Pennsylvania Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Pennsylvania in green. The most dangerous areas in Pennsylvania are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Pennsylvania Safe from Murder?

The C- grade means the rate of murder is slightly higher than the average US state. Pennsylvania is in the 33rd percentile for safety, meaning 67% of states are safer and 33% of states are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Pennsylvania's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby states.

The rate of murder in Pennsylvania is 0.0761 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Pennsylvania generally consider the south part of the state to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Pennsylvania may be as high as 1 in 8,884 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 23,334 in the south part of the state.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southeast parts of Pennsylvania: about 447 per year. The southwest part of Pennsylvania has fewer cases of murder with only 32 in a typical year.

How Pennsylvania's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Pennsylvania to the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, Pennsylvania is as safe as the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Pennsylvania

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Pennsylvania about $1,919,368,677 in 2025, or roughly $143 per resident. This is part of Pennsylvania's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Pennsylvania, including every crime type and how Pennsylvania compares to other states.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Pennsylvania's crime maps on the Pennsylvania overall crime page.

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Individual Pennsylvania Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby States

Compared to surrounding states, the rate of murder in Pennsylvania is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for states close to Pennsylvania.

Nearby State	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Maryland	C	C-	C+	D
District of Columbia	F	F	F	F
Delaware	D	C-	C-	B-
New Jersey	A+	A	A-	A
New York	A-	C	B-	A-
Virginia	B-	B+	B-	D+
West Virginia	A-	B+	A	C+
Connecticut	B+	A+	B	B+
Ohio	C+	B-	B-	C+
Rhode Island	A	A	A-	A+

Murder in State with Similar Populations

Pennsylvania is similar versus other states of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in states with comparable overall population.

Similar State	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Tennessee	D	D-	D-	D-
Maryland	C	C-	C-	D
Massachusetts	A+	C+	C+	A+
Michigan	B	D+	D+	C-
Minnesota	C	B	B	B+
Mississippi	A+	A+	A+	B
Ohio	C+	B-	B-	C+
Oklahoma	D+	D+	D+	C-
South Carolina	D-	D	D	D-
South Dakota	C	C	C	C+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Pennsylvania average SchoolGrade of A-, with 53% actual proficiency versus 50% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Pennsylvania schools on SchoolGrade

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