Safest Cities in Pennsylvania

AdvisorSmith studied reported crime levels in the state of Pennsylvania to discover the safest cities in the state. Using crime data provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, we developed a crime score for each city that provided data that reflects the levels of reported crime. Our crime score considers the number of crimes committed in each city, while taking into account crime severity, with serious crimes such as murder having a larger impact on the score. Overall, the average crime score for Pennsylvania cities was 30, with the safest city in the state having a score of 3, and the highest crime city scoring 275.

This study examined a total of 869 cities in the state of Pennsylvania. We divided the cities into one of three size categories based upon population. We considered cities with under 10,000 residents to be small cities. Midsize cities were those with between 10,000 and 50,000 residents, while large cities had over 50,000 residents. In total, there were 660 small cities, 194 midsize cities, and 15 large cities in the state that were included in the study.

Continue reading to explore our report on the safest cities in Pennsylvania.

Safest Large Cities in Pennsylvania

This study analyzed crime reports from 15 large cities in Pennsylvania, which all had populations exceeding 50,000. In Pennsylvania’s large cities, the average crime score was 55, with the scores ranging from a low of 17 to a high of 116.

In Pennsylvania, the safest large city was State College. Located in the center of the state geographically, State College is home to Penn State, one of Pennsylvania’s best known universities, and the primary driver of the city’s economy. The university’s college football team is also a major draw, bringing over 100,000 fans to home games on a regular basis.

The large city with the highest levels of crime in Pennsylvania was Scranton. Situated in the northeastern part of the state, Scranton is the nexus of this region of the state. Historically, coal mining played a large part in the history and economy of Scranton and the Lackawanna River Valley, and the city was also a major manufacturer of electric lights and had the country’s first electric streetcars.

Rank	City	Violent Crimes per 1,000 Residents	Property Crimes per 1,000 Residents	Crime Score
1	State College	2.5	9.3	17.4
2	Lower Merion Township	1.6	14.6	18.7
3	Abington Township	4.1	16.8	26.2
4	Millcreek Township	1.5	4.8	26.7
5	Bristol Township	6.3	14.1	30.8
6	Upper Darby Township	7.7	9.2	31.4
7	Bensalem Township	3.7	20.5	32.6
8	Bethlehem	18.6	19.4	56.1
9	Allentown	16.6	22.8	61.0
10	Erie	16.6	19.0	63.0
11	Reading	22.0	19.1	75.6
12	Pittsburgh	17.8	21.4	78.3
13	Lancaster	5.1	10.5	84.6
14	Philadelphia	19.0	23.0	107.3
15	Scranton	18.4	17.4	115.7

Safest Midsize Cities in Pennsylvania

The safest midsize city in Pennsylvania was Upper Uwchlan Township. Midsize cities included cities with populations between 10,000 and 50,000 residents. This township is located on the western outskirts of the Philadelphia area in Chester County. Within the township is most of March Creek State Park, which includes Marsh Creek Lake and horse trails.

In Pennsylvania’s midsize cities, the average crime score was 27. The range of crime scores was as low as 3 and as high as 143. In the table below, we list the 194 midsize Pennsylvania cities that were studied in this analysis, along with the rates of violent and property crimes in each city.

