Property crime per resident is higher in West Homestead than in 81% of U.S. towns
Among its 3 neighbors with figures, only one records less crime per resident. A Safety Grade of C− follows from crimes West Homestead’s police reported over the years 2023 to 2025. Each year brought 3.0 violent crimes and 22.2 incidents of property crime for every 1,000 residents (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 West Homestead
1 of the 3 graded towns next door reports less crime
Of the 3 Pennsylvania towns on West Homestead’s borders, 3 have a Safety Grade: Munhall (B−), Pittsburgh (D), Homestead (D−). Neighbors ↓
A job center
West Homestead has 1,289 jobs based in town for 1,778 residents (Census LEHD), so some reports involve people who work or shop there rather than residents. How to read it ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind West Homestead’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; violent crime is the closer of the two to typical. Its violent rate (3.0) is below the FBI’s national estimate (3.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns.
Crime in West Homestead 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 3 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | West Homestead | Rest of Pennsylvania | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 5.1 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
West Homestead’s police reported 16 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 3.0 per 1,000 residents a year, against 2.9 in the rest of Pennsylvania and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Reported crime is steady
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| Year | West Homestead property | Rest of Pennsylvania property | West Homestead violent | Rest of Pennsylvania violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 31.1 | 19.1 | 1.1 | 3.2 |
| 2024 | 20.2 | 17.4 | 5.1 | 2.9 |
| 2025 | 15.1 | 16.1 | 2.8 | 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.
32 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.
5 violent and 27 property, as reported to the FBI by West Homestead’s police.
One person died in crashes on West Homestead’s roads in 2019–2023
West Homestead had 1 fatal crash in five years, in which one person died.
That is about what is typical for Pennsylvania towns of 2,500–5,000 people: at their median rate (7.1 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of West Homestead’s size would see about 1 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so West Homestead’s own rate (10.5) 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.
West Homestead and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Homestead | C− | 3.0 | 22.2 |
| Pittsburgh | D | 4.7 | 23.8 |
| Munhall | B− | 1.6 | 13.1 |
| Homestead | D− | 8.3 | 89.6 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Pennsylvania towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Homestead | C− | 3.0 | 22.2 |
| Mayfield | A+ | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Branch Township | A+ | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Forest City | A+ | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| Bonneauville | A+ | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| North Belle Vernon | B− | 2.2 | 9.1 |
The five graded Pennsylvania towns closest to West Homestead’s population (1,778), 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 West Homestead. 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 West Homestead’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (1,788 in 2025); our figure for West Homestead is 1,778 (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 West Homestead
Is West Homestead, PA safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, West Homestead reports more crime per resident than 78% of U.S. towns, a C− Safety Grade. Its police reported 3.0 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 West Homestead?
3.0 violent and 22.2 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 West Homestead safer than Pittsburgh?
Pittsburgh reports more crime per resident than West Homestead: Pittsburgh grades D for safety and West Homestead C−. Pittsburgh’s police reported 4.7 violent and 23.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices West Homestead?
West Homestead’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “West Homestead”. 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.