East Pittsburgh is a borough of 2,810 in Allegheny County, about 9 miles east of downtown Pittsburgh · Updated November 2026
Is East Pittsburgh, PA safe?
Crime in East Pittsburgh is high by national standards, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of C+. Most US neighborhoods have little crime: 81% of Americans live in neighborhoods with less crime than East Pittsburgh. Property crime grades better than violent crime here, B+ against C.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 519 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
19% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than East Pittsburgh as a whole, and 81% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. East Pittsburgh scores 519.
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 crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime 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 East Pittsburgh, PA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in East 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
Crime rates and types in East Pittsburgh
CrimeGrade™ estimates East Pittsburgh has about 35 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 7% less than the US as a whole and 21% more than Pennsylvania.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Theft is the most common crime in East Pittsburgh, about 42% of everything reported.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. 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.
How East Pittsburgh compares with nearby cities
East Pittsburgh has more crime than 7 of its 9 nearest cities. Forest Hills and East McKeesport have the least crime nearby.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from East Pittsburgh. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with cities of similar size and density, East Pittsburgh has more crime than 85% of them.
Empty homes, night lighting and walkability in East Pittsburgh
Two things set East Pittsburgh apart: it has 14.6% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and 54% of its residents in dense blocks, against 24% nationally. Places like that tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson, and vandalism runs high here.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.14.6% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 96% of US city residents
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.100% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 92% of US city residents
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 and assault. 88% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (19 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 55% of US city residents
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Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.54% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 85% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.6.4 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 85% of US city residents
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for East Pittsburgh: C- (27 of 100).9 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 83% of US city residents
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 crime costs East Pittsburgh
Crime costs East Pittsburgh about $1,320 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 10% more than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $6.7 million a year, or $2,396 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$610,000
$217
Rape
$110,000
$39
Robbery
$47,000
$17
Assault
$310,000
$111
Burglary
$37,000
$13
Theft
$210,000
$74
Vehicle theft
$71,000
$25
Arson
$7,900
$3
Vandalism
$160,000
$56
Total
$1.6 million
$555
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in East Pittsburgh means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them. East Pittsburgh 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
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.
Schools in East Pittsburgh, PA average a SchoolGrade of F: 24% of students test proficient, against 20% projected for schools like them. Overall, they exceed expectations. See schools in East Pittsburgh on SchoolGrade
