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

C+

Overall Crime Grade™

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

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$3.54 million

Cost of Crime™ for Pleasant Hills, PA

In 2025, crime will cost $822 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Pleasant Hills 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 Pleasant Hills, 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 Pleasant Hills's combined rate is about the same as the norm. Pleasant Hills sits in the 47th percentile, ahead of 47% of cities and behind 53%. The grade covers only Pleasant Hills's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Pleasant Hills is 24.81 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 30 in the northwest neighborhoods to 1 in 62 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Pleasant Hills, PA report the most crime, about 62 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 6 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Pleasant Hills, PA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Pleasant Hills for 2025 is $3,541,302, about $346 per resident and $822 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): 53.4%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 36.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.4%

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

Pleasant Hills, PA:	$346
Duquesne, PA:	$1037
Lewisberry, PA:	$119
Pennsylvania:	$353
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Pleasant Hills is $346 per year, which is $118 less than the national average and $7 less than Pennsylvania's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Pleasant Hills:

In Duquesne, PA, crime costs $1,037 per person, which is $691 more than in Pleasant Hills.
In Lewisberry, PA, crime costs $119 per person, which is $227 less than in Pleasant Hills

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Pleasant Hills	Cost per Pleasant Hills Resident
Murder	$999,795	$98
Rape/Sexual Assault	$254,885	$25
Robbery	$178,107	$17
Assault	$249,522	$24
Kidnapping	$18,328	$2
Vehicle Theft	$679,851	$66
Burglary	$109,814	$11
Theft	$665,962	$65
Arson	$28,046	$3
Vandalism	$180,271	$18
Animal Cruelty	$3,291	$0
Drug Crimes	$122,765	$12
Identity Theft	$50,664	$5
Total Cost of Crime	$3,541,302	$346

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Pleasant Hills, 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 Pleasant Hills totals $8,002,322 ($782 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $11,543,625 ($1,128 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 southeast 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 do the same, and of Pleasant Hills's 10,236 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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Pleasant Hills 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 Pleasant Hills residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.8488
Robbery	0.5532
Rape	0.4107
Murder	0.0520
Total Violent Crime	1.865 (A-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	12.56
Vehicle Theft	4.289
Burglary	1.183
Arson	0.1135
Total Property Crime	18.15 (D+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0295
Drug Crimes	1.621
Vandalism	2.465
Identity Theft	0.6395
Animal Cruelty	0.0435
Total "Other" Rate	4.799 (B+)

Individual Pleasant Hills Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Baldwin, PA	B-	A-	C
Jefferson Hills, PA	A	A+	B+
Brentwood, PA	C+	B	C-
South Park Township, PA	B+	A	C+
Glassport, PA	C	D+	D+
Dravosburg, PA	D+	D	D
Castle Shannon, PA	D+	B-	D
Bethel Park, PA	B	A	C+
West Mifflin, PA	D+	D	D
Clairton, PA	D+	D	D

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Pleasant Hills 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
East York, PA	C	B	B
Templeton, CA	B+	C-	C-
Tamaqua, PA	A-	B	B
Elkin, NC	D	D+	D+
Elfers, FL	B-	B	B
Elburn, IL	A+	B	B
Edwards, CO	D-	D	D
Edinboro, PA	C-	C+	C+
Edgerton, WI	C+	B-	B-
Edenton, NC	D-	D-	D-

Considering only the crime rate, Pleasant Hills 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 Pleasant Hills, PA average SchoolGrade of A, with 65% actual proficiency versus 59% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Pleasant Hills schools on SchoolGrade

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