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

B-

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$940.8 million

Cost of Crime™ for Pittsburgh, PA

In 2025, crime will cost $856 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of the Pittsburgh area 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 Pittsburgh, PA Safe?

The B- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where the Pittsburgh area's combined rate is slightly lower than the norm. Pittsburgh sits in the 60th percentile, ahead of 60% of cities and behind 40%. The grade covers only the Pittsburgh area's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in the Pittsburgh area is 21.05 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 33 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 63 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Pittsburgh, PA report the most crime, about 15,019 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 2,777 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Pittsburgh, PA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Pittsburgh for 2025 is $940,809,866, about $372 per resident and $856 per household. That equals 0.8% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 50.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 38.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.3%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Pittsburgh Compared to Other Cities?

Pittsburgh, PA:	$372
Duquesne, PA:	$1037
Lewisberry, PA:	$119
Pennsylvania:	$353
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Pittsburgh is $372 per year, which is $92 less than the national average and $19 more than Pennsylvania's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Pittsburgh:

In Duquesne, PA, crime costs $1,037 per person, which is $665 more than in Pittsburgh.
In Lewisberry, PA, crime costs $119 per person, which is $253 less than in Pittsburgh

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Pittsburgh	Cost per Pittsburgh Resident
Murder	$379.2 million	$150
Rape/Sexual Assault	$59.2 million	$23
Robbery	$49.4 million	$20
Assault	$112.8 million	$45
Kidnapping	$4.01 million	$2
Vehicle Theft	$76.4 million	$30
Burglary	$32.2 million	$13
Theft	$132.8 million	$52
Arson	$6.43 million	$3
Vandalism	$50.8 million	$20
Animal Cruelty	$665,819	$0
Drug Crimes	$26.7 million	$11
Identity Theft	$10.3 million	$4
Total Cost of Crime	$940,809,866	$372

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Pittsburgh, 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 Pittsburgh totals $2,848,442,610 ($1,126 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $3,789,252,476 ($1,497 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 central 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 the Pittsburgh area has 92, do the same, and of the Pittsburgh area's 2,530,479 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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Pittsburgh 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 Pittsburgh residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.552
Robbery	0.6207
Rape	0.3858
Murder	0.0797
Total Violent Crime	2.638 (B-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	10.13
Vehicle Theft	1.949
Burglary	1.404
Arson	0.1052
Total Property Crime	13.59 (C)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0261
Drug Crimes	1.426
Vandalism	2.808
Identity Theft	0.5235
Animal Cruelty	0.0356
Total "Other" Rate	4.819 (B+)

Individual Pittsburgh Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in the Pittsburgh area is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to the Pittsburgh area.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Millvale, PA	D	D-	D
Mount Oliver, PA	D	D-	D-
Etna, PA	D+	C-	D
Sharpsburg, PA	D	D	D-
Green Tree, PA	C-	B-	D
Ingram, PA	C	B	C-
Crafton, PA	C	B-	C-
Dormont, PA	C-	B	D+
Homestead, PA	D	D-	D-
West Homestead, PA	D-	D+	F

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Pittsburgh 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
Sacramento, CA	D+	D	D
Austin, TX	C-	C	C
Las Vegas, NV	D	D	D
Portland, OR	D-	C	C
Cincinnati, OH	C-	C+	C+
Kansas City, MO	D	D+	D+
San Antonio, TX	D	C-	C-
Charlotte, NC	D	D+	D+
Indianapolis, IN	C+	C+	C+
Cleveland, OH	D+	D+	D+

Considering only the crime rate, the Pittsburgh area is as safe as 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 Pittsburgh, PA average SchoolGrade of A-, with 55% actual proficiency versus 51% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Pittsburgh schools on SchoolGrade

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