Butler, PA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Butler:

  • There were 330 total crimes committed in Butler the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,557.9 total crimes per 100K people in Butler.
  • The overall crime rate in Butler is 10.06% above the national average.
  • Butler ranks #320 safest out of 365 cities in Pennsylvania.
  • Butler ranks #7,569 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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Butler Vs Pennsylvania And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Butler is 2,557.9 per 100,000 people. That's 10.06% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 25.78% higher than the Pennsylvania total crime rate of 2,033.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Butler
/ 100k People
Pennsylvania
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 330 2,557.9 2,033.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.9 6.3
Robbery 9 69.8 83.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 55 426.3 264.6 268.2
Violent Crime 62 480.6 389.5 369.8
Burglary 51 395.3 248.6 269.8
Larceny 205 1,589.0 1,274.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 12 93.0 121.0 282.7
Property Crime 268 2,077.4 1,644.1 1,954.4

Butler 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 Butler

62
Violent Crimes
480.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
29.96%
Above The National Average
  • There were 62 violent crimes in Butler in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Butler is 480.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 208.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Butler each year. That compares to a 1 in 256.7 chance statewide.
  • That's 29.96% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 23.38% higher than the Pennsylvania violent crime rate of 389.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Butler

268
Property Crimes
2,077.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
6.29%
Above The National Average
  • There were 268 property crimes in Butler in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Butler is 2,077.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 48.1 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 6.29% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 26.35% higher than the Pennsylvania property crime rate of 1,644.1 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
Canfield, OH 7,551 33 437.0 423.8 13.2
Forest Hills, PA 6,257 49 783.1 751.2 32.0
Prospect, PA 1,116 2 179.2 179.2 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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