What is the #1 most dangerous cities in pennsylvania?

East Pittsburgh ranks #1 with 26.57 (crime rate per 1k).

What are the top 5 most dangerous cities in pennsylvania?

1. East Pittsburgh (26.57), 2. McKeesport (16.94), 3. Ambridge (13.87), 4. Upland (12.88), 5. Monessen (10.63)

How many cities in Pennsylvania are ranked?

This ranking includes 522 cities in Pennsylvania with available data.

Most Dangerous Cities in Pennsylvania (2026)

East Pittsburgh is the #1 ranked city in Pennsylvania with 26.57 (crime rate per 1k). This ranking includes 522 Pennsylvania cities with available data.

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All 522 Cities Ranked

Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer

#	City	Population	Crime Rate per 1K
1	East Pittsburgh	1,822	26.57
2	McKeesport	17,520	16.94
3	Ambridge	6,912	13.87
4	Upland	3,056	12.88
5	Monessen	6,825	10.63
6	Mount Oliver	3,347	9.31
7	Philadelphia	1,582,432	9.10
8	Uniontown	9,819	8.57
9	Arnold	4,738	8.40
10	Steelton	6,267	8.38
11	Homestead	2,885	8.09
12	Lansford	4,144	7.68
13	Harrisburg	50,092	7.66
14	Millbourne	1,301	7.51
15	Windber	3,901	7.47
16	Pottstown	23,392	7.37
17	Weatherly	2,556	7.05
18	Middleburg	1,321	6.84
19	Duquesne	5,186	6.78
20	East Lansdowne	2,699	6.72
21	Renovo	1,168	6.70
22	Sharon	13,019	6.53
23	Mahanoy City	3,522	6.24
24	Coatesville	13,323	6.19
25	Johnstown	18,245	5.86
26	Wilkinsburg	14,165	5.86
27	Darby	10,664	5.82
28	Eddystone	2,212	5.77
29	Aliquippa	9,146	5.57
30	Jeannette	8,719	5.51
31	Ashley	2,599	5.37
32	Folcroft	6,748	5.36
33	York	44,830	5.30
34	Chester	33,209	5.23
35	Warren	9,273	5.20
36	New Brighton	5,600	5.18
37	Stowe	3,645	5.07
38	West Homestead	1,870	5.05
39	Hummelstown	4,526	4.90
40	Moosic	5,954	4.84
41	Pitcairn	3,065	4.74
42	Chambersburg	22,051	4.69
43	Lancaster	57,683	4.62
44	Shamokin	6,890	4.59
45	New Kensington	12,072	4.56
46	Norristown	35,782	4.53
47	West Reading	4,537	4.40
48	Pittsburgh	303,620	4.28
49	Clairton	6,105	4.25
50	Freeport	1,736	4.21
51	Masontown	3,238	4.16
52	Rochester	3,445	4.08
53	Central City	1,055	4.07
54	California	5,046	4.04
55	Meadville	12,723	4.03
56	Penbrook	3,260	4.02
57	South Coatesville	1,843	4.01
58	Quakertown	9,298	3.80
59	Connellsville	6,914	3.80
60	West Mifflin	19,338	3.80
61	Coraopolis	5,464	3.79
62	Glassport	4,400	3.77
63	Erie	94,156	3.76
64	Greenville	5,533	3.66
65	Somerset	5,984	3.59
66	West Hazleton	5,156	3.48
67	Marietta	2,827	3.43
68	Clifton Heights	6,821	3.39
69	Reading	94,836	3.38
70	Altoona	43,508	3.35
71	Lewistown	8,505	3.35
72	Bangor	5,158	3.33
73	Monongahela	4,113	3.30
74	Pottsville	13,374	3.29
75	Bloomsburg	12,906	3.24
76	Taylor	6,261	3.19
77	Swissvale	8,499	3.18
78	West York	5,081	3.15
79	Susquehanna Depot	1,312	3.12
80	Trainer	1,725	3.07
81	Columbia	10,217	2.97
82	Highspire	2,729	2.96
83	West Pittston	4,645	2.95
84	Titusville	5,230	2.92
85	Sharpsville	4,219	2.92
86	Brownsville	2,539	2.89
87	Marcus Hook	2,236	2.89
