The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Mount Pleasant, PA: Crime Maps and Statistics

A-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	B+
Property Crime Grade	B
Other Crime Grade	A

Which crimes are included?

$3.74 million

Cost of Crime™ for Mount Pleasant, PA

In 2025, crime will cost $551 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Mount Pleasant 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 Mount Pleasant, PA Safe?

The A- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Mount Pleasant's combined rate is lower than the norm. Mount Pleasant sits in the 84th percentile, ahead of 84% of cities and behind 16%. The grade covers only Mount Pleasant's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Mount Pleasant is 14.11 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 57 in the west neighborhoods to 1 in 95 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Mount Pleasant, PA report the most crime, about 38 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 7 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Mount Pleasant, PA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Mount Pleasant for 2025 is $3,744,930, about $256 per resident and $551 per household. That equals 0.7% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 51.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 36.1%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.0%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Mount Pleasant Compared to Other Cities?

Mount Pleasant, PA:	$256
Duquesne, PA:	$1037
Lewisberry, PA:	$119
Pennsylvania:	$353
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Mount Pleasant is $256 per year, which is $209 less than the national average and $97 less than Pennsylvania's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Mount Pleasant:

In Duquesne, PA, crime costs $1,037 per person, which is $782 more than in Mount Pleasant.
In Lewisberry, PA, crime costs $119 per person, which is $137 less than in Mount Pleasant

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Mount Pleasant for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Mount Pleasant	Cost per Mount Pleasant Resident
Murder	$1.56 million	$106
Rape/Sexual Assault	$311,725	$21
Robbery	$299,732	$20
Assault	$409,920	$28
Kidnapping	$12,997	$1
Vehicle Theft	$63,127	$4
Burglary	$178,005	$12
Theft	$568,263	$39
Arson	$38,534	$3
Vandalism	$158,373	$11
Animal Cruelty	$3,283	$0
Drug Crimes	$116,986	$8
Identity Theft	$25,620	$2
Total Cost of Crime	$3,744,930	$256

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Mount Pleasant, 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 Mount Pleasant totals $12,081,172 ($824 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $15,826,102 ($1,080 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 southwest part of the city 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, of which Mount Pleasant has 5, do the same, and of Mount Pleasant's 14,653 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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Mount Pleasant 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 Mount Pleasant residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.9741
Robbery	0.6503
Rape	0.3509
Murder	0.0566
Total Violent Crime	2.032 (B+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	7.488
Vehicle Theft	0.2782
Burglary	1.339
Arson	0.1089
Total Property Crime	9.215 (B)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0146
Drug Crimes	1.079
Vandalism	1.513
Identity Theft	0.2259
Animal Cruelty	0.0303
Total "Other" Rate	2.863 (A)

Individual Mount Pleasant Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Mount Pleasant is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Mount Pleasant.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Carpentertown, PA	A+	A-	A
Alverton, PA	A	B+	B+
Bear Rocks, PA	A	A+	A
Tarrs, PA	A	A	A-
Norvelt, PA	A-	B+	B+
Kecksburg, PA	A+	A	A-
White, PA	B	A-	B-
Calumet, PA	A	A-	A-
Scottdale, PA	A	A	A-
Acme, PA	A	A	B

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Mount Pleasant is lower versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Justice, IL	C+	B-	B-
Silverton, OR	C+	C	C
Silsbee, TX	D+	D+	D+
Siler City, NC	D	D+	D+
Short Hills, NJ	B-	A	A
Seekonk, MA	B	C	C
Sarasota Springs, FL	A+	A+	A+
San Anselmo, CA	C-	D+	D+
Raynham, MA	A-	B	B
Kettering, MD	B	B-	B-

Considering only the crime rate, Mount Pleasant is safer than the Pennsylvania state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Mount Pleasant, PA average SchoolGrade of B+, with 53% actual proficiency versus 55% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Mount Pleasant schools on SchoolGrade

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