Rank	City	Violent Crimes per 1,000 Residents	Property Crimes per 1,000 Residents	Crime Score
1	Upper Uwchlan Township	0.2	1.7	2.8
2	Buckingham Township	0.6	2.7	3.4
3	Lower Salford Township	0.3	3.2	3.5
4	Upper Providence Township	0.3	2.0	4.0
5	Franconia Township	0.2	2.4	4.0
6	Cecil Township	0.3	3.0	4.5
7	New Hanover Township	0.8	2.6	5.0
8	Murrysville	1.7	2.2	5.4
9	Northampton Township	1.0	3.3	5.5
10	Silver Spring Township	1.1	3.1	6.4
11	South Park Township	1.1	2.0	6.4
12	South Fayette Township	2.3	3.1	6.5
13	New Britain Township	0.4	4.7	6.6
14	Franklin Park	1.7	2.9	6.6
15	Upper Gwynedd Township	1.0	3.3	6.7
16	Plumstead Township	1.9	3.3	6.7
17	Warwick Township	0.5	2.8	6.9
18	West Lampeter Township	1.2	4.8	7.2
19	South Lebanon Township	0.4	4.4	7.4
20	Douglass Township	0.9	4.6	8.0
21	North Middleton Township	1.4	3.7	8.1
22	Newtown Township	1.0	5.2	8.1
23	Upper St. Clair Township	0.5	7.5	8.3
24	Upper Dublin Township	1.1	5.5	8.4
25	Upper Southampton Township	1.5	2.8	8.4
26	Upper Macungie Township	1.1	5.4	8.6
27	Penn Township	1.7	0.1	8.6
28	Towamencin Township	1.3	4.4	8.8
29	Hampden Township	1.5	3.0	9.0
30	Manor Township	1.6	5.7	9.1
31	Whitehall	3.1	2.5	9.2
32	Mccandless	1.3	5.0	9.3
33	Easttown Township	0.9	3.0	9.4
34	Upper Saucon Township	2.5	4.1	9.5
35	Cranberry Township	0.3	4.7	9.6
36	West Deer Township	0.7	3.2	9.6
37	Willistown Township	0.9	3.3	9.7
38	Upper Allen Township	2.6	2.0	9.8
39	Tredyffrin Township	0.8	6.3	10.1
40	Lower Providence Township	1.2	4.5	10.1
41	Adams Township	1.7	1.4	10.2
42	Whitpain Township	1.3	6.8	10.5
43	Lower Makefield Township	0.8	7.5	10.5
44	Whitemarsh Township	0.8	7.8	10.5
45	Shaler Township	2.3	5.8	10.8
46	Ferguson Township	2.4	4.4	10.8
47	Hampton Township	0.7	1.2	10.9
48	East Pennsboro Township	1.7	2.9	10.9
49	East Cocalico Township	2.4	5.8	10.9
50	Hatfield Township	1.9	6.6	11.1
51	Amity Township	2.2	4.9	11.2
52	Forks Township	0.4	9.0	11.7
53	Patton Township	1.6	7.1	11.7
54	Doylestown Township	2.8	5.1	12.0
55	Mount Lebanon	1.4	6.4	12.0
56	Peters Township	3.4	4.9	12.5
57	Newtown Township	1.5	7.8	12.5
58	Aston Township	1.7	6.1	12.6
59	Horsham Township	2.0	5.7	12.8
60	Radnor Township	1.1	6.4	13.0
61	Penn Township	1.9	5.8	13.2
62	East Whiteland Township	1.3	9.9	13.5
63	Warrington Township	2.0	6.7	13.5
64	Uwchlan Township	4.4	4.3	13.7
65	Spring Township	2.9	7.7	13.8
66	Scott Township	3.0	7.7	13.9
67	Baldwin Borough	3.3	5.4	14.0
68	Moon Township	3.1	8.1	14.1
69	Salisbury Township	2.9	8.9	14.2
70	Montgomery Township	1.1	10.0	14.3
71	Springfield Township	2.0	6.2	14.5
72	Hilltown Township	1.6	7.4	14.5
73	Bethel Park	2.6	7.5	14.9
74	Lower Gwynedd Township	1.3	9.1	15.1
75	Lower Moreland Township	2.3	8.0	15.2
76	Lower Saucon Township	1.4	4.1	15.3
77	Elizabethtown	2.9	4.4	15.5
78	Exeter Township	2.2	10.0	15.5
79	Marple Township	0.8	13.3	15.5
80	North Fayette Township	1.7	9.1	15.7
81	Haverford Township	1.3	10.2	16.2
82	Munhall	4.9	6.4	16.3
83	Elizabeth Township	4.3	6.5	16.3
84	Upper Providence Township	1.5	9.3	16.5
85	Plum	1.5	3.5	16.7
86	Nether Providence Township	2.2	6.0	17.2
87	Washington Township	2.8	7.8	17.3
88	Warminster Township	3.3	8.8	17.4
89	Palmer Township	1.6	8.4	17.6
90	Middletown Township	2.7	10.4	17.6
91	Limerick Township	1.1	13.6	17.6
92	Ridley Township	1.9	9.2	17.7
93	East Hempfield Township	4.9	8.6	17.7
94	Hopewell Township	4.2	7.0	17.7
95	West Goshen Township	1.6	8.4	18.4
96	North Huntingdon Township	2.7	11.8	18.6
97	Logan Township	2.9	5.0	19.2
98	West Mifflin	5.9	5.1	19.3
99	Ephrata Township	1.0	14.2	19.4
100	Emmaus	2.3	14.2	19.4
101	Bethlehem Township	3.2	10.6	19.5
102	Phoenixville	2.7	9.2	19.6
103	Kingston	1.1	4.4	19.7
104	Fairview Township	2.6	6.7	19.8
105	Ephrata	2.2	11.0	20.0
106	Dunmore	1.3	6.3	20.2
107	Jefferson Hills Borough	3.7	5.5	20.4
108	West Hempfield Township	3.5	7.8	20.5
109	East Norriton Township	2.3	10.4	20.7
110	North Strabane Township	3.5	6.0	21.6
111	Lansdale	3.5	10.6	21.6
112	Bloomsburg Town	1.5	7.2	21.6
113	Lower Burrell	3.2	9.5	21.7
114	North Versailles Township	5.1	3.9	22.2
115	Carlisle	5.0	5.5	22.8
116	Upper Moreland Township	3.6	13.2	23.1
117	Richland Township	1.6	14.0	23.2
118	Manheim Township	6.2	10.8	23.3
119	Cumru Township	3.8	15.0	23.9
120	Falls Township	2.9	11.6	24.5
121	Ross Township	2.3	16.8	24.6
122	Lower Pottsgrove Township	3.5	8.3	25.1
123	South Whitehall Township	2.6	18.0	25.2
124	Lehigh Township	3.6	5.6	25.2
125	Columbia	4.4	8.4	26.6
126	Lower Allen Township	6.4	13.0	27.4
127	Butler Township	4.0	14.3	27.5
128	Derry Township	7.1	13.0	27.9
129	Springfield Township	1.7	19.6	27.9
130	West Whiteland Township	4.2	20.3	28.3
131	Newberry Township	5.7	16.1	28.9
132	Lower Southampton Township	2.9	11.4	29.0
133	Monroeville	1.8	16.3	29.2
134	Upper Chichester Township	4.4	15.7	29.5
135	Robinson Township	2.6	20.6	30.0
136	Plymouth Township	1.5	17.9	30.7
137	St. Marys City	8.4	9.6	31.5
138	Rostraver Township	5.3	22.3	31.5
139	Wyomissing	2.2	18.9	31.6
140	West Norriton Township	4.3	14.5	31.8
141	Meadville	7.4	9.7	31.8
142	Lower Paxton Township	6.7	12.1	31.8
143	Easton	5.0	12.4	32.8
144	Caln Township	5.1	18.2	33.3
145	Greensburg	4.5	18.1	33.9
146	Springettsbury Township	2.9	25.5	34.3
147	Hanover	4.0	19.1	35.1
148	Nanticoke	7.6	14.2	35.2
149	Muhlenberg Township	4.1	22.0	35.5
150	West Manchester Township	3.1	25.5	36.6
151	Pocono Township	7.4	17.4	36.8
152	Waynesboro	8.0	5.7	36.8
153	Sandy Township	8.4	15.1	37.1
154	Lansdowne	4.5	23.0	37.1
155	Richland Township	5.9	21.9	37.3
156	Center Township	2.4	23.5	37.4
157	Hazleton	6.7	8.2	38.5
158	Hermitage	4.6	26.6	39.2
159	Lancaster Township	12.9	20.0	39.6
160	West Chester	9.7	13.8	40.6
161	Lebanon	7.0	20.3	40.8
162	Susquehanna Township	14.1	10.9	41.2
163	Upper Merion Township	1.6	30.8	42.0
164	Spring Garden Township	5.2	21.6	42.0
165	Hanover Township	4.3	14.9	42.2
166	Cheltenham Township	3.6	25.6	42.7
167	North Lebanon Township	2.9	27.3	42.8
168	Whitehall Township	6.3	27.6	43.8
169	East Lampeter Township	6.6	30.0	44.4
170	Williamsport	7.3	19.6	44.5
171	Coal Township	9.4	16.1	45.3
172	Pottsville	11.3	10.3	48.9
173	Penn Hills	8.3	20.1	51.1
174	Chambersburg	11.5	23.2	51.1
175	Butler	17.7	17.8	54.4
176	New Castle	11.6	20.0	57.5
177	Norristown	16.7	15.8	58.1
178	Swatara Township	15.1	29.5	60.5
179	Indiana	13.2	10.9	61.1
180	Sharon	7.3	17.9	63.7
181	New Kensington	13.0	26.5	68.9
182	Yeadon	6.1	18.6	74.3
183	Coatesville	14.3	16.1	75.5
184	Wilkes-Barre	25.9	20.9	79.2
185	Washington	20.2	25.8	79.3
186	Altoona	29.5	15.5	83.1
187	Harrisburg	15.3	21.7	86.0
188	Wilkinsburg	17.6	26.2	87.2
189	Pottstown	15.5	31.1	88.8
190	York	17.1	20.1	94.8
191	Johnstown	20.7	22.2	99.3
192	Mckeesport	17.1	27.6	124.6
193	Chester	22.4	30.1	127.1
194	Darby	27.3	25.7	143.2

