| | Erie, PA | Northampton township (Bucks County), PA | United States |
| | 24.9 | 7.3 | 22.7 |
| | 38.3 | 11.2 | 35.4 |
The Crime Indices range from 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime). Our crime rates are based on FBI data.
Violent crime is composed of four offenses: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.
Property crime includes the offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. The object of the theft-type offenses is the taking of money or property, but there is no force or threat of force against the victims.
| Cities with the Least Crime Near Erie, Pennsylvania | Crime Index |
| Avonia, PA | 10.3 |
| Penn State Erie (Behrend), PA | 11.4 |
| Elgin, PA | 11.5 |
| Platea, PA | 12.7 |
| Cranesville, PA | 12.7 |
| Mill Village, PA | 14.8 |
| Edinboro, PA | 15.6 |
| Waterford, PA | 15.9 |
| Girard, PA | 15.9 |
| Wattsburg, PA | 15.9 |