Photo: Lee Paxton · CC BY-SA 4.0Crime in Penn Hills: the figures, without a grade
Verona, 2 miles away, is the nearest town with a Safety Grade (C−). Penn Hills’ police reported to the FBI for 2024 but not 2023 or 2025, so there is no Safety Grade: the grade needs all three years, 2023–2025. Nearby, 39 communities within 10 miles carry a Safety Grade.
For every 1,000 residents, about 11 property crimes reported
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2024
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2024
Crimes reported to police in 2024 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
And about 4 violent crimes, in 2024. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
The years Penn Hills’ police reported
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| Year | Penn Hills | Rest of Pennsylvania | Penn Hills | Rest of Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | not reported | 30.2 | not reported | 6.9 |
| 2023 | not reported | 19.1 | not reported | 3.2 |
| 2024 | 10.5 | 17.4 | 3.7 | 2.9 |
| 2025 | not reported | 16.1 | not reported | 2.6 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents, against the rest of Pennsylvania. A year the department didn’t report in full is a gap, not a zero.
558 crimes reported in 2024
2024 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
145 violent and 413 property, as reported to the FBI by Penn Hills’ police.
The nearest Pennsylvania towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verona | C− | 2 mi | 0.7 | 31.2 |
| O'Hara Township | A+ | 3 mi | 0.4 | 2.4 |
| Churchill | A− | 3 mi | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Oakmont | B+ | 3 mi | 0.4 | 8.7 |
| Wilkinsburg | D | 3 mi | 6.4 | 20.6 |
| Forest Hills | B+ | 4 mi | 1.1 | 8.4 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Penn Hills. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Penn Hills.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Penn Hills and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plum | — | — | — |
| Monroeville | C | 1.4 | 23.3 |
| Pittsburgh | D | 4.7 | 23.8 |
| Oakmont | B+ | 0.4 | 8.7 |
| Verona | C− | 0.7 | 31.2 |
| Wilkinsburg | D | 6.4 | 20.6 |
| Churchill | A− | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| O'Hara Township | A+ | 0.4 | 2.4 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Plum reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023.
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 Penn Hills. 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 Penn Hills’ residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (39,203 in 2024); our figure for Penn Hills is 39,452 (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 Penn Hills
Is Penn Hills, PA safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Penn Hills. The nearest Pennsylvania towns with a grade are Verona (C−, 2 mi), O'Hara Township (A+, 3 mi), Churchill (A−, 3 mi).
Who polices Penn Hills?
Penn Hills’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Penn Hills”. 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, 2024, 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.