Pittsburgh Metro Area, PA Crime

The cities in the Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area have a lower rate of violent crime than the national average. Specifically, the violent crime rate in the area is 17.5 per 1,000 residents compared to 22.7 for the US overall. Similarly, the property crime rate in this region is 25.2 per 1,000 residents while the national average is 35.4 per 1,000 residents. This indicates that Pittsburgh and its surrounding areas are generally safer than other locations around the country when it comes to both violent and property crimes.

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

Pittsburgh Metro Area violent crime is 17.5. (The US average is 22.7)

Pittsburgh Metro Area property crime is 25.2. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: The city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Columbus, Ohio. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Columbus, Pennsylvania. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.

Violent Crimes - Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Property Crimes - Burglary Larceny Auto Theft

Homestead, PA Crime History

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Year	Violent	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property	Burglary	Larceny	Auto
2001	1428.2	56	84	420.1	868.1	8709	1400.2	6300.8	1008.1
2002	1367.2	27.9	111.6	474.3	753.3	10630.6	1339.3	8482.1	809.2
2003	1989.6	27.3	190.8	872.2	899.4	9948.2	1117.5	7931.3	899.4
2004	1731.7	27.5	82.5	824.6	797.1	10280.4	659.7	8356.2	1264.4
2005	1722.2	0	194.4	777.8	750	9500	1305.6	6833.3	1361.1
2006	1526.3	56.5	56.5	763.1	650.1	10938.4	1808.9	7603.2	1526.3
2007	2186.4	57.5	115.1	949.4	1064.4	9838.9	1524.7	7479.9	834.3
2008	1628.1	57.1	114.3	885.5	571.3	8254.8	1713.8	6055.4	485.6
2009	1464.3	0	201	803.9	459.4	7780.6	2182	4938.3	660.4
2010	1291.9	0	110	714.7	467.3	5332.6	1154.5	3545.9	632.2
2011	1228.3	0	126	598.4	503.9	8692.9	2992.1	5133.9	566.9
2012	1447.9	31.5	125.9	503.6	786.9	8624.5	2234.8	5917.5	472.1
2013	1364.2	63.5	63.5	761.4	475.9	7487.3	1205.6	5678.9	602.8
2014	1843	0	127.1	858	858	7054.3	1366.4	5497.3	190.7
2015	1440	32	64	576	768	9024	1280	7488	256
2016	1739.7	64.4	96.6	741	837.6	11952.3	1353.1	10019.3	579.9
2017	1487.3	0	63.3	506.3	917.7	9588.6	886.1	8132.9	569.6
2018	790.6	31.6	63.3	284.6	411.1	9171.4	790.6	7685	695.8

Crime in Nearby Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Homestead, PA	790.6	9,171.4	3,104	2	2018
Swissvale, PA	196.5	1,722.1	8,811	3	2019
Pittsburgh, PA	578.8	3,016.1	308,609	3	2018
Wilkinsburg, PA	779.8	2,618.8	19,184	3	2019
Rankin, PA	1,262.7	1,262.7	2,170	3	2018
West Homestead, PA	211.5	846.1	2,008	3	2018

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Columbus, OH	503.4	3,308.0	772,974	164	2019
Washington, DC	977.1	4,245.8	693,972	188	2019
Baltimore, MD	1,858.7	4,311.2	644,554	193	2019
Detroit, MI	1,965.3	4,302.9	899,447	212	2019
Philadelphia, PA	908.7	3,096.9	1,518,302	255	2018
New York, NY	570.7	1,459.6	8,566,917	315	2019

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I lived in Pittsburgh for 3.5 years and I enjoyed it. You get all four seasons. The springs are fresh, the summers can be humid, the fall is beautiful, and the winter More

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