Westmoreland County, PA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

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

Which crimes are included?

$55.7 million

Cost of Crime™ for Westmoreland County, PA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $350 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Westmoreland County 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 A grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Westmoreland County against the average US county, where the rate is much lower than the norm. Westmoreland County sits in the 91st percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 91% of counties and behind 9%. The grade covers only Westmoreland County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Westmoreland County is 2.020 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 391 in the southwest areas to 1 in 646 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Westmoreland County, PA report the most violent crime, about 145 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 37 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Westmoreland County, PA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Westmoreland County is projected at $55,686,446 for 2025, about $154 per resident and $350 per household. That equals 0.4% 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): 41.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 44.1%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.9%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Westmoreland County Compared to Other Counties?

Westmoreland County, PA:	$154
Philadelphia County, PA:	$472
Cumberland County, PA:	$121
Pennsylvania:	$227
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $154 per resident each year in Westmoreland County, which is $104 less than the national average and $73 less than Pennsylvania's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Westmoreland County:

In Philadelphia County, PA, crime costs $472 per person, which is $318 more than in Westmoreland County.
In Cumberland County, PA, crime costs $121 per person, which is $34 less than in Westmoreland County

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Westmoreland County	Cost per Westmoreland County Resident
Murder	$30.5 million	$84
Rape/Sexual Assault	$7.95 million	$22
Robbery	$6.06 million	$17
Assault	$11.2 million	$31
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$55,686,446	$154

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Westmoreland County, 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 Westmoreland County totals $246,153,245 ($682 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $301,839,690 ($836 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Westmoreland County, 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 east part of the county 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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Westmoreland County Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.079
Robbery	0.5336
Rape	0.3629
Murder	0.0449
Total Violent Crime	2.020 (A)

Individual Westmoreland County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Allegheny County, PA	B	B-	C+
Fayette County, PA	A-	A-	B+
Armstrong County, PA	A+	A+	A
Washington County, PA	A	A	B+
Indiana County, PA	A+	A	A
Somerset County, PA	A	A-	B+
Butler County, PA	A+	A+	A-
Cambria County, PA	A	A-	A-
Greene County, PA	A-	B+	B
Beaver County, PA	A	A	B+

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Westmoreland County is lower versus other counties of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Ouachita Parish, LA	C-	D	D
Richmond County, NY	B+	C-	C-
Muskegon County, MI	D+	D-	D-
Muscogee County, GA	C	C-	C-
Merced County, CA	C+	D+	D+
Monmouth County, NJ	A+	A+	A+
Mercer County, NJ	A-	A-	A-
Mohave County, AZ	B+	C+	C+
Montgomery County, OH	C-	C+	C+
Montgomery County, PA	A	A+	A+

Considering only the violent crime rate, Westmoreland County is safer than the Pennsylvania state average and safer than the national average.

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