New Kensington, PA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In New Kensington, PA Summary

Crime in New Kensington research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in New Kensington over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in New Kensington:

  • There were 462 total crimes committed in New Kensington the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,764.4 total crimes per 100K people in New Kensington.
  • The overall crime rate in New Kensington is 61.96% above the national average.
  • New Kensington ranks #349 safest out of 365 cities in Pennsylvania.
  • New Kensington ranks #8,794 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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New Kensington Vs Pennsylvania And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in New Kensington is 3,764.4 per 100,000 people. That's 61.96% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 85.11% higher than the Pennsylvania total crime rate of 2,033.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
New Kensington
/ 100k People
Pennsylvania
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 462 3,764.4 2,033.6 2,324.2
Murder 1 8.1 7.9 6.3
Robbery 20 163.0 83.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 51 415.5 264.6 268.2
Violent Crime 82 668.1 389.5 369.8
Burglary 65 529.6 248.6 269.8
Larceny 292 2,379.2 1,274.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 23 187.4 121.0 282.7
Property Crime 380 3,096.2 1,644.1 1,954.4

New Kensington Crime Compared To Pennsylvania Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Pennsylvania.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In New Kensington

82
Violent Crimes
668.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
80.67%
Above The National Average
  • There were 82 violent crimes in New Kensington in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in New Kensington is 668.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 149.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in New Kensington each year. That compares to a 1 in 256.7 chance statewide.
  • That's 80.67% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 71.53% higher than the Pennsylvania violent crime rate of 389.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In New Kensington

380
Property Crimes
3,096.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
58.42%
Above The National Average
  • There were 380 property crimes in New Kensington in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in New Kensington is 3,096.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 32.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in New Kensington each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 58.42% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 88.33% higher than the Pennsylvania property crime rate of 1,644.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around New Kensington

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Lower Burrell, PA 11,077 143 1,291.0 1,110.4 180.6
Forest Hills, PA 6,257 49 783.1 751.2 32.0
Springdale, PA 3,294 67 2,034.0 1,578.6 455.4
Brackenridge, PA 3,140 46 1,465.0 1,210.2 254.8

New Kensington SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8
Diversity
7
Safety
N/A
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
6
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