Safest Small Cities in Pennsylvania

The average crime score for small cities in Pennsylvania was 31, with the lowest score being 4, and the highest score being 275. We studied 660 small cities in the state of Pennsylvania, all of which had under 10,000 residents.

The safest small city in Pennsylvania was Reading Township, located just south of Harrisburg in Adams County. This township has under 6,000 residents and has two primary settlements in Hampton and Lake Meade.

Rank	City	Violent Crimes per 1,000 Residents	Property Crimes per 1,000 Residents	Crime Score
1	Reading Township	0.0	2.0	3.5
2	Jackson Township	0.6	1.5	3.7
3	Donegal Township	0.3	0.6	3.7
4	Adams Township	0.9	0.7	3.9
5	Brecknock Township	0.6	2.4	4.0
6	South Heidelberg Township	0.3	1.1	4.0
7	Raccoon Township	0.0	1.7	4.1
8	Millcreek Township	1.0	2.9	4.3
9	Indiana Township	0.6	3.1	4.4
10	Fox Chapel	0.0	3.4	4.6
11	Ryan Township	0.0	1.6	4.7
12	Derry	0.4	1.6	4.8
13	Macungie	0.6	0.6	5.0
14	Alburtis	0.8	2.6	5.1
15	Pine Creek Township	1.2	1.9	5.3
16	Manor	0.6	1.2	5.3
17	East Marlborough Township	0.1	2.8	5.4
18	Wright Township	0.4	2.8	5.5
19	Bethel Township	0.3	2.2	5.5
20	East Earl Township	0.9	1.9	5.5
21	Moore Township	0.2	2.7	5.7
22	Earl Township	0.8	3.3	5.8
23	West Vincent Township	0.5	2.7	5.9
24	Cleona	0.0	4.5	6.0
25	Roaring Brook Township	0.0	2.0	6.1
26	Bedminster Township	0.1	1.2	6.2
27	Benton	0.0	1.6	6.3
28	East Brandywine Township	1.4	1.8	6.4
29	East Coventry Township	0.4	3.7	6.5
30	Solebury Township	0.4	3.9	6.5
31	Spring Township	0.4	2.1	6.6
32	East Vincent Township	1.1	3.1	6.8
33	Schuylkill Township	0.7	2.7	6.8
34	Pleasant Hills	1.2	4.0	7.0
35	East Bangor	0.0	1.2	7.1
36	Lamar Township	0.0	2.4	7.1
37	Brighton Township	0.8	0.8	7.1
38	Franklin Township	0.3	3.4	7.3
39	Swoyersville	0.2	1.0	7.3
40	West Earl Township	1.2	1.3	7.3
41	Wayne Township	0.0	3.7	7.3
42	Forward Township	0.0	3.7	7.3
43	West Cocalico Township	0.8	2.1	7.3
44	Mars	0.0	1.9	7.4
45	Marlborough Township	0.6	2.9	7.5
46	Cornwall	1.4	0.0	7.5
47	West Pikeland Township	0.5	3.9	7.6
48	Braddock Hills	1.7	2.8	7.6
49	Camp Hill	0.8	3.0	7.6
50	South Londonderry Township	1.0	3.5	7.6
51	Mount Pleasant Township	2.6	3.1	7.7
52	Tulpehocken Township	0.3	1.5	7.7
53	Swarthmore	0.3	4.7	7.8
54	Bethel Township	0.5	5.5	7.8
55	North Woodbury	0.0	4.6	7.9
56	Akron	1.5	4.0	7.9
57	West Penn Township	0.0	4.0	8.0
58	Avis	0.0	1.3	8.1
59	West Wyoming	0.0	3.4	8.1
60	East Greenville	0.0	3.4	8.1
61	Upper Burrell Township	0.9	4.5	8.1
62	East Pikeland Township	0.5	4.2	8.2
63	Harveys Lake	2.2	4.7	8.2
64	Womelsdorf	0.3	3.4	8.3
65	Dallas Township	4.3	3.5	8.3
66	Langhorne Manor	0.0	1.4	8.4
67	Chartiers Township	1.5	4.4	8.4
68	Bryn Athyn	0.0	2.1	8.5
69	Mount Pleasant	3.6	0.7	8.5
70	North Beaver	0.8	1.0	8.6
71	Birdsboro	1.0	5.0	8.7
72	Old Forge	1.1	3.9	8.9
73	Manor Township	0.5	0.5	8.9
74	Vernon Township	0.2	4.8	8.9
75	Middlesex Township	0.5	4.5	9.0
76	Armagh Township	0.5	2.1	9.0
77	Butler Township	1.2	2.8	9.1
78	Dallas	0.4	7.2	9.1
79	Canonsburg	0.9	3.5	9.2
80	Marion Township	0.0	1.5	9.2
81	Montour Township	1.6	1.6	9.3
82	Reserve Township	0.0	3.1	9.3
83	West Cornwall Township	3.9	0.0	9.3
84	Marysville	0.4	4.3	9.4
85	Clymer	0.8	0.8	9.5
86	North Hopewell Township	1.4	3.9	9.5
87	Collegeville	2.0	3.5	9.7
88	Ambler	0.8	6.6	9.8
89	Washington Township	0.2	5.5	10.0
90	Wiconisco Township	0.8	0.8	10.0
91	Rice Township	0.8	7.0	10.0
92	Penn Township	3.9	5.3	10.0
93	Robeson Township	0.8	3.6	10.1
94	Waverly Township	0.0	6.0	10.2
95	Christiana	0.0	4.3	10.2
96	Gilpin Township	1.3	1.3	10.3
97	Newport Township	0.7	5.2	10.3
98	North Catasauqua	1.8	7.7	10.4
99	Jackson Township	2.0	1.7	10.4
100	Aleppo Township	0.0	7.0	10.4
101	East Franklin Township	0.0	7.0	10.5
102	Upper Pottsgrove Township	1.9	6.9	10.6
