Shadyside, Pittsburgh, PA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$5.91 million

Cost of Crime™ for Shadyside, Pittsburgh, PA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $647 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Shadyside with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The B grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Shadyside against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is slightly lower than the norm. Shadyside sits in the 67th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 67% of neighborhoods and behind 33%. The grade covers only Shadyside's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in Shadyside is 3.348 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 200 in the north areas to 1 in 514 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of Shadyside, Pittsburgh, PA report the most violent crime, about 11 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Shadyside, Pittsburgh, PA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Shadyside is projected at $5,911,871 for 2025, about $377 per resident and $647 per household. That equals 0.6% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 36.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 50.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.6%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Shadyside Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Shadyside, Pittsburgh, PA:	$377
Harrowgate, Philadelphia, PA:	$775
Somerton, Philadelphia, PA:	$165
Pennsylvania:	$227
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $377 per resident each year in Shadyside, which is $119 more than the national average and $150 more than Pittsburgh's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Shadyside:

In Harrowgate, Philadelphia, PA, crime costs $775 per person, which is $397 more than in Shadyside.
In Somerton, Philadelphia, PA, crime costs $165 per person, which is $212 less than in Shadyside

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Shadyside, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Shadyside	Cost per Shadyside Resident
Murder	$4.26 million	$272
Rape/Sexual Assault	$336,242	$21
Robbery	$367,210	$23
Assault	$946,938	$60
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$5,911,871	$377

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Shadyside, Pittsburgh, PA

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Shadyside totals $30,228,008 ($1,929 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $36,139,880 ($2,306 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Shadyside, Pittsburgh, PA, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the southwest part of the neighborhood has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Shadyside Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Shadyside residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.104
Robbery	0.7450
Rape	0.3539
Murder	0.1447
Total Violent Crime	3.348 (B)

Individual Shadyside Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of violent crime in Shadyside is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Shadyside.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Squirrel Hill North, Pittsburgh, PA	A	A	A
East Liberty, Pittsburgh, PA	C+	D+	C+
Bloomfield, Pittsburgh, PA	B-	B	B-
Garfield, Pittsburgh, PA	B-	C-	B-
North Oakland, Pittsburgh, PA	B+	B-	B+
Highland Park, Pittsburgh, PA	A	B+	A
Oakland, Pittsburgh, PA	B-	C+	C+
Point Breeze, Pittsburgh, PA	A	A	A
Squirrel Hill South, Pittsburgh, PA	A	A-	A
Central Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh, PA	B	B	B-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Shadyside is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Mid-City, New Orleans, LA	D-	D-	D-
Stadium-Armory, Washington, DC	D-	F	F
St Marys Park, San Francisco, CA	C+	C	C
Squirrel Hill South, Pittsburgh, PA	A	A-	A-
Spuyten Duyvil, Bronx, NY	A-	A	A
Spring Hill, Somerville, MA	B+	C+	C+
Spring Garden, Philadelphia, PA	B	A-	A-
Southridge Village, Fontana, CA	A	A	A
Southern Highlands, Enterprise, NV	A	B+	B+
South Westminster, Westminster, CO	D-	D+	D+

Considering only the violent crime rate, Shadyside is less safe than the Pennsylvania state average and safer than the national average.

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