Pittsburgh, PA Crime


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Pittsburgh, PA has a higher than average rate of both violent and property crime, according to the statistics provided. The violent crime rate in Pittsburgh is 38.1, which is significantly higher than the national average of 22.7. Similarly, the property crime rate for Pittsburgh is 46.3, which again is significantly higher than the national average of 35.4. Unfortunately, this means that Pittsburghers are more likely to experience crime than many other cities throughout the US.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Pittsburgh violent crime is 38.1. (The US average is 22.7)
Pittsburgh property crime is 46.3. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
Pittsburgh, PA Crime History
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Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2000928.710.536.4450.6431.24602.2896.32994.3711.5
2001868.216.139.2405.4407.44904.3950.83153.4800.2
20021107.613.743.2471.8578.94654.5962.82951740.7
20031061.42040.6487.6513.34901.6948.43164.3788.8
20041118.713.829.6479.35964571.19112944.4715.7
20051023.31935.4488.8480.14724.6912.43125687.2
20061069.917.331.4530.5490.84693.71143.92975.3574.5
20071106.716.741.3511.2537.54463.11094.92875.6492.7
20081084.123.243.9497.5519.44075.81003.42666406.4
2009988.712.537.2437.8501.23771.2900.32605.1265.8
2010898.517.621.1380.5479.33608.19432455.1210.1
2011802.314.321.7364.9401.53260.8870.42234.9155.5
201275213.115.1363.3360.43425.4812.82438.2174.3
2013734.314.625.4310.8383.63265.9706.42359.3200.2
2014798.122.429.6320.5425.53212.8692.12326.6194.1
2015706.218.626.7279.6381.33224.5715.92312.7195.8
2016782.318.833.1330.6399.73262.8604.42387.9270.5
2017656.41829.4262.1346.83114.4526.32365.9222.3
2018578.818.840230289.93016.1443.22331.9241

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per 100k
Property
per 100k
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Year
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   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Cleveland, OH1,516.64,467.2397,1061142019
Buffalo, NY990.73,245.4257,4461792019
Toledo, OH952.13,462.5291,0662062019
Cincinnati, OH844.64,302.5309,1042572019
Fort Wayne, IN361.62,760.9257,0092742019

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I left Pittsburgh for Cleveland and boy do I appreciate Pittsburgh now. Parts of Pittsburgh are blue collar but sections like East Liberty, Shadyside, Squirrel Hill and  More

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I will give Pittsburgh 5 Stars for the ability to raise a family but it certainly has deficits that I'll cover at the end. I grew up in a small river town 45 minutes  More

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As a custom home builder in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, I have had the opportunity to work in a number of different cities and towns across the state. In my experience,  More

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