Southside Slopes, Pittsburgh, PA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

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

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$1.57 million

Cost of Crime™ for Southside Slopes, Pittsburgh, PA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $744 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Southside Slopes 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 C grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Southside Slopes against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is about the same as the norm. Southside Slopes sits in the 45th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 45% of neighborhoods and behind 55%. The grade covers only Southside Slopes's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in Southside Slopes is 4.719 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 138 in the southwest areas to 1 in 236 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of Southside Slopes, Pittsburgh, PA report the most violent crime, about 4 cases per year. The central part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Southside Slopes, Pittsburgh, PA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Southside Slopes is projected at $1,573,034 for 2025, about $388 per resident and $744 per household. That equals 0.9% 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): 38.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 48.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.8%

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

Southside Slopes, Pittsburgh, PA:	$388
Harrowgate, Philadelphia, PA:	$775
Somerton, Philadelphia, PA:	$165
Pennsylvania:	$227
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $388 per resident each year in Southside Slopes, which is $130 more than the national average and $161 more than Pittsburgh's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Southside Slopes:

In Harrowgate, Philadelphia, PA, crime costs $775 per person, which is $386 more than in Southside Slopes.
In Somerton, Philadelphia, PA, crime costs $165 per person, which is $223 less than in Southside Slopes

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Southside Slopes	Cost per Southside Slopes Resident
Murder	$978,889	$242
Rape/Sexual Assault	$92,505	$23
Robbery	$130,482	$32
Assault	$371,157	$92
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$1,573,034	$388

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Southside Slopes, 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 Southside Slopes totals $7,085,034 ($1,749 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $8,658,067 ($2,137 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Southside Slopes, 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 northeast 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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Southside Slopes Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.190
Robbery	1.024
Rape	0.3766
Murder	0.1286
Total Violent Crime	4.719 (C)

Individual Southside Slopes Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Southside Flats, Pittsburgh, PA	C	D+	C-
Knoxville, Pittsburgh, PA	B+	C-	A-
Bluff, Pittsburgh, PA	B	C	B
West Oakland, Pittsburgh, PA	B+	C+	B+
Oakland, Pittsburgh, PA	B-	C+	C+
Central Business District, Pittsburgh, PA	F	D-	F
Mount Washington, Pittsburgh, PA	B+	B	B+
Hazelwood, Pittsburgh, PA	B-	C-	B-
Greenfield, Pittsburgh, PA	A-	B	A-
North Oakland, Pittsburgh, PA	B+	B-	B+

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Southside Slopes 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
Southside, Nashville, TN	F	F	F
Midtown, Anchorage, AK	F	F	F
Miller Creek, Missoula, MT	A-	A	A
Milneburg, New Orleans, LA	C-	C-	C-
Mitchell West, Milwaukee, WI	C+	B+	B+
Shelby Center Historic District, Shelby, OH	A-	A	A
South University, Eugene, OR	C-	A	A
Southland, San Angelo, TX	B+	A	A
Melrose Park, Fort Lauderdale, FL	A-	C+	C+
Springetts Manor-Yorklyn, York, PA	A	A	A

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

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