103	Kingston Township	1.9	4.9	10.6
104	Orwigsburg	1.7	6.4	10.7
105	Newtown	0.0	6.3	10.7
106	Susquehanna	2.0	4.9	10.7
107	Prospect	0.0	1.8	10.8
108	Lititz	2.8	5.6	10.8
109	White Haven Borough	0.0	1.8	10.9
110	Mansfield	0.7	1.4	10.9
111	Birmingham Township	0.7	2.1	11.0
112	East Fallowfield Township	0.9	6.5	11.4
113	West Hills	1.9	7.2	11.4
114	Bellefonte	0.3	2.9	11.4
115	Hatboro	1.2	4.4	11.4
116	Springfield Township	0.4	4.4	11.5
117	Redstone Township	0.7	1.4	11.5
118	Upper Yoder Township	2.0	0.8	11.5
119	Ivyland	0.0	3.8	11.5
120	Malvern	0.6	4.3	11.6
121	Westfield	0.0	4.8	11.6
122	Lincoln	1.0	1.0	11.7
123	Schuylkill Haven	0.8	3.1	11.8
124	Fairview Township	1.1	2.4	11.8
125	Biglerville	0.8	4.1	11.8
126	Greenfield Township	0.0	4.0	11.9
127	Lancaster Township	0.4	0.7	11.9
128	Zelienople	0.3	8.3	12.0
129	Independence Township	2.7	3.3	12.0
130	Economy	1.3	5.1	12.0
131	West Fallowfield Township	1.5	4.6	12.0
132	Denver	2.6	4.1	12.0
133	Lower Heidelberg Township	1.3	2.1	12.1
134	Leet Township	1.9	3.2	12.2
135	Summit Hill	1.7	1.0	12.2
136	Scott Township	0.8	6.9	12.2
137	Findlay Township	3.7	5.9	12.2
138	Clarks Summit	1.1	4.2	12.2
139	South Buffalo Township	1.2	4.0	12.2
140	Patterson Township	1.4	6.7	12.3
141	Shiremanstown	1.9	4.3	12.3
142	Morris Township	0.5	9.6	12.4
143	Exeter Township	1.3	3.8	12.4
144	Troy	0.0	7.2	12.4
145	Kennett Township	1.0	4.0	12.4
146	Shenango Township	0.8	6.5	12.6
147	Dormont	2.4	6.8	12.6
148	Croyle Township	0.5	3.6	12.7
149	South Centre Township	1.4	1.4	12.7
150	North Wales	0.6	8.3	12.7
151	Lower Frederick Township	0.8	8.0	12.8
152	Upper Leacock Township	3.2	6.4	12.8
153	Washington Township	1.8	3.7	12.8
154	Sugarloaf Township	0.8	8.7	12.9
155	Kiskiminetas Township	1.3	0.7	12.9
156	Northampton	2.9	5.8	12.9
157	Freeport	1.2	5.4	13.1
158	Hickory Township	0.4	2.9	13.1
159	New Holland	2.2	7.1	13.1
160	Upper Perkiomen	0.3	10.6	13.2
161	Nanty Glo	1.2	1.2	13.3
162	Emsworth	0.4	6.4	13.4
163	Carroll Township	4.4	6.4	13.4
164	O'Hara Township	1.6	3.8	13.5
165	Ridley Park	1.4	6.7	13.6
166	Turtle Creek	7.6	1.2	13.8
167	Marion Township	0.0	3.4	13.8
168	Darlington Township	0.5	7.5	13.8
169	Mahanoy Township	0.3	1.6	13.8
170	Nazareth	1.4	10.7	13.8
171	Archbald	2.0	4.3	13.8
172	Clarion	4.1	5.4	13.9
173	Conemaugh Township	1.2	4.5	13.9
174	Fawn Township	0.9	5.2	13.9
175	Jackson Township	3.9	1.7	13.9
176	Harrisville	1.2	1.2	14.0
177	Freeland	0.9	5.5	14.0
178	Grove City	2.8	4.0	14.0
179	South Beaver Township	2.3	5.7	14.0
180	Roseto	1.3	5.8	14.1
181	Briar Creek Township	1.7	2.7	14.2
182	Strasburg	1.7	5.0	14.3
183	Tinicum Township	2.0	4.0	14.3
184	Wernersville	1.9	1.2	14.4
185	Cresson Township	0.8	2.0	14.4
186	South Abington Township	2.9	3.7	14.6
187	Shickshinny	0.0	2.4	14.7
188	Cresson	0.6	8.4	14.7
189	Neshannock Township	1.4	2.6	14.7
190	Seven Fields	0.7	2.0	14.8
191	Salem Township	1.7	7.2	14.9
192	Masontown	7.9	5.5	14.9
193	Canton	0.0	3.7	14.9
194	Kane	2.6	8.4	15.0
195	Mohnton	1.0	2.0	15.0
196	Aspinwall	0.0	10.0	15.0
197	Norwood	1.4	6.1	15.0
198	Lower Windsor Township	7.5	4.5	15.1
199	East Taylor Township	0.8	5.2	15.1
200	Foster Township	2.7	5.2	15.1
201	Cumberland Township	4.2	4.2	15.1
202	Freemansburg	4.2	1.5	15.2
203	North Sewickley Township	1.3	5.0	15.4
204	Carroll Township	3.7	3.7	15.4
205	Roaring Spring	0.4	7.4	15.5
206	Ben Avon	0.0	10.4	15.5
207	Sadsbury Township	0.7	3.4	15.5
208	Allegheny Township	1.7	4.5	15.6
209	Douglass Township	2.2	5.3	15.6
210	East Petersburg	6.0	2.4	15.7
211	Shillington	1.1	6.7	15.7
212	Apollo	1.3	1.3	15.7
213	Green Tree	3.9	6.5	15.8
214	Liberty Township	0.0	4.0	15.8
215	Duryea	0.6	4.7	15.9
216	Conneaut Lake	0.6	10.2	16.3
217	Crescent Township	0.8	5.5	16.5
218	Smethport	2.0	7.2	16.6
219	Kilbuck Township	0.0	5.5	16.6
220	Laureldale	2.3	6.6	16.7
