Swissvale, PA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Swissvale, PA Summary

Crime in Swissvale research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Swissvale 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 Swissvale:

  • There were 195 total crimes committed in Swissvale the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,253.8 total crimes per 100K people in Swissvale.
  • The overall crime rate in Swissvale is -3.03% below the national average.
  • Swissvale ranks #306 safest out of 365 cities in Pennsylvania.
  • Swissvale ranks #7,062 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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Swissvale Vs Pennsylvania And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Swissvale is 2,253.8 per 100,000 people. That's -3.03% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 10.83% higher than the Pennsylvania total crime rate of 2,033.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Swissvale
/ 100k People
Pennsylvania
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 195 2,253.8 2,033.6 2,324.2
Murder 1 11.6 7.9 6.3
Robbery 4 46.2 83.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 16 184.9 264.6 268.2
Violent Crime 21 242.7 389.5 369.8
Burglary 27 312.1 248.6 269.8
Larceny 136 1,571.9 1,274.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 11 127.1 121.0 282.7
Property Crime 174 2,011.1 1,644.1 1,954.4

Swissvale 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 Swissvale

21
Violent Crimes
242.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-34.36%
Below The National Average
  • There were 21 violent crimes in Swissvale in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Swissvale is 242.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 412.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Swissvale each year. That compares to a 1 in 256.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -34.36% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -37.69% lower than the Pennsylvania violent crime rate of 389.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Swissvale

174
Property Crimes
2,011.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
2.90%
Above The National Average
  • There were 174 property crimes in Swissvale in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Swissvale is 2,011.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 49.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Swissvale each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 2.90% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 22.32% higher than the Pennsylvania property crime rate of 1,644.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Swissvale

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Wilkinsburg, PA 15,389 624 4,054.8 3,067.1 987.7
Forest Hills, PA 6,257 49 783.1 751.2 32.0
Braddock, PA 2,107 59 2,800.2 2,657.8 142.4

Swissvale SnackAbility

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