Steelton, PA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Steelton, PA Summary

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

  • There were 146 total crimes committed in Steelton in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,309.4 total crimes per 100K people in Steelton.
  • The overall crime rate in Steelton is 8.97% above the national average.
  • Steelton ranks #805 safest out of 880 cities in Pennsylvania.
  • Steelton ranks #7,761 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.

Additional research about crime in Pennsylvania

Steelton Vs Pennsylvania And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Steelton is 2,309.4 per 100,000 people. That's 8.97% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 37.41% higher than the Pennsylvania total crime rate of 1,680.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Steelton
/ 100k People
Pennsylvania
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 146 2,309.4 1,680.6 2,119.2
Murder 1 15.8 5.0 5.0
Robbery 4 63.3 51.4 61.0
Aggravated Assault 47 743.4 161.4 256.0
Violent Crime 53 838.3 245.6 359.0
Burglary 4 63.3 116.7 229.0
Larceny 63 996.5 1,129.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 26 411.3 188.5 259.0
Property Crime 93 1,471.1 1,435.0 1,760.0

Steelton 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 Steelton

53
Violent Crimes
838.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
133.52%
Above The National Average
  • There were 53 violent crimes in Steelton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Steelton is 838.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 119.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Steelton each year. That compares to a 1 in 407.1 chance statewide.
  • That's 133.52% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 241.33% higher than the Pennsylvania violent crime rate of 245.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Steelton

93
Property Crimes
1,471.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-16.42%
Below The National Average
  • There were 93 property crimes in Steelton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Steelton is 1,471.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 68.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Steelton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -16.42% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 2.51% higher than the Pennsylvania property crime rate of 1,435.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Steelton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Middletown, PA 9,629 75 778.9 529.7 249.2
Camp Hill, PA 8,178 91 1,112.7 1,039.4 73.4
New Cumberland, PA 7,560 37 489.4 436.5 52.9

Steelton SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
10
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8.5
Education
7
Commute
9
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