88	Colwyn	2,683	2.87
89	Hamburg	4,377	2.87
90	Aldan	4,219	2.86
91	Baden	3,867	2.85
92	East McKeesport	2,063	2.85
93	Bridgeville	4,737	2.85
94	Collingdale	8,862	2.84
95	Reynoldsville	2,622	2.82
96	Scranton	76,074	2.81
97	Lock Haven	8,386	2.80
98	Milton	6,582	2.79
99	Scottdale	4,392	2.78
100	Caln	2,074	2.77
101	Allentown	125,320	2.72
102	Oxford	5,763	2.72
103	Adamstown	2,387	2.70
104	Greensburg	14,777	2.69
105	Danville	4,225	2.68
106	Dickson City	6,022	2.67
107	Sharpsburg	3,146	2.64
108	Nanticoke	10,610	2.64
109	Ligonier	1,562	2.62
110	Middletown	9,567	2.60
111	Wesleyville	3,189	2.56
112	Kennett Square	6,096	2.53
113	Wilkes-Barre	44,217	2.49
114	Conway	2,072	2.43
115	Jim Thorpe	4,534	2.42
116	Clearfield	5,918	2.41
117	Sharon Hill	5,978	2.36
118	Williamsport	27,629	2.35
119	Hazleton	29,886	2.33
120	Southwest Greensburg	1,927	2.32
121	Brookville	3,959	2.31
122	Minersville	4,391	2.27
123	Honesdale	4,465	2.26
124	Crafton	5,995	2.24
125	North East	4,069	2.24
126	McSherrystown	3,094	2.23
127	Fleetwood	4,045	2.22
128	Yeadon	12,091	2.19
129	Blairsville	3,211	2.19
130	Parkside	2,304	2.18
131	Pittston	7,618	2.17
132	Whitehall	14,863	2.17
133	Lawrence Park	3,786	2.15
134	West Chester	19,235	2.15
135	Shenandoah	4,256	2.12
136	Mountville	3,006	2.10
137	DuBois	7,449	2.07
138	Media	5,868	2.05
139	Edwardsville	4,917	2.03
140	Vandergrift	5,028	2.02
141	Cheltenham Village	2,033	2.01
142	Donora	4,536	2.01
143	Wyoming	3,111	2.00
144	Brentwood	9,927	1.98
145	Beaver Falls	8,885	1.97
146	Duryea	5,054	1.97
147	Easton	29,079	1.96
148	Perryopolis	1,483	1.88
149	Millvale	3,333	1.87
150	Sayre	5,444	1.86
151	Freeland	3,830	1.83
152	Point Marion	1,151	1.82
153	Morton	2,768	1.82
154	Kittanning	3,910	1.81
155	Blakely	6,661	1.80
156	Tarentum	4,286	1.80
157	Edinboro	5,303	1.78
158	Bellevue	8,186	1.77
159	Oakland	1,732	1.77
160	Carlisle	21,335	1.73
161	Norwood	5,915	1.70
162	Kutztown	4,188	1.68
163	Grove City	7,861	1.68
164	Corry	6,162	1.66
165	Morrisville	9,740	1.65
166	Jefferson Hills	12,313	1.65
167	Latrobe	8,002	1.65
168	Bally	1,129	1.64
169	East Washington	1,658	1.64
170	Punxsutawney	5,689	1.62
171	Harmony	1,218	1.61
172	Curwensville	2,544	1.61
173	Frazer	3,498	1.60
174	Tamaqua	6,922	1.59
175	Swoyersville	5,014	1.59
176	Northumberland	3,874	1.57
177	Jessup	4,506	1.56
178	Lebanon	26,600	1.56
179	Trafford	3,247	1.55
180	Catasauqua	6,491	1.55
181	Springdale	3,355	1.55
182	West Newton	2,630	1.55
183	Dover	2,004	1.54
184	State College	40,669	1.53
185	Lehighton	5,268	1.52
186	New Hope	2,623	1.52
187	Bristol	9,874	1.51
188	Sugarcreek	4,745	1.49
189	Charleroi	4,203	1.49
190	Bridgeport	5,085	1.48
191	Throop	4,069	1.46
192	Mifflinburg	3,464	1.46
193	Towanda	2,796	1.45
194	Gettysburg	7,929	1.44
195	Royersford	4,911	1.42
196	Versailles	1,569	1.42
197	Old Forge	8,533	1.39
198	Waynesburg	3,868	1.37
199	Lansdowne	11,064	1.35
200	Waynesboro	11,044	1.35
201	Cambridge Springs	2,357	1.34
202	Tullytown	2,367	1.34
