McKeesport, PA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In McKeesport, PA Summary

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

  • There were 787 total crimes committed in McKeesport in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,258.7 total crimes per 100K people in McKeesport.
  • The overall crime rate in McKeesport is 100.95% above the national average.
  • McKeesport ranks #871 safest out of 880 cities in Pennsylvania.
  • McKeesport ranks #9,370 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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McKeesport Vs Pennsylvania And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in McKeesport is 4,258.7 per 100,000 people. That's 100.95% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 153.40% higher than the Pennsylvania total crime rate of 1,680.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
McKeesport
/ 100k People
Pennsylvania
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 787 4,258.7 1,680.6 2,119.2
Murder 6 32.5 5.0 5.0
Robbery 30 162.3 51.4 61.0
Aggravated Assault 271 1,466.5 161.4 256.0
Violent Crime 313 1,693.7 245.6 359.0
Burglary 109 589.8 116.7 229.0
Larceny 309 1,672.1 1,129.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 56 303.0 188.5 259.0
Property Crime 474 2,564.9 1,435.0 1,760.0

McKeesport 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 McKeesport

313
Violent Crimes
1,693.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
371.79%
Above The National Average
  • There were 313 violent crimes in McKeesport in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in McKeesport is 1,693.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 59.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in McKeesport each year. That compares to a 1 in 407.1 chance statewide.
  • That's 371.79% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 589.59% higher than the Pennsylvania violent crime rate of 245.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In McKeesport

474
Property Crimes
2,564.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
45.73%
Above The National Average
  • There were 474 property crimes in McKeesport in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in McKeesport is 2,564.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 39.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in McKeesport each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 45.73% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 78.74% higher than the Pennsylvania property crime rate of 1,435.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around McKeesport

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
West Mifflin, PA 18,705 565 3,020.6 2,641.0 379.6
Whitehall, PA 14,475 89 614.9 518.1 96.7
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
Forest Hills, PA 6,825 62 908.4 805.9 102.6
West View, PA 6,359 63 990.7 959.3 31.5
Fox Chapel, PA 5,129 15 292.5 292.5 0.0
Duquesne, PA 5,016 93 1,854.1 1,176.2 677.8
Liberty, SC 3,290 48 1,459.0 1,155.0 304.0

Mckeesport SnackAbility

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