The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in New Kensington, PA: Crime Maps and Statistics

C+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C
Property Crime Grade	C-
Other Crime Grade	B+

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$6.23 million

Cost of Crime™ for New Kensington, PA

In 2025, crime will cost $863 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of New Kensington 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 New Kensington, PA Safe?

The C+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where New Kensington's combined rate is about the same as the norm. New Kensington sits in the 47th percentile, ahead of 47% of cities and behind 53%. The grade covers only New Kensington's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in New Kensington is 24.85 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 18 in the west neighborhoods to 1 in 66 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of New Kensington, PA report the most crime, about 77 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 21 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in New Kensington, PA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in New Kensington for 2025 is $6,228,671, about $408 per resident and $863 per household. That equals 1.2% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 51.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 37.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.1%

How Much Does Crime Cost in New Kensington Compared to Other Cities?

New Kensington, PA:	$408
Duquesne, PA:	$1037
Lewisberry, PA:	$119
Pennsylvania:	$353
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in New Kensington is $408 per year, which is $57 less than the national average and $55 more than Pennsylvania's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to New Kensington:

In Duquesne, PA, crime costs $1,037 per person, which is $630 more than in New Kensington.
In Lewisberry, PA, crime costs $119 per person, which is $289 less than in New Kensington

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to New Kensington	Cost per New Kensington Resident
Murder	$2.46 million	$161
Rape/Sexual Assault	$320,719	$21
Robbery	$265,738	$17
Assault	$1.01 million	$66
Kidnapping	$10,994	$1
Vehicle Theft	$261,357	$17
Burglary	$212,892	$14
Theft	$1.10 million	$72
Arson	$38,033	$2
Vandalism	$351,441	$23
Animal Cruelty	$3,641	$0
Drug Crimes	$133,372	$9
Identity Theft	$61,857	$4
Total Cost of Crime	$6,228,671	$408

The Intangible Cost of Crime in New Kensington, 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 New Kensington totals $18,219,540 ($1,192 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $24,448,211 ($1,600 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 north 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 New Kensington has 2, do the same, and of New Kensington's 15,284 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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New Kensington 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 New Kensington residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.302
Robbery	0.5527
Rape	0.3461
Murder	0.0857
Total Violent Crime	3.287 (C)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	13.85
Vehicle Theft	1.104
Burglary	1.536
Arson	0.1030
Total Property Crime	16.60 (C-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0119
Drug Crimes	1.180
Vandalism	3.219
Identity Theft	0.5229
Animal Cruelty	0.0322
Total "Other" Rate	4.965 (B+)

Individual New Kensington Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in New Kensington is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to New Kensington.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Lower Burrell, PA	B+	A-	B-
Arnold, PA	D+	D+	D-
Creighton, PA	C+	C-	C-
Brackenridge, PA	C+	B-	C-
Springdale, PA	C+	B+	C-
Harwick, PA	C+	B	D+
Natrona Heights, PA	B	B+	C
Tarentum, PA	D+	C	D-
Rural Ridge, PA	A+	A+	A+
Alcoa Center, PA	A	A	B+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

New Kensington 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
Webb City, MO	C-	C-	C-
East Aurora, NY	A-	B+	B+
East Longmeadow, MA	B+	B-	B-
East Riverdale, MD	C	D+	D+
Eatonton, GA	C-	C	C
Edgewater, NJ	D+	C	C
Eggertsville, NY	C+	C-	C-
El Dorado, KS	D-	D	D
El Reno, OK	D	D	D
Ellenton, FL	B+	B+	B+

Considering only the crime rate, New Kensington is less safe 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 New Kensington, PA average SchoolGrade of B+, with 51% actual proficiency versus 51% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See New Kensington schools on SchoolGrade

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