203	Archbald	7,348	1.33
204	Schuylkill Haven	5,247	1.33
205	Catawissa	1,498	1.31
206	Elizabeth	1,378	1.29
207	Dunmore	14,123	1.29
208	Perkasie	9,176	1.29
209	Monaca	5,557	1.29
210	Jenkintown	4,708	1.28
211	Midland	2,433	1.27
212	Wernersville	2,767	1.24
213	Monroeville	28,383	1.23
214	Macungie	3,247	1.22
215	Etna	3,383	1.22
216	Shamokin Dam	1,758	1.22
217	St. Marys	12,612	1.22
218	Oil City	9,517	1.18
219	Wellsboro	3,445	1.17
220	Munhall	10,633	1.17
221	Derry	2,616	1.17
222	Laureldale	4,259	1.16
223	Hellertown	6,119	1.14
224	Tyrone	5,421	1.14
225	Clarion	4,202	1.13
226	Marysville	2,667	1.12
227	Newport	1,587	1.12
228	Glenolden	7,207	1.12
229	Avalon	4,689	1.10
230	Luzerne	2,720	1.10
231	Shillington	5,462	1.10
232	Ford City	2,833	1.09
233	Hanover	16,483	1.08
234	Linesville	1,021	1.07
235	Shippensburg	5,811	1.07
236	Bedford	2,851	1.06
237	Cresson	1,499	1.06
238	West Grove	2,791	1.05
239	Denver	3,775	1.03
240	Plymouth	5,761	1.03
241	Forest Hills	6,332	1.03
242	Girard	2,979	1.02
243	Carbondale	8,820	1.01
244	Richland	1,613	1.01
245	Wilson	8,196	0.99
246	Pennsburg	3,958	0.97
247	Ridley Park	7,245	0.97
248	Leechburg	2,052	0.96
249	Parkesburg	3,894	0.96
250	South Greensburg	2,357	0.95
251	Hughesville	2,439	0.95
252	Downingtown	8,163	0.95
253	Ellwood City	7,575	0.95
254	Lansdale	18,865	0.95
255	Hermitage	16,132	0.94
256	Knox	1,032	0.94
257	Lawrence	1,055	0.93
258	Jersey Shore	4,133	0.93
259	Swarthmore	6,524	0.92
260	Hollidaysburg	5,581	0.92
261	Exeter	5,514	0.90
262	Mount Union	2,349	0.89
263	North Wales	3,421	0.88
264	Coudersport	2,409	0.87
265	Lower Burrell	11,659	0.87
266	Dale	1,295	0.85
267	New Castle	21,727	0.85
268	Coplay	3,423	0.85
269	Verona	2,660	0.85
270	Muncy	2,687	0.84
271	Phoenixville	19,062	0.84
272	Fountain Hill	4,811	0.84
273	Indiana	14,170	0.83
274	Elizabethtown	11,857	0.83
275	Hawley	1,104	0.82
276	Telford	4,814	0.82
277	Annville	4,859	0.80
278	Ashland	2,495	0.80
279	Coopersburg	2,384	0.80
280	Gallitzin	1,460	0.80
281	Millersburg	2,538	0.80
282	Penndel	2,507	0.79
283	Lower Allen	7,582	0.78
284	Dalton	1,381	0.77
285	Dormont	8,120	0.77
286	Burgettstown	1,376	0.76
287	West Wyoming	2,653	0.75
288	Manheim	5,028	0.75
289	Emmaus	11,727	0.74
290	Franklin Park	15,273	0.74
291	Camp Hill	8,149	0.73
292	Collegeville	5,226	0.73
293	Hatboro	8,219	0.73
294	Aspinwall	2,866	0.72
295	Wyomissing	11,100	0.72
296	Bethlehem	77,069	0.72
297	Greencastle	4,237	0.71
298	Oakdale	1,465	0.71
299	Slatington	4,277	0.71
300	Sinking Spring	4,288	0.70
301	Girardville	1,094	0.70
302	Terre Hill	1,024	0.69
303	Kenhorst	2,987	0.69
304	Montgomery	1,379	0.69
305	Souderton	7,215	0.68
306	Hatfield	3,486	0.68
307	West Conshohocken	1,499	0.67
308	East Petersburg	4,575	0.67
309	Ferndale	1,537	0.66
310	Montoursville	4,711	0.65
311	Apollo	1,454	0.64
312	Canonsburg	9,682	0.63
313	Plum	26,873	0.61
314	Braddock Hills	1,567	0.61
315	Plains	4,369	0.61
316	Ebensburg	3,381	0.60
317	Youngsville	1,669	0.60
