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The Pittsburgh crime rate is much higher than the Pennsylvania average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #657

Pittsburgh, PA	2,771.77
Pennsylvania	1,334.83
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Pittsburgh, PA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Pittsburgh, PA	Count	69	91	986	1,309	2,129	7,157	597	192
	Pittsburgh, PA	Per 100,000	22.4	29.6	320.5	425.5	692.1	2,326.6	194.1	62.4	2,419
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	4.8	21.8	105.8	173.5	357.5	1,472.2	102.0	NA	1,111
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Pittsburgh, PA	Count	45	78	956	1,180	2,173	7,258	616	208
	Pittsburgh, PA	Per 100,000	14.6	25.4	310.8	383.6	706.4	2,359.3	200.2	67.6	2,242
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	4.7	20.7	115.6	185.7	407.3	1,545.6	107.8	NA	1,176
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Pittsburgh, PA	Count	41	47	1,134	1,125	2,537	7,610	544	248
	Pittsburgh, PA	Per 100,000	13.1	15.1	363.3	360.4	812.8	2,438.2	174.3	79.5	2,285
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.4	26.1	122.8	194.4	445.5	1,603.1	117.7	NA	1,272
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Pittsburgh, PA	Count	44	67	1,126	1,239	2,686	6,897	480	195
	Pittsburgh, PA	Per 100,000	14.3	21.7	364.9	401.5	870.4	2,234.9	155.5	63.2	2,346
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.0	26.1	126.6	197.3	454.0	1,636.1	132.2	NA	1,295
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Pittsburgh, PA	Count	55	66	1,190	1,499	2,949	7,678	657	154
	Pittsburgh, PA	Per 100,000	17.6	21.1	380.5	479.3	943.0	2,455.1	210.1	49.2	2,612
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.2	26.9	128.8	205.3	434.3	1,607.4	131.2	NA	1,295
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Pittsburgh, PA	Count	39	116	1,367	1,565	2,811	8,134	830	146
	Pittsburgh, PA	Per 100,000	12.5	37.2	437.8	501.2	900.3	2,605.1	265.8	46.8	2,768
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.2	29.0	138.9	207.4	434.7	1,625.5	141.4	NA	1,334
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Pittsburgh, PA	Count	72	136	1,541	1,609	3,108	8,258	1,259	98
	Pittsburgh, PA	Per 100,000	23.2	43.9	497.5	519.4	1,003.4	2,666.0	406.4	31.6	3,207
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.6	27.9	151.6	224.8	470.9	1,758.8	180.5	NA	1,442
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Pittsburgh, PA	Count	52	129	1,596	1,678	3,418	8,977	1,538	79
	Pittsburgh, PA	Per 100,000	16.7	41.3	511.2	537.5	1,094.9	2,875.6	492.7	25.3	3,275
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.8	27.7	156.5	226.4	450.6	1,697.9	212.8	NA	1,443
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Pittsburgh, PA	Count	56	102	1,722	1,593	3,713	9,658	1,865	70
	Pittsburgh, PA	Per 100,000	17.3	31.4	530.5	490.8	1,143.9	2,975.3	574.5	21.6	3,306
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.9	27.3	168.6	237.6	463.2	1,742.9	237.4	NA	1,502
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Pittsburgh, PA	Count	63	117	1,617	1,588	3,018	10,337	2,273	55
	Pittsburgh, PA	Per 100,000	19.0	35.4	488.8	480.1	912.4	3,125.0	687.2	16.6	3,258
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	6.1	28.9	154.6	235.0	451.6	1,729.1	236.5	NA	1,479
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Pittsburgh, PA	29.67
Pennsylvania	4.56
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Pittsburgh, PA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Pittsburgh, PA	Count	9	6	2	0	1	0
	Pittsburgh, PA	Per 100,000	2.9	2.0	0.7	0.0	0.3	0.0	29
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.4	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Pittsburgh, PA	Count	15	12	0	3	0	0
	Pittsburgh, PA	Per 100,000	4.9	3.9	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	48
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Pittsburgh, PA	Count	3	2	0	0	1	0
	Pittsburgh, PA	Per 100,000	1.0	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	9
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Pittsburgh, PA	Count	13	7	1	3	2	0
	Pittsburgh, PA	Per 100,000	4.2	2.3	0.3	1.0	0.6	0.0	42
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	4
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Pittsburgh, PA	Count	9	6	1	2	0	0
	Pittsburgh, PA	Per 100,000	2.9	1.9	0.3	0.6	0.0	0.0	28
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	4
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Pittsburgh, PA	Count	7	2	2	2	1	0
	Pittsburgh, PA	Per 100,000	2.2	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.3	0.0	22
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Pittsburgh, PA	Count	11	8	2	1	0	0
	Pittsburgh, PA	Per 100,000	3.6	2.6	0.6	0.3	0.0	0.0	35
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.6	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Pittsburgh, PA	Count	9	6	1	0	2	0
	Pittsburgh, PA	Per 100,000	2.9	1.9	0.3	0.0	0.6	0.0	28
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.7	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	6
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Pittsburgh, PA	Count	9	6	2	0	1	0
	Pittsburgh, PA	Per 100,000	2.8	1.8	0.6	0.0	0.3	0.0	27
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.8	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	8
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Pittsburgh, PA	2.81
Pennsylvania	2.92
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Pittsburgh, PA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Pittsburgh, PA	Count	975	913	62
	Pittsburgh, PA	Per 100,000	317.0	296.8	20.2	3.07
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	309.8	259.3	50.5	2.85
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Pittsburgh, PA	Count	923	861	62
	Pittsburgh, PA	Per 100,000	300.0	279.9	20.2	2.90
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	307.1	258.0	49.0	2.83
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Pittsburgh, PA	Count	947	886	61
	Pittsburgh, PA	Per 100,000	303.4	283.9	19.5	2.94
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	307.7	259.0	48.7	2.83
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Pittsburgh, PA	Count	943	880	63
	Pittsburgh, PA	Per 100,000	305.6	285.2	20.4	2.95
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	327.8	270.7	57.1	2.99
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Pittsburgh, PA	Count	954	887	67
	Pittsburgh, PA	Per 100,000	305.0	283.6	21.4	2.94
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	306.8	261.8	45.1	2.84
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Pittsburgh, PA	Count	976	914	62
	Pittsburgh, PA	Per 100,000	312.6	292.7	19.9	3.03
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	309.8	262.6	47.2	2.86
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Pittsburgh, PA	Count	912	850	62
	Pittsburgh, PA	Per 100,000	294.4	274.4	20.0	2.84
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	316.8	267.1	49.7	2.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Pittsburgh, PA	Count	912	850	62
	Pittsburgh, PA	Per 100,000	292.1	272.3	19.9	2.82
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	326.8	275.5	51.3	3.01
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Pittsburgh, PA	Count	910	848	62
2005	Pittsburgh, PA	Count	943	880	63