The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Crafton Heights, Pittsburgh, PA: Crime Maps and Statistics

Crime per Capita in Crafton Heights

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Crafton Heights. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

Crafton Heights, Pittsburgh, PA Map of Crime Rates
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B-

Overall Crime Grade™

C+
B
Other Crime Grade
C+

$2.99 million

Cost of Crime™ for Crafton Heights, Pittsburgh, PA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,669 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Crafton Heights with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Crafton Heights, Pittsburgh, PA Safe?

The B- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where Crafton Heights's combined rate is slightly lower than the norm. Crafton Heights sits in the 60th percentile, ahead of 60% of neighborhoods and behind 40%. The grade covers only Crafton Heights's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in Crafton Heights is 31.86 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 25 in the south areas to 1 in 38 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of Crafton Heights, Pittsburgh, PA report the most crime, about 49 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 4 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Crafton Heights, Pittsburgh, PA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Crafton Heights for 2025 is $2,991,029, about $698 per resident and $1,669 per household. That equals 2.5% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 46.6%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 42.0%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.4%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Crafton Heights Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Crafton Heights, Pittsburgh, PA: $698
Tioga-Nicetown, Philadelphia, : $1066
Somerton, Philadelphia, PA: $302
Pennsylvania: $353
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Crafton Heights is $698 per year, which is $233 more than the national average and $345 more than Pittsburgh's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Crafton Heights:
  • In Tioga-Nicetown, Philadelphia, , crime costs $1,066 per person, which is $368 more than in Crafton Heights.
  • In Somerton, Philadelphia, PA, crime costs $302 per person, which is $395 less than in Crafton Heights

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Crafton Heights for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Crafton Heights
Cost per Crafton Heights Resident
Murder
$1.50 million
$349
Rape/Sexual Assault
$104,654
$24
Robbery
$142,532
$33
Assault
$321,220
$75
Kidnapping
$6,513
$2
Vehicle Theft
$259,104
$60
Burglary
$91,911
$21
Theft
$251,296
$59
Arson
$10,547
$2
Vandalism
$220,500
$51
Animal Cruelty
$1,366
$0
Drug Crimes
$64,070
$15
Identity Theft
$20,967
$5
Total Cost of Crime
$2,991,029
$698

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Crafton Heights, Pittsburgh, PA

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Crafton Heights totals $10,555,285 ($2,462 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $13,546,314 ($3,160 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The south part of the neighborhood holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas do the same, and of Crafton Heights's 4,287 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Crafton Heights Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Crafton Heights residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
2.609
Robbery
1.057
Rape
0.4026
Murder
0.1857
Total Violent Crime
4.254 (C+)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
11.32
Vehicle Theft
3.903
Burglary
2.364
Arson
0.1019
Total Property Crime
17.69 (B)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.0251
Drug Crimes
2.020
Vandalism
7.200
Identity Theft
0.6319
Animal Cruelty
0.0431
Total "Other" Rate
9.920 (C+)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of crime in Crafton Heights is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Crafton Heights.

Nearby Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
B-
C-
B
B
B+
B
C
D+
B-
C+
C
B
B+
B
B+
B
B+
B
C
D
C+
B+
C+
B+
A-
B+
B+
F
D-
F

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Crafton Heights is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
F
D-
D-
D+
C-
C-
B
B-
B-
D+
D
D
B+
B
B
B+
C+
C+
C-
D
D
C+
D-
D-
C-
B-
B-
A-
B-
B-

Considering only the crime rate, Crafton Heights is less safe than the Pennsylvania state average and as safe as the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Crafton Heights, Pittsburgh, PA average SchoolGrade of C+, with 40% actual proficiency versus 36% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Crafton Heights schools on SchoolGrade

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