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Pittsburgh, PA crime rate

Offenses reported by the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police to the FBI for 2024, next to 2023, the state and the country — counts and rates per 100,000 residents.

Quick answer

In 2024 the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police reported 1,383 violent offenses and 7,345 property offenses across a covered population of 317,177. That is 436 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 20% above the national rate.

Violent crime rate 2024
436US 363.9 per 100k
Property crime rate 2024
2,315.7US 1,769 per 100k
Violent crime year over year
-10.4%2023 to 2024, reported counts
Violent clearance rate
43%Cleared by arrest or exceptional means

Every offense the FBI publishes for Pittsburgh

Reported offenses and rates per 100,000 residents, 2024, with the state and national rate alongside.

OffenseReported 2024Rate per 100kPennsylvania rateUS ratevs 2023
Violent crime1,383436251.2363.9-10.4%
Murder & non-negligent manslaughter3912.35.35.2-23.5%
Rape17153.930.139.3+61.3%
Robbery403127.152.161.7-15.7%
Aggravated assault770242.8163.8257.6-15.3%
Property crime7,3452,315.71,4661,769-4.8%
Burglary738232.7118.4232.1-10.8%
Larceny / theft5,4411,715.41,143.71,267.8-9.8%
Motor vehicle theft1,092344.3191.5258+43.9%
Arson7423.312.411.1-26.7%

How to read Pittsburgh crime data

What these numbers do and do not tell you.

Everything above is what one agency — the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, ORI PAPPD0000 — reported to the FBI for a covered population of 317,177. Transit, university, county and state police working the same streets file separately and are not added in, so a city total is not the total of all crime inside the city limits. Rates use the agency's own population coverage as the denominator, which is how the FBI computes them. Property offenses moved down 4.8% against 2023. Reporting practices, staffing and NIBRS transition dates differ between departments, so treat city-to-city comparison as directional rather than exact.

Other Pittsburgh data on this site.

Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency-level UCR/NIBRS · rates as published for 2024 reporting year

Agency Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, ORI PAPPD0000. Counts are offenses known to law enforcement; clearances may include cases opened in an earlier year.