Bloomfield, Pittsburgh, PA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Bloomfield is a neighborhood of 8,400 residents in Pittsburgh, about 3 miles northeast of downtown · Updated November 2026

How common is violent crime in Bloomfield?

Violent crime is high in Bloomfield: a B, with more violent crime than the neighborhoods where 75% of Americans live. Assaults make up 80% of it, and most of those are simple assaults, which involve no weapon and no serious injury. Pittsburgh as a whole grades B for violent crime.

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Violent crime CrimeGrade™Safety score 687 of 1,000
More violent crime than most US neighborhoods What this means

25% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more violent crime than Bloomfield as a whole, and 75% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a violent crime safety score of 860, a CrimeGrade™ of A. Bloomfield scores 687.

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 violent crime than most US neighborhoods.

C+
Overall crimeSafety score 535 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoods
D+
Property crimeSafety score 274 of 1,000More property crime than most US neighborhoods

How it works


Violent crime map of Bloomfield

Map of Bloomfield shaded by violent crime 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 violent crime with the people who spend time there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy downtown or nightlife strip can show red while the homes around it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a solid connection. Compare high speed internet in Bloomfield, Pittsburgh, PA at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Bloomfield in Pittsburgh, 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


Violent crime rates and types in Bloomfield

CrimeGrade™ estimates Bloomfield has about 13 reported violent crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, about the same as the US as a whole and close to Pittsburgh as a whole.

All violent crime

Assaults

Robbery

Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Violent crime here includes simple assaults, which the FBI's violent crime rate leaves out.

Assault is the most common violent crime in Bloomfield, about 80% of the total.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
MurderBunder 10.070.05
RapeC80.920.38
RobberyB+141.60.62
AssaultA-8810.512.3

Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a violent crime with the people who spend time in an area, not only the people who live there. 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.


Violent crime in Bloomfield and nearby neighborhoods

Bloomfield has less violent crime than 5 of its 10 nearest neighborhoods.

Nearby neighborhoods

PlaceViolentOverallResidents
BloomfieldB687C+8,400
Garfield 1 mileF0F3,990
Shadyside 1 mileA-781B14,100
Central Lawrenceville 1 mileA-779B+4,730
North Oakland 1 mileA852B+8,390
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PlaceViolentOverallResidents
East Liberty 1 mileD159D6,640
Squirrel Hill North 1 mileA892A-12,400
Stanton Heights 1 mileC440C+4,590
Highland Park 2 milesC+502C+6,600
Morningside 2 milesB629B-3,230
West Oakland 2 milesA-774B2,750

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

Compared with neighborhoods of similar size and density, Bloomfield is safer than 62% of them.

Neighborhoods of similar size and density

PlaceViolentOverallResidents
BloomfieldB687C+8,400
Irvine Health and Science Complex, Irvine, CAA916A8,390
North Oakland, Pittsburgh, PAA852B+8,390
Downtown, Washington, DCA-773C+8,420
West Bethlehem, Bethlehem, PAB+733B+8,380
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PlaceViolentOverallResidents
Cambridge Park, Concord, CAB658C+8,420
North Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CTB-595B8,420
Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn, NYC+536C8,420
Parker Lane, Austin, TXD+278D+8,400
Midway-Coldstream, Baltimore, MDF0F8,370
Becks Park, Chicago, ILF0F8,410

Nightlife, walkability and jobs in Bloomfield

Among the traits that tend to go with violent crime, two set Bloomfield apart: it has 1.7 bars and nightlife spots for every 1,000 residents, against 0.6 nationally, and a Walk Grade of A (86 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole. It also combines many jobs with busy transit: places with both tend to report more robbery than places with only one of them, and it runs high here.

Bars and nightlifeBars, lounges, clubs and casinos. Places with more bars tend to report more assault and robbery.1.7 per 1,000 residentsUS: 0.6Higher than for 90% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more assault. 87% of residents here live in walkable areas.A (86 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 89% of residents of US city neighborhoods
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more robbery.78 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 83% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Bloomfield: C+ (41 of 100).28 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 77% of residents of US city neighborhoods

These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.


What violent crime costs Bloomfield

Counting the pain and suffering of victims, violent crime costs Bloomfield about $14 million a year, or $1,717 per resident. The costs that reach a bill, such as medical care, lost work and the justice system, come to about $3.0 million, or $356 per resident.

Billed cost of violent crime per resident, per year


How CrimeGrade™ works

The violent crime CrimeGrade™ covers murder, rape, robbery and assault, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.

It weighs each violent crime against the people who spend time in an area, so a busy downtown is graded on its workers and visitors as well as its residents.

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.

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