221	Souderton	2.1	4.7	16.8
222	Avoca	2.3	4.6	16.8
223	Beaver	5.4	8.9	16.9
224	Bridgeville	2.0	9.1	16.9
225	East Union Township	0.6	1.9	17.0
226	Forty Fort	1.0	8.3	17.0
227	Franklin Township	2.4	4.6	17.0
228	Liberty	0.8	0.0	17.1
229	Carroll Valley	4.6	6.8	17.1
230	Pittston	1.5	9.5	17.2
231	Jefferson Township	0.6	3.9	17.2
232	Blair Township	1.3	7.8	17.2
233	West Mahanoy Township	5.2	2.2	17.2
234	Collier Township	1.7	11.4	17.4
235	Ohio Township	0.3	15.0	17.4
236	Upper Makefield Township	0.4	11.0	17.4
237	West Brandywine Township	6.5	7.2	17.4
238	Cambria Township	1.1	5.6	17.5
239	Slippery Rock	2.3	5.1	17.5
240	Point Township	7.2	7.5	17.5
241	West Mead Township	0.6	1.8	17.6
242	Lawrence Park Township	1.6	0.5	17.6
243	Duncansville	0.9	5.2	17.7
244	Coopersburg	1.2	7.1	17.8
245	Frackville	2.5	5.5	17.8
246	Jeannette	3.9	6.1	17.9
247	East Mckeesport	8.0	2.7	17.9
248	Oakmont	2.6	2.9	18.0
249	Brookville	6.3	2.4	18.0
250	Kennett Square	4.0	6.8	18.3
251	Independence Township	1.7	4.7	18.3
252	White Oak	3.6	5.9	18.3
253	Lemoyne	4.8	3.9	18.4
254	Pulaski Township	1.2	2.2	18.5
255	Elder Township	1.0	2.1	18.6
256	Ohioville	4.9	6.1	18.6
257	Jenkintown	0.9	12.4	18.7
258	South Greensburg	3.0	10.1	18.7
259	Hastings	2.6	6.8	18.8
260	Tilden Township	2.8	5.3	18.8
261	Coplay	3.4	4.6	19.0
262	Butler Township	7.9	6.1	19.0
263	Telford	0.4	6.0	19.0
264	Jersey Shore	8.7	4.5	19.0
265	Conshohocken	2.0	11.7	19.0
266	Blakely	2.4	4.0	19.1
267	New Cumberland	4.7	4.2	19.1
268	Hughestown	0.7	3.6	19.2
269	Halifax	2.4	2.4	19.2
270	New Oxford	2.7	3.5	19.3
271	Williamsburg	0.0	14.5	19.3
272	California	2.5	5.5	19.4
273	Irwin	2.7	4.3	19.6
274	Bonneauville	0.5	1.6	19.6
275	Buffalo Township	1.6	6.7	19.6
276	Castle Shannon	4.0	5.8	19.6
277	Northumberland	8.0	4.4	19.7
278	Upper Nazareth Township	2.5	2.1	19.7
279	Dupont	1.9	5.6	19.7
280	Sewickley	0.9	4.4	19.7
281	Muncy	1.7	5.8	19.8
282	Latimore Township	1.5	5.7	19.8
283	Olyphant	3.4	2.6	19.9
284	Wellsboro	4.3	7.7	19.9
285	Port Vue	2.7	3.0	20.0
286	Portage	2.1	9.2	20.1
287	North Coventry Township	3.0	16.0	20.1
288	Hellertown	1.7	9.9	20.1
289	Union City	1.3	11.2	20.2
290	Brookhaven	1.9	14.2	20.3
291	Slatington	4.6	11.1	20.3
292	Jenkins Township	3.3	7.3	20.3
293	German Township	2.5	6.9	20.5
294	Gallitzin	0.6	5.1	20.5
295	Bern Township	4.1	6.3	20.5
296	Langhorne Borough	1.9	3.8	20.6
297	Granville Township	1.0	15.9	20.6
298	Bellwood	0.6	10.3	20.7
299	Forest City	10.3	7.5	20.7
300	Middlesex Township	4.8	6.7	20.8
301	Northern Cambria Borough	5.7	5.7	20.9
302	Millersville	4.8	9.3	21.0
303	Hummelstown	9.6	3.5	21.0
304	Tunkhannock Township	6.3	4.4	21.0
305	Palmerton	2.6	16.7	21.2
306	Conewago Township	4.6	3.6	21.3
307	West Manheim Township	2.1	7.4	21.3
308	Lower Swatara Township	4.9	7.9	21.3
309	Millvale	1.7	15.1	21.3
310	Elizabeth	6.1	0.5	21.4
311	Monongahela	6.8	8.5	21.4
312	Otto Township	1.8	1.3	21.5
313	Brownsville	3.6	4.9	21.5
314	Wampum	0.0	9.0	21.7
315	Fleetwood	1.7	1.9	21.8
316	Luzerne	2.5	8.5	21.8
317	Perkasie	2.7	9.6	21.9
318	Whitaker Borough	1.6	5.7	22.0
319	Royersford	4.8	8.0	22.0
320	Shamokin Dam	3.5	1.7	22.1
321	Cheswick	1.5	3.1	22.1
322	Bristol	5.2	7.2	22.2
323	Edinboro	4.4	8.6	22.2
324	Smith Township	2.8	5.7	22.2
325	Valley Township	3.8	9.7	22.3
326	Ingram	3.1	5.9	22.4
327	Summerhill Township	2.2	5.8	22.4
328	Elkland	2.3	9.8	22.5
329	Athens	5.3	7.5	22.6
330	Tremont	1.8	5.4	22.7
331	Mount Union	1.7	5.1	22.7
332	Shippensburg	5.3	3.6	22.7
333	Narberth	1.4	3.0	22.7
334	Cumberland Township	3.1	12.5	22.8
335	New Wilmington	1.4	5.1	22.8
336	Woodward Township	1.3	0.4	22.9
337	Plains Township	1.0	13.6	23.0
338	Donora	4.2	4.6	23.0
339	Kline Township	1.5	14.0	23.2
340	Heidelberg Township	5.1	1.7	23.3
341	Huntingdon	2.3	8.4	23.4
342	Bigler Township	0.0	9.8	23.5
343	Reynoldsville	7.2	0.8	23.6
