Crime in Keisterville, PA

Keisterville is a township of 536 in Fayette County, about 35 miles south of downtown Pittsburgh · Updated November 2026

Is Keisterville, PA safe?

Yes. Most US neighborhoods have little crime, and Keisterville has less than most of them: its overall CrimeGrade™ is A, safer than the neighborhoods where 73% of Americans live. Violent crime grades A+ and property crime A.

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Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 918 of 1,000
Safer than most US neighborhoods What this means

73% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Keisterville as a whole, and 27% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Keisterville scores 918.

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.

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Violent crimeSafety score 924 of 1,000Less violent crime than most US neighborhoods
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Property crimeSafety score 906 of 1,000Less property crime than most US neighborhoods

How it works


Crime map of Keisterville

Map of Keisterville shaded by overall 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 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 Keisterville, PA at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Keisterville, 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 Keisterville

Crime per resident runs lower than the grade suggests. Few people come to Keisterville to work or shop: it has only 2 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 Keisterville

CrimeGrade™ estimates Keisterville has about 15 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 59% less than the US as a whole and 47% 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.

Assault is the most common crime in Keisterville, about 39% of everything reported, and it also accounts for the largest share of what crime costs here.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
Violent crime
MurderA+under 10.020.05
RapeAunder 10.260.38
RobberyA+under 10.030.62
AssaultA36.012.3
Property crime
BurglaryA+under 11.02.4
TheftA-35.413.1
Vehicle theftA+under 10.552.7
ArsonA+under 10.070.12
VandalismA+11.95.5

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.


Where and when crime happens in Keisterville

The State Police (Fayette County) polices Keisterville, and these figures cover every place it serves, 2022 to 2024.

In Keisterville, 74% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Thefts from cars happen most often at homes: 47% of them, against 34% nationally.

CrimeMost often atBusiest time
BurglaryHomes (74%)Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theftHomes (54%)Morning (6 am to noon)
Theft from carsHomes (47%)Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
VandalismHomes (59%)Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Aggravated assaultHomes (73%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)

Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.


How Keisterville compares with nearby cities

Of the 10 cities closest to Keisterville, 6 have less crime. Tippecanoe and Waltersburg have the least.

Nearby cities

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
KeistervilleA918A+A536
Smock 1 mileA+937A+A+1,680
Waltersburg 2 milesA+943A+A+70
Chestnut Ridge 2 milesA+943A+A+443
Oliver 5 milesB+765B+A-427
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
New Salem 4 milesA908AA1,680
Fairbank 4 milesA923A+A364
Tippecanoe 4 milesA+956A+A+136
Grindstone 4 milesA+930A+A1,870
Buffington 4 milesA863AA478
Cardale 4 milesA911AA186
West Leisenring 5 milesA915AA312

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

Compared with cities of similar size and density, Keisterville has more crime than 93% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
KeistervilleA918A+A536
Bethune, COA+992A+A+536
Plymouth, KSA+990A+A+536
Denton, KYA+989A+A+536
Olanta, PAA+981A+A+536
Show all 10
PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Fosters Corner, MEA+978A+A+536
Beaver, KYA+976A+A+536
Adamson, OKA+972A+A+536
South Cambridge, VTA+972A+A+536
Heberlig, PAA+963A+A+536
Childress, VAA+949A+A+536

What crime costs Keisterville

Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Keisterville about $431 a year per household, 64% 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 $290,000 a year, or $541 per resident.

How the cost breaks down
CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$18,000$33
Rape$8,500$16
Robbery$560$1
Assault$32,000$59
Burglary$5,000$9
Theft$15,000$28
Vehicle theft$4,500$8
Arson$920$2
Vandalism$7,400$14
Total$91,000$170

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 Keisterville 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
  • 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.

More about CrimeGrade™ data


Schools in Keisterville

Schools in Keisterville, PA average a SchoolGrade of C-: 45% of students test proficient, against 44% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Keisterville on SchoolGrade