Point Breeze, Pittsburgh, PA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Point Breeze in green. The most dangerous areas in Point Breeze 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 Point Breeze, Pittsburgh, PA Safe from Murder?

The D+ grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US neighborhood. Point Breeze is in the 23rd percentile for safety, meaning 77% of neighborhoods are safer and 23% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Point Breeze's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in Point Breeze is 0.1257 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Point Breeze generally consider the northeast part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Point Breeze may be as high as 1 in 7,026 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 10,245 in the northeast part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the west parts of Point Breeze, Pittsburgh, PA: about 0 per year. The southwest part of Point Breeze has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Point Breeze's Murder Rate Compares

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

Considering only the murder rate, Point Breeze is less safe than the Pennsylvania state average and less safe than the national average.

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

The Cost of Murder in Point Breeze, Pittsburgh, PA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Point Breeze about $1,589,996 in 2025, or roughly $236 per resident. This is part of Point Breeze's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Point Breeze, including every crime type and how Point Breeze compares to other neighborhoods.

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 Point Breeze's crime maps on the Point Breeze overall crime page.

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Individual Point Breeze Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of murder in Point Breeze is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Point Breeze.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Homewood North, Pittsburgh, PA	C-	D-	C	F
East Hills, Pittsburgh, PA	C+	D	B-	F
Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar, Pittsburgh, PA	C+	D+	B-	F
Regent Square, Pittsburgh, PA	A-	B+	A-	D+
East Liberty, Pittsburgh, PA	C+	D+	C+	D-
Squirrel Hill North, Pittsburgh, PA	A	A	A	D
Shadyside, Pittsburgh, PA	B	B	B-	D
Highland Park, Pittsburgh, PA	A	B+	A	D-
Squirrel Hill South, Pittsburgh, PA	A	A-	A	D+
Garfield, Pittsburgh, PA	B-	C-	B-	D-

Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Point Breeze is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Atlantic, Seattle, WA	D-	D+	D+	D-
Back Central, Lowell, MA	A	C+	C+	A+
Country Club Hills Lakeshore Shops, Shreveport, LA	D-	F	F	F
Ball Square, Somerville, MA	A-	B+	B+	B-
Bessemer, Pueblo, CO	F	D-	D-	D+
Bowdoin Apartments, Malden, MA	A-	B	B	A-
Boynton, Detroit, MI	D+	D-	D-	D
Braddock Road Metro, Alexandria, VA	C	A-	A-	D+
Bridgetown North, Cincinnati, OH	B-	A	A	C+
Bryant, Buffalo, NY	C+	D-	D-	B

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Point Breeze, Pittsburgh, PA average SchoolGrade of B-, with 41% actual proficiency versus 38% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Point Breeze schools on SchoolGrade

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