344	North Cornwall Township	2.1	10.9	23.7
345	Port Carbon	0.6	0.6	23.7
346	South Fork	0.0	5.9	23.8
347	Susquehanna Township	2.7	4.3	23.9
348	Marietta	2.7	8.4	23.9
349	Oil City	6.6	12.2	24.0
350	Ashland	2.6	1.9	24.0
351	Tunkhannock	4.1	2.9	24.0
352	Mount Joy	4.5	8.1	24.0
353	Montoursville	0.9	18.6	24.1
354	Hughesville	0.5	17.2	24.2
355	West View	1.7	7.2	24.4
356	Yardley	4.0	4.4	24.4
357	Hellam Township	4.1	5.9	24.4
358	West Homestead	6.4	11.2	24.4
359	Pequea Township	3.1	10.2	24.5
360	Dublin Borough	3.7	3.3	24.5
361	Tatamy	0.0	12.3	24.5
362	Linesville	0.0	10.2	24.5
363	Mercersburg	2.6	9.7	24.7
364	Tioga	0.0	6.2	24.8
365	Chippewa Township	1.8	16.9	24.9
366	Honesdale	2.6	9.7	25.0
367	Sinking Spring	2.9	11.6	25.1
368	West Pittston	2.7	7.6	25.1
369	Rockledge	2.0	17.0	25.1
370	Lock Haven	4.0	10.5	25.1
371	Cambridge Springs	1.9	6.0	25.2
372	Ellwood City	3.1	14.1	25.2
373	Shenango Township	3.5	5.2	25.2
374	Conoy Township	2.9	1.2	25.2
375	Patton	2.5	1.9	25.4
376	Forest Hills	3.2	14.0	25.4
377	Martinsburg	3.3	6.0	25.4
378	Kutztown	5.5	8.2	25.5
379	Moosic	4.0	8.1	25.5
380	Sugarcreek	4.9	9.5	25.6
381	Wyoming	1.0	12.0	25.7
382	Baldwin Township	2.1	4.7	25.7
383	Churchill	5.2	7.2	25.7
384	Jim Thorpe	2.6	10.5	25.8
385	Bradford Township	3.7	2.8	25.8
386	Punxsutawney	10.5	5.4	25.9
387	Mifflinburg	6.0	4.3	26.0
388	Port Allegany	0.5	1.5	26.0
389	Exeter	1.8	10.6	26.0
390	Saxton	0.0	8.7	26.2
391	Silver Lake Township	0.6	3.8	26.5
392	Aldan	1.7	8.0	26.5
393	Mountville	2.8	6.6	26.6
394	Neville Township	1.0	19.1	26.7
395	Sayre	5.6	8.9	26.8
396	Carmichaels	0.0	8.9	26.8
397	Sewickley Heights	0.0	11.2	26.9
398	Harmony Township	8.0	7.0	26.9
399	North Londonderry Township	1.6	23.2	27.0
400	Etna	4.8	13.2	27.1
401	South Williamsport	3.0	8.7	27.1
402	Mcsherrystown	1.0	0.3	27.2
403	Kenhorst	5.9	15.6	27.2
404	Jessup	0.9	0.2	27.3
405	Blossburg	2.0	2.7	27.4
406	East Conemaugh	0.7	7.2	27.5
407	Bangor	2.9	7.3	27.5
408	Colebrookdale District	2.5	14.0	27.5
409	West Caln Township	5.7	5.7	27.5
410	Hamburg	2.7	9.1	27.6
411	South Coatesville	3.4	15.1	27.6
412	Littlestown	5.8	4.0	27.8
413	Conway	11.1	10.1	27.9
414	Wilkins Township	4.6	21.0	28.0
415	Brackenridge	2.9	10.5	28.1
416	Stockdale	1.6	4.4	28.2
417	Glenolden	2.4	8.1	28.3
418	Scottdale	2.9	14.4	28.3
419	Berwick	3.4	11.1	28.5
420	East Deer Township	6.3	10.4	28.6
421	Southwest Greensburg	4.0	7.4	28.6
422	Ridgway	6.1	12.8	28.8
423	Boyertown	4.7	11.0	28.8
424	Delmont	5.1	3.5	28.8
425	Minersville	5.1	6.0	28.9
426	Greenfield Township	1.5	10.4	29.1
427	Lehman Township	5.7	2.6	29.2
428	Millersburg	3.5	6.7	29.4
429	Wesleyville	1.0	22.8	29.4
430	Bushkill Township	8.0	3.8	29.5
431	Monaca	8.3	13.3	29.5
432	West Hazleton	3.1	16.4	29.6
433	Ford City	5.1	11.2	29.9
434	Coaldale	2.8	3.7	29.9
435	Brentwood	8.6	10.3	30.1
436	Homer City	1.9	0.0	30.2
437	Caernarvon Township	3.1	17.5	30.2
438	New Sewickley Township	9.6	11.3	30.4
439	Parks Township	1.2	0.0	30.5
440	Ringtown	0.0	7.7	31.0
441	Adamstown	2.7	2.2	31.0
442	Penbrook	6.7	3.4	31.1
443	Emporium	4.4	7.8	31.2
444	Tamaqua	7.1	14.9	31.3
445	Throop	4.1	9.2	31.3
446	West Pottsgrove Township	4.1	20.9	31.5
447	Johnsonburg	1.7	10.1	31.5
448	Annville Township	4.2	6.0	31.7
449	Sharpsburg	6.3	6.6	31.8
450	Hemlock Township	1.3	26.0	32.3
451	Robinson Township	5.3	9.0	32.4
452	Ralpho Township	4.5	2.1	32.7
453	Titusville	4.2	17.5	32.8
454	Ebensburg	6.9	5.6	32.8
455	Charleroi	4.6	13.5	33.1
456	Parkesburg	5.6	4.5	33.3
457	Kennedy Township	3.7	11.7	33.5
458	Mercer	1.6	1.6	34.0
459	Covington Township	4.4	8.4	34.1
460	Braddock	4.3	22.8	34.2
461	Jermyn	7.3	5.8	34.2
462	Vandergrift	6.6	2.5	34.3
463	Girard	3.4	12.6	34.3
464	Hempfield Township	3.6	9.7	34.4
465	Somerset	8.0	8.5	34.6
466	Spring City	4.8	14.2	34.9
467	Media	8.6	7.0	34.9
468	Middletown	13.1	8.0	35.0