318	Nesquehoning	3,345	0.60
319	Mechanicsburg	9,535	0.59
320	Bethel Park	33,070	0.59
321	Berwick	10,291	0.59
322	Canton	1,717	0.59
323	Patton	1,894	0.58
324	Elkland	1,571	0.56
325	Bonneauville	1,975	0.56
326	Conyngham	1,639	0.55
327	South Connellsville	1,848	0.54
328	Oley	1,232	0.53
329	New Cumberland	7,531	0.53
330	Sunbury	9,643	0.53
331	Greenwood	3,017	0.53
332	Mercer	1,847	0.52
333	Berlin	2,407	0.51
334	Akron	4,133	0.50
335	Nazareth	6,032	0.49
336	Boyertown	4,264	0.49
337	Brookhaven	8,288	0.48
338	North Braddock	4,255	0.48
339	Jermyn	2,026	0.47
340	Clarks Summit	5,058	0.46
341	Watsontown	1,845	0.45
342	Brockway	2,044	0.45
343	Frackville	3,860	0.45
344	Liberty	2,302	0.45
345	Cornwall	4,602	0.44
346	Irwin	3,862	0.43
347	Dublin	2,113	0.43
348	McDonald	2,277	0.43
349	Huntingdon	6,884	0.43
350	Bradford	7,738	0.43
351	Dallas	2,702	0.43
352	Emsworth	2,458	0.42
353	South Williamsport	6,216	0.41
354	Littlestown	4,810	0.41
355	Beaver	4,403	0.41
356	Birdsboro	5,090	0.39
357	Athens	3,260	0.39
358	Palmyra	7,769	0.39
359	Dupont	2,545	0.39
360	Mill Hall	1,313	0.39
361	Carnegie	8,015	0.39
362	Rockledge	2,609	0.38
363	Kulpmont	2,735	0.37
364	Spring City	3,551	0.37
365	Olyphant	5,370	0.37
366	Selinsgrove	5,655	0.36
367	Harveys Lake	2,800	0.35
368	Quarryville	2,846	0.35
369	Womelsdorf	2,882	0.35
370	Butler	13,306	0.35
371	Mohnton	2,924	0.34
372	Edgewood	3,089	0.33
373	Churchill	3,102	0.33
374	Orwigsburg	3,004	0.33
375	New Britain	2,822	0.33
376	Conshohocken	9,235	0.32
377	Brackenridge	3,203	0.32
378	Summit Hill	3,128	0.32
379	West View	6,582	0.31
380	Ingram	3,334	0.31
381	Ohioville	3,322	0.30
382	Ephrata	13,729	0.29
383	East Earl	1,110	0.29
384	Ambler	6,822	0.29
385	Malvern	3,427	0.29
386	Northampton	10,366	0.29
387	Manor	3,550	0.29
388	Tunkhannock	1,665	0.28
389	Doylestown	8,322	0.28
390	Newtown	2,234	0.26
391	Horsham	15,866	0.26
392	Ridgway	3,991	0.26
393	Castle Shannon	8,237	0.25
394	Chalfont	4,301	0.24
395	Murrysville	20,839	0.24
396	Mount Joy	8,310	0.24
397	Larksville	4,248	0.23
398	New Holland	5,743	0.23
399	Economy	9,042	0.22
400	Carroll Valley	3,962	0.22
401	Green Tree	4,856	0.21
402	Turtle Creek	5,046	0.21
403	Palmerton	5,624	0.18
404	Oakmont	6,712	0.15
405	Kingston	13,333	0.14
406	White Oak	7,520	0.13
407	Pleasant Hills	8,418	0.12
408	Forest City	1,700	0.12
409	Hampton	1,627	0.11
410	Millersville	8,711	0.10
411	Lititz	9,599	0.10
412	Lake City	2,901	0.00
413	Meyersdale	2,058	0.00
414	Tower City	1,542	0.00
415	Mercersburg	1,940	0.00
416	Braddock	1,979	0.00
417	Tremont	1,729	0.00
418	Troy	1,373	0.00
419	Langhorne	1,564	0.00
420	Union City	2,911	0.00
421	Boswell	1,413	0.00
422	Langhorne Manor	1,586	0.00
423	Blossburg	1,763	0.00
424	Blawnox	1,469	0.00
425	Walnutport	1,981	0.00
426	Biglerville	1,194	0.00
427	Washington	13,361	0.00
428	Mayfield	1,813	0.00
429	Waymart	1,198	0.00
430	Wayne	6,902	0.00
431	Leetsdale	1,090	0.00
432	Martinsburg	1,724	0.00
433	Mars	1,255	0.00
