny County2017330.11,709.8126
Armstrong County202366.9363.422
Beaver County2024196.6766.645
Bedford County2025130.1466.57
Berks County2023156.1899.047
Blair County2025146.01,121.716
Bradford County2025144.7590.110
Bucks County202362.7915.150
Butler County2018136.5929.820
Cambria County2018239.51,011.250
Cameron County202546.6512.92
Carbon County2025140.0756.614
Centre County202591.8543.111
Chester County2024102.0587.251
Clarion County2024113.6817.28
Clearfield County2025102.0640.513
Clinton County2024118.8869.011
Columbia County2017110.8993.128
Crawford County2025185.3581.512
Cumberland County201876.2740.818
Dauphin County2025239.11,039.722
Delaware County2024201.41,521.242
Elk County2025135.4613.86
Erie County2024208.21,224.813
Fayette County2024213.61,246.125
Forest County2025215.6354.11
Franklin County2024142.1762.97
Fulton County2025116.2523.12
Greene County2024138.8619.38
Huntingdon County2025113.8525.03
Indiana County202471.2724.88
Jefferson County2025133.0390.610
Juniata County2025104.4473.64
Lackawanna County2024187.1873.531
Lancaster County2018156.0985.547
Lawrence County202338.8425.517
Lebanon County202546.0495.023
Lehigh County2024160.01,203.817
Luzerne County2023185.5968.854
Lycoming County2018163.71,107.613
McKean County2024207.41,000.510
Mercer County2024234.8838.321
Mifflin County202583.6615.98
Monroe County202597.1660.411
Montgomery County2025103.01,436.454
Montour County2025238.2515.13
Northampton County2018117.2996.531
Northumberland County2024120.5695.815
Perry County202593.9481.77
Philadelphia County2025822.74,307.41
Pike County202544.3293.06
Potter County2025121.0259.26
Schuylkill County2018217.21,023.848
Snyder County202573.0433.15
Somerset County2025150.0446.322
Sullivan County202515.6422.52
Susquehanna County202561.2465.713
Tioga County2018151.9799.913
Union County202570.8290.28
Venango County2024106.1748.85
Warren County2025214.7580.78
Washington County2023131.3625.546
Wayne County202494.0440.16
Westmoreland County2018150.6809.646
Wyoming County202528.3571.910
York County2025114.7577.241

Each county's latest complete year: crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. A year is shown only when every agency reported the full year and its total is in line with the years around it, so some counties show an older year or are missing. State police and campus crimes aren't included.

What these numbers are

  • FBI figures count crimes to police, from the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program. National and state totals are FBI , which fill in for agencies that didn't report.
  • 2021 is different: The FBI retired its Summary Reporting System on January 1, 2021 and accepted only NIBRS data for 2021, so agencies covering 77.0% of the population (monthly average) reported that year, against 96.2% in 2019. The FBI's 2021 estimates fill the gap statistically and carry more uncertainty. The switch was to .
  • Many crimes are never reported to police. The asks people directly, so it counts those too; in 2024, about 47.9% of violent victimizations were reported to police.
  • Definitions change: the FBI broadened its definition of rape in 2013, so rape counts before and after aren't comparable. is the largest share of violent crime; is the largest share of property crime.
  • We show the agencies' figures as published and don't credit or blame any official, party or policy for them: crime rises and falls for many reasons that these counts can't separate.

Quick answers

What is the crime rate in Pennsylvania?
In 2025, 226.8 violent and 1,323.8 property crimes per 100,000 residents in Pennsylvania (FBI estimates), against 327.6 and 1,534.8 for the U.S.
How many murders were there in Pennsylvania?
543 in 2025 (FBI estimate), 4.2 per 100,000.

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