Pennsylvania Crime Rate 1979-2018

Interactive chart of Pennsylvania violent crime rate and statistics by year from 1979 to 2018. In the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, violent crime statistics are composed of four offenses: murder/homicide and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. Violent crimes are defined in the UCR Program as those offenses which involve force or threat of force.
  • The Pennsylvania crime rate for 2018 was 306.02 per 100,000 population, a 2.22% decline from 2017.
  • The Pennsylvania crime rate for 2017 was 312.97 per 100,000 population, a 0.91% decline from 2016.
  • The Pennsylvania crime rate for 2016 was 315.86 per 100,000 population, a 0.14% increase from 2015.
  • The Pennsylvania crime rate for 2015 was 315.42 per 100,000 population, a 0.14% increase from 2014.
Data Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation - Crime in the U.S.

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All 50 States Ranked
State Name Population Rate
District Of Columbia 702,455 995.94
Alaska 737,438 884.96
New Mexico 2,095,428 856.58
Tennessee 6,770,010 623.72
Arkansas 3,013,825 543.63
Nevada 3,034,392 541.13
Louisiana 4,659,978 537.53
Alabama 4,887,871 519.63
Missouri 6,126,452 502.05
South Carolina 5,084,127 488.28
Arizona 7,171,646 474.90
Maryland 6,042,718 468.66
Oklahoma 3,943,079 466.13
Michigan 9,995,915 449.36
California 39,557,045 447.41
Kansas 2,911,505 439.02
Delaware 967,171 423.61
Texas 28,701,845 410.87
South Dakota 882,235 404.65
Illinois 12,741,080 404.13
Colorado 5,695,564 397.22
Florida 21,299,325 384.89
Indiana 6,691,878 382.27
North Carolina 10,383,620 377.61
Montana 1,062,305 374.09
New York 19,542,209 350.50
Massachusetts 6,902,149 338.11
Georgia 10,519,475 326.58
Washington State 7,535,591 311.48
Pennsylvania 12,807,060 306.02
Wisconsin 5,813,568 295.45
West Virginia 1,805,832 289.95
Oregon 4,190,713 285.54
Nebraska 1,929,268 284.77
North Dakota 760,077 280.63
Ohio 11,689,442 279.94
Iowa 3,156,145 250.08
Hawaii 1,420,491 248.65
Mississippi 2,986,530 234.35
Utah 3,161,105 233.08
Idaho 1,754,208 227.05
Minnesota 5,611,179 220.43
Rhode Island 1,057,315 219.14
Wyoming 577,737 212.21
Kentucky 4,468,402 211.87
New Jersey 8,908,520 208.08
Connecticut 3,572,665 207.44
Virginia 8,517,685 199.96
New Hampshire 1,356,458 173.17
Vermont 626,299 171.96
Maine 1,338,404 112.15
Historical Violent Crime Rate per 100,000 Population
Year Pennsylvania United States
2018 306.02 380.56
2017 312.97 394.86
2016 315.86 397.52
2015 315.42 373.74
2014 314.98 361.55
2013 335.06 369.13
2012 355.55 387.75
2011 362.44 387.06
2010 366.51 404.50
2009 382.30 431.88
2008 410.05 458.61
2007 416.69 471.77
2006 442.33 479.34
2005 425.31 469.04
2004 411.46 463.16
2003 397.79 475.84
2002 402.13 494.38
2001 409.91 504.52
2000 420.03 506.53
1999 420.47 522.95
1998 420.55 567.59
1997 442.10 610.98
1996 480.30 636.64
1995 427.32 684.46
1994 426.69 713.59
1993 417.46 747.15
1992 426.98 757.67
1991 450.00 758.18
1990 431.03 729.61
1989 378.62 666.90
1988 361.97 640.58
1987 369.36 612.49
1986 358.56 620.14
1985 331.06 558.06
1984 320.59 539.93
1983 342.85 538.12
1982 360.45 570.82
1981 371.75 593.47
1980 363.93 596.64
1979 333.59 548.86