Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Aggravated Assault Crime Rate Per 100K in 2010

Updated on January 17, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2010, among Pennsylvania cities with a population of at least 10K, Chester had the highest Aggravated Assault Crime Rate per 100K residents (1,742.25), followed by McKeesport (995.05), New Castle (846.96), Wilkinsburg (768.46), and Norristown (599.06).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Aggravated Assault crime rate in 2010, and the table below shows the ranking of Pennsylvania cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Aggravated Assault crime rate per 100K.

You can see similar rankings of cities for other crime types in Pennsylvania, and the ranking of all cities in the US.

Hover over or click on the bars in the chart below, to see the number of Aggravated Assault crimes for each city. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

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Data Source: FBI UCR.
Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Aggravated Assault Crime Rate Per 100K in 2010
Chester
McKeesport
New Castle
Wilkinsburg
Norristown
Aliquippa
Coatesville
Philadelphia
Pottstown
Swatara Township
Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Aggravated Assault Crime Rate Per 100K in 2010
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Chester 1742.25
2 McKeesport 995.05
3 New Castle 846.96
4 Wilkinsburg 768.46
5 Norristown 599.06
6 Aliquippa 590.65
7 Coatesville 587.25
8 Philadelphia 572.45
9 Pottstown 553.72
10 Swatara Township 553.09
11 North Versailles Township 547.67
12 Harrisburg 540.95
13 Pittsburgh 479.32
14 Reading 432.59
15 Lancaster 426.40
16 Sharon 422.57
17 Nanticoke 373.17
18 Coal Township 362.92
19 Butler 337.74
20 York 323.03
21 Uniontown 321.35
22 Caln Township 304.10
23 Logan Township 283.61
24 Monroeville 260.66
25 Hazleton 248.79
26 Washington, Washington County 244.15
27 Phoenixville 236.37
28 Johnstown 231.44
29 Yeadon 226.84
30 Upper Darby Township 225.19
31 Erie 219.07
32 Lebanon 217.60
33 Penn Hills 211.36
34 New Kensington 198.78
35 Easton 196.18
36 West Chester 193.78
37 Lower Providence Township 188.86
38 Altoona 188.26
39 Berwick 186.84
40 Greensburg 183.35
41 Allentown 180.69
42 Lower Pottsgrove Township 177.98
43 Nether Providence Township 172.96
44 Wilkes-Barre 170.86
45 Lower Saucon Township 163.44
46 West Mifflin 162.15
47 Scranton 148.78
48 Munhall 144.82
49 Bethlehem 143.96
50 Derry Township, Dauphin County 138.72
51 Lower Gwynedd Township 137.61
52 Springfield Township, Montgomery County 137.38
53 Ephrata 135.88
54 Lansdowne 130.39
55 Plum 125.42
56 Hanover 124.72
57 South Whitehall Township 124.32
58 Stroud Area Regional 121.88
59 Ridley Township 119.46
60 Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County 118.87
61 Upper Chichester Township 117.67
62 Bloomsburg Town 116.52
63 West Norriton Township 116.49
64 Pocono Mountain Regional 115.89
65 Williamsport 112.55
66 Towamencin Township 112.17
67 Cheltenham Township 110.85
68 Lower Southampton Township 109.74
69 Robinson Township, Allegheny County 109.15
70 Lower Paxton Township 104.02
71 Lansdale 102.42
72 Whitpain Township 99.91
73 Muhlenberg Township 99.85
74 Southwest Mercer County Regional 99.36
75 Mifflin County Regional 99.03
76 North Middleton Township 98.29
77 Lehigh Township, Northampton County 98.08
78 Baldwin Borough 97.56
79 Douglass Township, Montgomery County 96.41
80 Westtown-East Goshen Regional 95.98
81 Abington Township 95.88
82 Newberry Township 94.79
83 Center Township 94.43
84 West Manchester Township 91.08
85 Carlisle 90.87
86 Meadville 90.71
87 Butler Township, Butler County 90.04
88 Spring Garden Township 90.03
89 State College 89.66
90 Hopewell Township 89.49
91 Northeastern Regional 87.41
92 Fairview Township, York County 86.11
93 Dunmore 86.07
94 West Hempfield Township 85.43
95 East Lampeter Township 84.06
96 Pennridge Regional 83.47
97 Bethlehem Township 82.58
98 Bethel Park 82.50
99 Franklin Park 79.82
