Photo: Dllu · CC BY-SA 4.0Violent crime per resident is higher in Pittsburgh than in 87% of U.S. towns
All 6 towns next door with figures record less crime per resident. Per 1,000 residents a year, 4.7 violent crimes and 23.8 incidents of property crime were recorded, against 2.9 and 17.2 in the rest of Pennsylvania. On top of that, on the record of crimes Pittsburgh’s police reported from 2023 to 2025, it takes D for safety: #549 of 578 graded towns in Pennsylvania, and #181 of 325 U.S. cities over 100,000. The graded rate fell 8% from 2023 to 2025.
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 Pittsburgh
6 of the 6 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 8 Pennsylvania towns on Pittsburgh’s borders, 6 have a Safety Grade: Reserve Township (A), Green Tree (A), Baldwin (A−), Ingram (B+), Crafton (C+), Ross Township (C). Penn Hills reported to the FBI for 2024 but not 2023 or 2025. Baldwin Township reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023. Neighbors ↓
Homicides: above U.S. cities overall
Pittsburgh’s police reported 31 homicides to the FBI in 2025. Over 2023–2025 that is 12.7 per 100,000 residents a year, 2.2 times the rest of Pennsylvania (5.8) and 2.2 times all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (5.7). Violent crime ↓
Robberies: 2.0 times the rest of Pennsylvania
137 robberies per 100,000 residents a year over 2023–2025 (396 reported in 2025), 2.0 times the rest of Pennsylvania (69.4) and 1.7 times all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (79.4). Violent crime ↓
Against other big cities
Among the 325 U.S. cities over 100,000 we grade, Pittsburgh reports less crime per resident than 44% (#181). Places like it ↓
A college town
Pittsburgh is home to the University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus, with 33,505 students taking classes on campus (federal college data), and 16% of residents are enrolled in college (Census). Students who live in town count as residents, so they are part of the per-resident rate. How to read it ↓
A job center
Pittsburgh has 282,704 jobs based in town for 307,632 residents (Census LEHD), so some reports involve people who work or shop there rather than residents. How to read it ↓
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Pittsburgh’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.
Homicides and robberies
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| Year | Pittsburgh | Rest of Pennsylvania | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 16.7 | 7.8 | 6.8 |
| 2024 | 11.4 | 5.3 | 5.7 |
| 2025 | 10.1 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
Homicides per 100,000 residents
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| Year | Pittsburgh | Rest of Pennsylvania | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 157 | 84.4 | 90.6 |
| 2024 | 124 | 67.4 | 81.9 |
| 2025 | 129 | 57.0 | 66.0 |
Robberies per 100,000 residents
Pittsburgh’s police reported 31 homicides, 396 robberies and 1,449 violent crimes in all to the FBI in 2025. By year, against the rest of Pennsylvania and all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables.
Crime in Pittsburgh 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 5 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | Pittsburgh property | Rest of Pennsylvania property | Pittsburgh violent | Rest of Pennsylvania violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 25.3 | 18.8 | 5.1 | 3.2 |
| 2024 | 22.8 | 17.2 | 4.3 | 2.9 |
| 2025 | 23.3 | 15.8 | 4.7 | 2.6 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2023–2025, against the rest of Pennsylvania.
8,593 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.
1,449 violent and 7,144 property, as reported to the FBI by Pittsburgh’s police.
113 people died in crashes on Pittsburgh’s roads in 2019–2023
Pittsburgh had 109 fatal crashes in five years, in which 113 people died; 29 were pedestrians and 3 were cyclists. 15 died in crashes on an Interstate.
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.
Pittsburgh and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh | D | 4.7 | 23.8 |
| Baldwin | A− | 1.2 | 3.2 |
| Penn Hills | — | — | — |
| Ross Township | C | 0.9 | 23.2 |
| Baldwin Township | — | — | — |
| Green Tree | A | 0.6 | 2.6 |
| Reserve Township | A | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| Crafton | C+ | 1.7 | 18.1 |
| Ingram | B+ | 0.6 | 10.6 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Penn Hills reported to the FBI for 2024 but not 2023 or 2025. Baldwin Township 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 Pittsburgh. A citywide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of the city to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Pittsburgh’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (306,794 in 2025); our figure for Pittsburgh is 307,632 (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 Pittsburgh
Is Pittsburgh, PA safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Pittsburgh reports more crime per resident than 86% of U.S. towns, a D Safety Grade and #549 of 578 in Pennsylvania. Its police reported 4.7 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 Pittsburgh?
4.7 violent and 23.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Pennsylvania reports 2.9 and 17.2; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
How many homicides were there in Pittsburgh in 2025?
Pittsburgh’s police reported 31 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 10.1 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Pittsburgh safer than Baldwin?
Baldwin reports less crime per resident than Pittsburgh: Baldwin grades A− for safety and Pittsburgh D. Baldwin’s police reported 1.2 violent and 3.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Pittsburgh?
Pittsburgh’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Pittsburgh”. 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.