Emsworth is a borough of 2,510 in Allegheny County, about 7 miles northwest of downtown Pittsburgh · Updated November 2026
Is Emsworth, PA safe?
Yes. Most US neighborhoods have little crime, and Emsworth has less than most of them: its overall CrimeGrade™ is A, safer than the neighborhoods where 70% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A here.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 909 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
70% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Emsworth as a whole, and 30% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Emsworth scores 909.
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 Emsworth, PA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Emsworth, 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
What stands out in Emsworth
Crime per resident runs lower than the grade suggests. Few people come to Emsworth to work or shop: it has only 27 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole. With few visitors, its crime per resident looks lower than its CrimeGrade™ suggests. The CrimeGrade™ weighs each crime against the people, homes and parked cars actually here.
Crime rates and types in Emsworth
CrimeGrade™ estimates Emsworth has about 12 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 69% less than the US as a whole and 60% less 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 Emsworth, about 50% 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 Emsworth compares with nearby cities
Emsworth has less crime than 6 of its 8 nearest cities; only Sewickley Hills and Sewickley have less.
Two things set Emsworth apart: it has 5.2 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally, and 0.8 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally. Places like that tend to report less theft, and it runs low here.
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.5.2 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 91% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.0.8 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 82% 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. 100% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D- (9 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 80% of US city residents
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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 Emsworth: D+ (22 of 100).7 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 77% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.27 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 76% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.28% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 66% 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 Emsworth
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Emsworth about $280 a year per household, 77% less 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 $1.2 million a year, or $471 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$65,000
$26
Rape
$25,000
$10
Robbery
$3,800
$2
Assault
$89,000
$35
Burglary
$13,000
$5
Theft
$74,000
$29
Vehicle theft
$5,500
$2
Arson
$1,300
$1
Vandalism
$53,000
$21
Total
$330,000
$131
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 Emsworth 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.
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 Emsworth, PA average a SchoolGrade of A+: 65% of students test proficient, against 66% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Emsworth on SchoolGrade