100 Richland Township, Cambria County 79.61
101 Columbia 79.08
102 Sandy Township 78.08
103 Waynesboro 77.98
104 Kingston 77.45
105 Aston Township 76.02
106 Hampton Township 74.88
107 Bristol Township 73.84
108 Upper Gwynedd Township 72.81
109 Northern Berks Regional 70.16
110 Hatfield Township 69.05
111 Franconia Township 68.56
112 Springettsbury Township 67.45
113 York Area Regional 67.41
114 North Fayette Township 67.29
115 Plains Township 66.92
116 Lower Burrell 66.24
117 Elizabethtown 65.65
118 Ross Township 65.33
119 Hanover Township, Luzerne County 63.56
120 West Goshen Township 63.03
121 Bensalem Township 62.68
122 Upper Dublin Township 61.26
123 St. Marys City 60.27
124 Uwchlan Township 57.66
125 Penn Township, York County 55.58
126 Plymouth Township, Montgomery County 54.43
127 Radnor Township 54.38
128 North Strabane Township 54.37
129 Southwestern Regional 54.12
130 Northern York Regional 52.85
131 Whitehall 52.38
132 Springfield Township, Delaware County 52.20
133 Scott Township, Allegheny County 50.70
134 Adams Township, Butler County 49.47
135 New Garden Township 48.75
136 Horsham Township 48.03
137 Oil City 47.80
138 Doylestown Township 47.76
139 Wyomissing 47.47
140 Falls Township, Bucks County 47.27
141 Lower Salford Township 47.20
142 Ferguson Township 47.15
143 Lancaster Township 46.82
144 Shaler Township 46.66
145 Upper Providence Township, Delaware County 44.33
146 Manheim Township 43.69
147 Hermitage 43.05
148 West Whiteland Township 42.93
149 Palmer Township 42.80
150 Warrington Township 42.26
151 East Hempfield Township 41.61
152 Newtown Township, Bucks County 40.58
153 Middletown Township 40.06
154 Northampton 39.75
155 Millcreek Township, Erie County 38.07
156 East Whiteland Township 36.70
157 Hilltown Township 36.36
158 East Norriton Township 36.27
159 Manor Township, Lancaster County 34.72
160 Moon Township 34.49
161 Penn Township, Westmoreland County 34.34
162 Limerick Township 34.33
163 Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County 34.29
164 Lower Makefield Township 33.94
165 North Huntingdon Township 33.54
166 Plumstead Township 33.51
167 Whitemarsh Township 33.35
168 Bethel Township, Delaware County 33.29
169 Spring Township, Berks County 33.14
170 West Deer Township 33.12
171 Mount Lebanon 32.92
172 Whitehall Township 32.90
173 Amity Township 32.52
174 Washington Township, Franklin County 32.15
175 Berks-Lehigh Regional 31.91
176 Elizabeth Township 31.00
177 Lower Moreland Township 30.91
178 Upper Merion Township 29.97
179 Salisbury Township 28.18
180 Willistown Township 27.31
181 Tredyffrin Township 27.27
182 Exeter Township, Berks County 27.05
183 Warwick Township, Bucks County 26.51
184 Pocono Township 26.25
185 Emmaus 26.12
186 Warminster Township 25.69
187 Murrysville 25.40
188 Newtown Township, Delaware County 25.13
189 Warwick Township, Lancaster County 22.73
190 South Park Township 21.34
191 Upper Moreland Township 20.58
192 New Hanover Township 19.94
193 Cumru Township 19.79
194 Southern Regional York County 19.73
195 Northampton Township 19.44
196 Cecil Township 18.48
197 Rostraver Township 17.05
198 Northwest Lancaster County Regional 16.43
199 South Fayette Township 14.97
200 East Pennsboro Township 14.89
201 Patton Township 14.74
202 Peters Township 14.47
203 Hampden Township 14.39
204 Lower Merion Township 13.90
205 Northern Regional 13.77
206 Forks Township 13.05
207 Upper Southampton Township 13.03
208 Upper Saucon Township 12.89
209 Marple Township 12.67
210 West Lampeter Township 12.52
211 Lower Allen Township 11.10
212 McCandless 11.03
213 Upper St. Clair Township 10.72
214 Eastern Adams Regional 9.89
215 West Hills Regional 9.48
216 East Cocalico Township 9.40
217 New Britain Township 9.00
218 North Lebanon Township 8.98
219 Richland Township, Bucks County 7.62
220 Haverford Township 6.19
221 Buckingham Township 4.97
222 Colonial Regional 4.86
223 Montgomery Township 4.05
224 Cranberry Township 3.56
225 Easttown Township 0.00
225 Indiana 0.00
225 Silver Spring Township 0.00
225 Upper Allen Township 0.00
225 Upper Uwchlan Township 0.00