Mount Washington, Pittsburgh, PA Property Crime Rates and Maps

Mount Washington is a neighborhood of 8,490 residents in Pittsburgh, close to downtown · Updated November 2026

How common is property crime in Mount Washington?

Mount Washington grades D+ for property crime, with more of it than the neighborhoods where 87% of Americans live. Theft makes up 42% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades B+, and vehicle theft grades F. Pittsburgh as a whole grades B for property crime.

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Property crime CrimeGrade™Safety score 255 of 1,000
More property crime than most US neighborhoods What this means

13% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Mount Washington as a whole, and 87% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Mount Washington scores 255.

Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more property crime than most US neighborhoods.

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Overall crimeSafety score 411 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoods
C+
Violent crimeSafety score 502 of 1,000More violent crime than most US neighborhoods

How it works


Property crime map of Mount Washington

Map of Mount Washington shaded by property crime CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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How to read the map: each area's color compares its property crime with the homes, parked cars and people there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Mount Washington, Pittsburgh, PA at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Mount Washington in Pittsburgh, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.

Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports


Property crime rates and types in Mount Washington

CrimeGrade™ estimates Mount Washington has about 33 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 39% more than the US as a whole and close to Pittsburgh as a whole.

All property crime

Burglary

Vehicle theft

Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Property crime here includes vandalism, which the FBI's property crime rate leaves out.

Theft is the most common property crime in Mount Washington, about 42% of the total, followed by vandalism and vehicle theft.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
BurglaryB+293.42.4
TheftD11914.013.1
Vehicle theftF374.42.7
ArsonA-20.180.12
VandalismB-9411.15.5

Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a property crime with what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for vehicle theft, people and parking for theft, homes and businesses for vandalism. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.

Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.


Property crime in Mount Washington and nearby neighborhoods

Mount Washington has more property crime than 8 of its 10 nearest neighborhoods. Banksville and Westwood have the least property crime nearby.

Nearby neighborhoods

PlacePropertyOverallResidents
Mount WashingtonD+255C8,490
Bluff 1 mileD+273C+6,610
Knoxville 1 mileD-93F3,520
Central Business District 1 mileB-546B+7,200
Beechview 2 milesB632B7,630
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PlacePropertyOverallResidents
Southside Flats 2 milesC-364C+7,480
Southside Slopes 2 milesD+253C-4,010
Central Northside 2 milesD+303C+3,030
Banksville 2 milesB+764A-5,670
Brookline 2 milesB618B+14,100
Westwood 2 milesB+703B+3,840

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Mount Washington. Beside each property crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with neighborhoods of similar size and density, Mount Washington has more property crime than 53% of them.

Neighborhoods of similar size and density

PlacePropertyOverallResidents
Mount WashingtonD+255C8,490
Florida Center, Orlando, FLA-771A-8,520
Rossville, Staten Island, NYB+759A-8,450
Samuel A Rothermel, Oak Park, ILC457B+8,470
Corwith, Chicago, ILD-77D-8,510
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PlacePropertyOverallResidents
Edgewater, Cleveland, OHF10F8,440
Belmont Shore, Long Beach, CAF0C8,470
Loyal Heights, Seattle, WAF0C8,460
Union Square, San Francisco, CAF0C-8,510
Boise, Portland, ORF0F8,490
Brighton, Seattle, WAF0F8,540

Transit, parking lots and walkability in Mount Washington

Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, two set Mount Washington apart: it has 49 buses and trains an hour at the evening rush, where most Americans have none nearby, and 0.2 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft, and it runs high here.

Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Mount Washington: C (38 of 100).49 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 86% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.0.2 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 85% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft.B (57 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 69% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.11.1% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 84% of residents of US city neighborhoods

These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.


What property crime costs Mount Washington

Property crime costs Mount Washington about $2.1 million a year, or $253 per resident and about $477 per household: the value of what is stolen or damaged, plus the police, courts and prisons that respond.

Cost of property crime per resident, per year


How CrimeGrade™ works

The property crime CrimeGrade™ covers burglary, theft, car theft, arson and vandalism, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.

It weighs each property crime against what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for car theft, and the people and parking around stores for theft.

The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them. Mount Washington is the other kind of example: few people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks lower than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.

Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.

Where the numbers come from

  • Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
  • State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • Published research on what crime costs victims and communities

These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.

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