469	Quakertown	3.5	15.1	35.0
470	Catasauqua	6.2	17.8	35.2
471	Swissvale	7.7	17.2	35.3
472	Tarentum	5.3	13.7	35.4
473	Tyrone	13.4	13.4	35.5
474	Penndel	4.2	1.9	35.5
475	West Salem Township	7.1	4.7	35.6
476	West Newton	2.8	14.5	35.7
477	East Washington	1.1	8.3	35.7
478	Latrobe	4.9	10.2	35.8
479	Clifton Heights	4.3	9.9	35.9
480	Conemaugh Township	3.3	1.1	35.9
481	Matamoras	2.4	17.3	36.1
482	Bedford	7.8	8.2	36.1
483	Bridgeport	5.9	13.3	36.1
484	Ashley	4.4	12.2	36.2
485	Kulpmont	16.7	1.5	36.4
486	Midway	3.4	0.0	36.6
487	Downingtown	3.7	15.6	36.8
488	Quarryville	2.9	4.0	36.8
489	Lawrence Township	5.7	16.8	36.9
490	Danville	6.7	11.1	37.3
491	Blairsville	5.6	16.7	37.6
492	Pringle	0.0	9.4	37.6
493	Avalon	4.8	11.2	37.7
494	Bellevue	8.8	15.4	37.9
495	Carrolltown	12.7	6.3	38.0
496	Hegins Township	4.4	5.3	38.4
497	Duquesne	7.8	2.0	38.5
498	Sharpsville	5.6	13.0	38.6
499	Palmyra	7.2	8.0	38.8
500	Crafton	1.9	27.2	38.8
501	Rochester Township	6.1	3.4	38.9
502	Mount Holly Springs	13.7	4.4	39.4
503	Burgettstown	4.6	18.3	39.5
504	Locust Township	15.1	7.9	39.9
505	Shamokin	8.1	10.8	40.2
506	Prospect Park	3.9	10.2	40.3
507	New Hope	5.1	10.7	40.4
508	Wilson	6.0	18.4	40.4
509	Mechanicsburg	15.0	16.0	40.5
510	Old Lycoming Township	16.1	14.9	40.8
511	Honey Brook	1.7	0.0	40.8
512	Curwensville	6.7	8.0	41.2
513	Edgewood	3.3	19.3	41.3
514	Edwardsville	4.9	22.8	41.6
515	Mahoning Township	5.1	9.4	41.8
516	Fountain Hill	6.6	14.2	41.9
517	Hulmeville	1.0	1.0	42.1
518	Sunbury	18.9	12.5	42.1
519	Baden	5.2	11.6	42.2
520	Springdale	7.9	13.7	42.2
521	Mcdonald Borough	10.6	20.1	42.5
522	Franklin	7.6	21.6	42.6
523	Clairton	8.7	13.0	42.6
524	Leetsdale	6.8	23.9	42.8
525	St. Clair Boro	5.7	26.6	42.9
526	Brockway	4.9	4.9	43.2
527	Bell Acres	0.7	2.9	43.5
528	Montgomery	2.7	8.0	43.7
529	Sugar Notch	1.0	1.0	43.8
530	Lawrence Township	1.2	0.0	43.8
531	North East	4.4	22.2	44.2
532	Zerbe Township	6.2	4.0	44.8
533	Middleburg	29.5	11.6	44.9
534	Coraopolis	4.0	17.1	44.9
535	Harmar Township	3.3	14.6	45.2
536	Freedom Township	3.3	24.4	45.3
537	Centerville	5.1	7.0	45.3
538	Emlenton Borough	3.5	10.6	45.8
539	Folcroft	2.4	8.5	46.0
540	Fairfield	3.9	3.9	46.4
541	Colwyn	2.0	15.3	46.5
542	Jennerstown	3.1	4.7	46.7
543	Waynesburg	3.8	15.5	47.0
544	Windber	7.6	4.2	47.1
545	Carnegie	7.5	23.0	47.1
546	Glassport	8.8	20.8	47.2
547	West Carroll Township	8.3	3.3	47.7
548	Morton	2.6	37.6	47.9
549	Watsontown	21.8	8.9	48.1
550	Allegheny Township	12.4	17.5	48.1
551	Oxford	5.1	13.7	48.2
552	Everett	5.2	13.4	48.9
553	Aliquippa	7.3	8.6	49.1
554	North Belle Vernon	5.9	12.9	49.3
555	Lehighton	12.1	14.9	49.4
556	New Berlin	2.4	0.0	49.7
557	Stonycreek Township	5.8	18.6	49.8
558	Mount Carmel Township	16.8	2.7	50.7
559	Milford	4.1	10.2	50.7
560	West Conshohocken	5.6	13.9	51.0
561	Rush Township	0.3	19.7	51.6
562	Freedom	19.0	12.9	51.8
563	Renovo	2.5	6.6	52.1
564	Athens Township	5.7	33.1	52.2
565	Lewistown	6.4	15.5	52.3
566	Coudersport	4.2	1.2	52.4
567	Pittston Township	2.4	36.9	52.5
568	Morrisville	6.8	16.8	52.6
569	Verona	2.1	34.1	52.6
570	Midland	23.9	11.3	52.7
571	Pymatuning Township	22.2	12.4	52.7
572	Catawissa	21.8	12.9	53.0
573	Vandling	21.3	1.4	53.2
574	South Strabane Township	3.0	42.7	53.8
575	Mahoning Township	6.1	24.1	53.9
576	Towanda	4.2	14.1	55.1
577	Trainer	2.2	14.7	55.3
578	West York	5.2	19.9	56.0
579	Highspire	13.1	17.7	56.1
580	Selinsgrove	14.9	20.6	56.4
581	Clearfield	6.5	20.5	56.4
582	Beaver Falls	5.3	22.8	56.4
583	Kidder Township	4.7	24.9	57.1
584	Stowe Township	10.7	19.9	57.5
585	Union Township	4.1	38.5	58.0
586	Kittanning	7.5	35.3	58.0
587	Bally	3.9	0.8	58.1
588	Warren	9.6	14.8	58.9
589	Tinicum Township	5.6	28.6	59.4
590	Parkside	3.0	1.7	59.4
591	Blawnox	2.2	0.7	60.9
592	Manheim	17.5	14.4	60.9
593	New Brighton	3.6	12.7	61.1