434	Bentleyville	2,343	0.00
435	Ben Avon	1,919	0.00
436	West Brownsville	1,057	0.00
437	Bellwood	1,586	0.00
438	Westfield	1,241	0.00
439	Bellefonte	6,022	0.00
440	Bell Acres	1,650	0.00
441	West Kittanning	1,309	0.00
442	West Leechburg	1,257	0.00
443	Baldwin	21,159	0.00
444	Avonmore	1,008	0.00
445	Avondale	1,286	0.00
446	Avoca	2,523	0.00
447	Mansfield	3,014	0.00
448	Avis	1,335	0.00
449	Whitaker	1,168	0.00
450	Williamsburg	1,162	0.00
451	Loretto	1,370	0.00
452	Wrightsville	2,188	0.00
453	Alburtis	2,586	0.00
454	Lykens	1,830	0.00
455	Yardley	2,596	0.00
456	Albion	1,269	0.00
457	McAdoo	2,617	0.00
458	McKees Rocks	5,827	0.00
459	New Wilmington	2,291	0.00
460	Zelienople	3,870	0.00
461	North Belle Vernon	1,650	0.00
462	Newville	1,269	0.00
463	North Catasauqua	2,968	0.00
464	Northern Cambria	3,515	0.00
465	Geistown	2,512	0.00
466	Freemansburg	2,871	0.00
467	New Philadelphia	1,008	0.00
468	Freedom	1,566	0.00
469	Fox Chapel	5,264	0.00
470	Paint	1,031	0.00
471	Forty Fort	4,235	0.00
472	New Beaver	1,377	0.00
473	Nescopeck	1,475	0.00
474	Narberth	4,482	0.00
475	Fairchance	1,429	0.00
476	Everett	2,150	0.00
477	Nanty-Glo	2,399	0.00
478	Pine Grove	2,214	0.00
479	Emporium	2,005	0.00
480	Hegins	1,103	0.00
481	Heidelberg	1,185	0.00
482	Homer City	1,716	0.00
483	Mount Pleasant	4,215	0.00
484	Portage	2,477	0.00
485	Port Allegany	2,430	0.00
486	Port Carbon	1,696	0.00
487	Port Vue	3,641	0.00
488	Edgeworth	1,582	0.00
489	Honey Brook	2,089	0.00
490	Rankin	1,729	0.00
491	East Berlin	1,575	0.00
492	East Bangor	1,192	0.00
493	Roaring Spring	2,356	0.00
494	Duncansville	1,145	0.00
495	Roseto	1,623	0.00
496	Duboistown	1,404	0.00
497	Mount Holly Springs	2,333	0.00
498	Saxonburg	1,293	0.00
499	Mount Carmel	5,695	0.00
500	Delmont	2,604	0.00
501	Moscow	1,825	0.00
502	Sewickley	3,850	0.00
503	Cressona	1,303	0.00
504	Houston	1,219	0.00
505	Hughestown	1,461	0.00
506	Montrose	1,427	0.00
507	Cochranton	1,193	0.00
508	Shiremanstown	1,732	0.00
509	Slippery Rock	3,434	0.00
510	Smethport	1,516	0.00
511	Smithfield	1,086	0.00
512	Clymer	1,133	0.00
513	Cleona	1,809	0.00
514	Jennerstown	1,153	0.00
515	Millville	1,008	0.00
516	Cheswick	1,704	0.00
517	Strasburg	3,104	0.00
518	Johnsonburg	2,477	0.00
519	Kane	3,573	0.00
520	Milford	1,275	0.00
521	Tatamy	1,412	0.00
522	Bryn Athyn	1,183	0.00

Methodology

Cities in Pennsylvania are ranked by crime rate per 1k. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from FBI Crime Data Explorer. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 most dangerous cities in pennsylvania?: East Pittsburgh ranks #1 with 26.57 (crime rate per 1k).
What are the top 5 most dangerous cities in pennsylvania?: 1. East Pittsburgh (26.57), 2. McKeesport (16.94), 3. Ambridge (13.87), 4. Upland (12.88), 5. Monessen (10.63)
How many cities in Pennsylvania are ranked?: This ranking includes 522 cities in Pennsylvania with available data.

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