Butler, PA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Butler, PA Summary

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

  • There were 274 total crimes committed in Butler in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,112.1 total crimes per 100K people in Butler.
  • The overall crime rate in Butler is -0.34% below the national average.
  • Butler ranks #784 safest out of 880 cities in Pennsylvania.
  • Butler ranks #7,449 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Butler Vs Pennsylvania And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Butler is 2,112.1 per 100,000 people. That's -0.34% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 25.67% higher than the Pennsylvania total crime rate of 1,680.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Butler
/ 100k People
Pennsylvania
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 274 2,112.1 1,680.6 2,119.2
Murder 1 7.7 5.0 5.0
Robbery 4 30.8 51.4 61.0
Aggravated Assault 60 462.5 161.4 256.0
Violent Crime 65 501.0 245.6 359.0
Burglary 34 262.1 116.7 229.0
Larceny 158 1,217.9 1,129.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 17 131.0 188.5 259.0
Property Crime 209 1,611.0 1,435.0 1,760.0

Butler Crime Compared To Pennsylvania Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Pennsylvania.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Butler

65
Violent Crimes
501.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
39.57%
Above The National Average
  • There were 65 violent crimes in Butler in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Butler is 501.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 199.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Butler each year. That compares to a 1 in 407.1 chance statewide.
  • That's 39.57% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 104.00% higher than the Pennsylvania violent crime rate of 245.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Butler

209
Property Crimes
1,611.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-8.46%
Below The National Average
  • There were 209 property crimes in Butler in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Butler is 1,611.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 62.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Butler each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -8.46% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 12.27% higher than the Pennsylvania property crime rate of 1,435.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Butler

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Franklin Park, PA 14,871 43 289.2 215.2 74.0
Pleasant Hills, PA 8,268 99 1,197.4 1,185.3 12.1
Castle Shannon, PA 8,039 28 348.3 323.4 24.9
Dormont, PA 7,833 51 651.1 574.5 76.6
Canfield, OH 7,588 30 395.4 342.6 52.7
Forest Hills, PA 6,825 62 908.4 805.9 102.6
Fox Chapel, PA 5,129 15 292.5 292.5 0.0

Butler SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
4
Affordability
6
Diversity
6
Safety
N/A
Amenities
9
Education
7
Commute
8.5
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