594	Milton	15.8	6.9	61.7
595	Versailles	3.4	5.5	62.5
596	Taylor	4.6	8.0	63.2
597	West Sadsbury Township	2.4	12.5	63.7
598	Trafford	5.5	6.5	63.8
599	Dubois	14.0	20.6	65.4
600	Conewango Township	4.5	14.3	65.5
601	Darby Township	8.5	19.0	66.0
602	Plymouth	10.6	13.7	67.5
603	East Rochester	7.5	26.4	67.8
604	Sharon Hill	6.5	23.6	67.9
605	Corry	6.2	30.6	67.9
606	Nesquehoning	4.0	9.2	68.0
607	Millbourne	6.1	19.9	68.0
608	Gettysburg	11.1	5.2	68.9
609	East Lansdowne	6.4	21.0	69.0
610	Monessen	8.9	18.1	69.3
611	Moscow	9.2	8.2	69.3
612	Connellsville	4.9	36.8	70.8
613	Chester Township	14.7	16.6	71.9
614	Galeton	1.9	9.3	72.2
615	Cochranton	1.9	0.9	72.4
616	Jamestown	1.7	1.7	73.4
617	Hollidaysburg	23.2	4.9	73.5
618	Muncy Township	1.7	62.1	74.1
619	Lower Chichester Township	1.4	2.6	74.5
620	Leechburg	13.6	4.0	78.4
621	Roaring Creek Township	1.9	1.9	78.9
622	Collingdale	8.9	20.0	79.1
623	Meshoppen	10.5	14.1	79.7
624	Steelton	15.5	26.2	80.6
625	Dalton	12.6	11.8	80.6
626	Greenville	17.9	17.3	81.8
627	West Brownsville	5.2	36.4	83.2
628	Bradford	11.9	17.4	83.9
629	West Reading	18.5	30.3	84.3
630	West Lebanon Township	1.2	44.3	84.4
631	Dickson City	1.7	11.6	84.5
632	Pitcairn	8.8	21.4	85.1
633	Lansford	30.8	21.6	87.6
634	Tullytown	11.5	48.5	88.1
635	Rankin	11.8	14.3	90.8
636	Arnold	5.2	16.8	92.8
637	Lanesboro	2.2	2.2	93.3
638	Shenandoah	21.2	5.0	93.4
639	Franklin Township	13.7	0.0	94.7
640	Marcus Hook	11.7	18.4	95.6
641	Mount Carmel	24.9	11.6	97.5
642	Rochester	13.1	17.4	99.1
643	Koppel	8.4	2.8	103.8
644	Heidelberg	15.7	0.8	104.6
645	Gaines Township	3.7	3.7	104.7
646	Youngsville	11.2	9.3	105.1
647	Farrell	16.1	20.2	112.3
648	Frazer Township	0.9	102.5	112.8
649	Bridgewater	3.5	3.5	113.3
650	Ambridge	11.8	17.9	119.2
651	Upland	14.2	13.9	120.3
652	Uniontown	5.9	16.6	123.3
653	Eddystone	16.2	73.2	134.8
654	Foster Township	8.2	16.5	135.8
655	Mount Oliver	40.0	21.0	142.3
656	Mckees Rocks	40.4	32.1	142.6
657	Homestead	34.8	68.3	199.0
658	Wilkes-Barre Township	5.5	168.4	202.6
659	Weatherly	30.9	18.7	217.5
660	South Franklin Township	76.3	76.3	274.8

Methodology

To determine the safest cities in the state of Pennsylvania, AdvisorSmith relied upon crime reports submitted by cities and law enforcement agencies in the state to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. This crime data is reported on Return A and aggregated into the Uniform Crime Reporting Data Set and includes reported crime from cities and law enforcement agencies across the country. For Pennsylvania, a total of 869 cities made reports in this database.

Cities in Pennsylvania were segmented into one of three categories based upon population size. Cities with over 50,000 residents were labeled large cities, while cities with between 10,000 and 50,000 residents were considered midsize cities. Small cities were categorized as those with under 10,000 residents.

Our analysis excluded cities that had less than two months of crime data reported in the data set. For cities which reported fewer than 12 months of crime data, their crime reports were statistically adjusted so that their crime levels could be compared on a 12-month equivalent basis.

Each city was assigned a crime score, which we developed by assigning a multiplier to each type of crime in the report. More severe crimes such as murder, rape, and robbery, were assigned higher multipliers. After applying the multipliers, we added the total crime levels for each city and then divided the crime level by the population to derive a population-adjusted crime score. Within their population categories, the cities were ranked in order to determine the safest small, midsize, and large cities in Pennsylvania.

Sources

1. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A, 2019