Photo: Pittsburgh7 at en.wikipedia · Public domainCrime per resident in Mount Lebanon runs lower than in 83% of U.S. towns
One of the 6 towns next door with figures records less crime per resident. Measured on crimes Mount Lebanon’s police reported between 2023 and 2025, it earns a Safety Grade of A−: #198 of 578 graded towns in Pennsylvania. On top of that, the yearly rates were 0.6 violent crime and 5.1 incidents of property crime per 1,000 residents, set 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 Mount Lebanon
1 of the 6 graded towns next door reports less crime
Of the 7 Pennsylvania towns on Mount Lebanon’s borders, 6 have a Safety Grade: Castle Shannon (A), Dormont (A−), Bethel Park (A−), Scott Township (A−), Upper St. Clair Township (B+), Pittsburgh (D). Baldwin Township reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023. Neighbors ↓
Among Pennsylvania towns, closer to the middle
Pennsylvania’s cities and towns report less crime than most states’, so Mount Lebanon’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 66% of the 578 Pennsylvania towns we grade, against 83% nationally. Safety Grade ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Mount Lebanon’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 lower than in most U.S. towns; violent crime is the stronger of the two.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Mount Lebanon | Rest of Pennsylvania | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.4 | 7.0 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Mount Lebanon’s police reported 56 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 0.6 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 Mount Lebanon 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 1 violent crime, 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 | Mount Lebanon property | Rest of Pennsylvania property | Mount Lebanon violent | Rest of Pennsylvania violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3.4 | 30.6 | 0.4 | 7.0 |
| 2023 | 4.8 | 19.1 | 0.6 | 3.3 |
| 2024 | 6.2 | 17.4 | 0.6 | 2.9 |
| 2025 | 4.4 | 16.1 | 0.5 | 2.7 |
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, 2022–2025, against the rest of Pennsylvania.
160 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.
15 violent and 145 property, as reported to the FBI by Mount Lebanon’s police.
Mount Lebanon and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lebanon | A− | 0.6 | 5.1 |
| Scott Township | A− | 0.6 | 7.2 |
| Dormont | A− | 0.4 | 6.4 |
| Castle Shannon | A | 0.6 | 3.2 |
| Baldwin Township | — | — | — |
| Pittsburgh | D | 4.7 | 23.8 |
| Bethel Park | A− | 0.5 | 6.9 |
| Upper St. Clair Township | B+ | 0.2 | 10.9 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Baldwin Township reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023.
Pennsylvania towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lebanon | A− | 0.6 | 5.1 |
| Radnor Township | A− | 0.8 | 6.3 |
| North Huntingdon Township | A− | 0.3 | 7.9 |
| Warminster Township | B+ | 0.7 | 7.5 |
| Ross Township | C | 0.9 | 23.2 |
| Chester | D | 8.4 | 20.3 |
The five graded Pennsylvania towns closest to Mount Lebanon’s population (32,552), 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 Mount Lebanon. 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 Mount Lebanon’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (32,647 in 2025); our figure for Mount Lebanon is 32,552 (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 Mount Lebanon
Is Mount Lebanon, PA safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Mount Lebanon reports less crime per resident than 83% of U.S. towns, an A− Safety Grade and #198 of 578 in Pennsylvania. Its police reported 0.6 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 Mount Lebanon?
0.6 violent and 5.1 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.
How many homicides were there in Mount Lebanon in 2025?
Mount Lebanon’s police reported 0 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 0.0 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Mount Lebanon safer than Scott Township?
Scott Township reports more crime per resident than Mount Lebanon: Scott Township grades A− for safety and Mount Lebanon A−. Scott Township’s police reported 0.6 violent and 7.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Mount Lebanon?
Mount Lebanon’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Mount Lebanon”. 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.