First Methodist Episcopal Church of McKeesport · Photo: Generic1139 · CC BY-SA 3.0Per resident, McKeesport records more crime than 98% of U.S. towns
All 5 towns next door with figures record less crime per resident. Scored on crimes McKeesport’s police reported across 2023 to 2025, the town lands on D− for safety: #575 of 578 graded towns in Pennsylvania. Per 1,000 residents a year, 15.6 violent crimes and 25.2 incidents of property crime were recorded, against 2.9 and 17.5 in the rest of Pennsylvania.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of PA” is every other Pennsylvania city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in McKeesport
5 of the 5 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 8 Pennsylvania towns on McKeesport’s borders, 5 have a Safety Grade: Port Vue (A+), White Oak (A−), North Versailles Township (B−), Duquesne (C−), West Mifflin (C−). Versailles reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023. Liberty reported to the FBI for 2025 but not 2023 or 2024. Dravosburg has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025. Neighbors ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind McKeesport’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are higher than in most U.S. towns; property crime is the closer of the two to typical.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | McKeesport | Rest of Pennsylvania | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 15.0 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 16.9 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 14.9 | 2.6 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
McKeesport’s police reported 868 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 15.6 per 1,000 residents a year, against 2.9 in the rest of Pennsylvania and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Crime in McKeesport per 1,000 residents
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
And about 15 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Reported crime is steady
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| Year | McKeesport property | Rest of Pennsylvania property | McKeesport violent | Rest of Pennsylvania violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 28.2 | 19.0 | 15.0 | 3.2 |
| 2024 | 25.6 | 17.3 | 16.9 | 2.9 |
| 2025 | 21.6 | 16.0 | 14.9 | 2.6 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident was steady from 2023 to 2025: the change is within ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2023–2025, against the rest of Pennsylvania.
675 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
275 violent and 400 property, as reported to the FBI by McKeesport’s police.
Eight people died in crashes on McKeesport’s roads in 2019–2023
McKeesport had 8 fatal crashes in five years, in which eight people died; 2 were pedestrians.
That is about what is typical for Pennsylvania towns of 5,000–25,000 people: at their median rate (5.8 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of McKeesport’s size would see about 5 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so McKeesport’s own rate (9.2) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
McKeesport and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKeesport | D− | 15.6 | 25.2 |
| White Oak | A− | 0.3 | 6.2 |
| Port Vue | A+ | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Versailles | — | — | — |
| North Versailles Township | B− | 1.3 | 14.6 |
| Liberty | — | — | — |
| Duquesne | C− | 5.7 | 12.0 |
| West Mifflin | C− | 3.5 | 23.3 |
| Dravosburg | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Versailles reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023. Liberty reported to the FBI for 2025 but not 2023 or 2024. Dravosburg has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025.
Pennsylvania towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKeesport | D− | 15.6 | 25.2 |
| Forks Township | A | 0.3 | 5.7 |
| Hilltown Township | A− | 0.4 | 6.8 |
| Scott Township | A− | 0.6 | 7.2 |
| Butler Township | B− | 1.1 | 14.2 |
| Upper Chichester Township | C+ | 1.6 | 14.9 |
The five graded Pennsylvania towns closest to McKeesport’s population (16,907), by grade.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of McKeesport. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against McKeesport’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (18,513 in 2025); our figure for McKeesport is 16,907 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in McKeesport
Is McKeesport, PA safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, McKeesport reports more crime per resident than 98% of U.S. towns, a D− Safety Grade and #575 of 578 in Pennsylvania. Its police reported 15.6 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 2.9 in the rest of Pennsylvania and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in McKeesport?
15.6 violent and 25.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Pennsylvania reports 2.9 and 17.5; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is McKeesport safer than White Oak?
White Oak reports less crime per resident than McKeesport: White Oak grades A− for safety and McKeesport D−. White Oak’s police reported 0.3 violent and 6.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices McKeesport?
McKeesport’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “McKeesport”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.