Swissvale, PA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Swissvale, PA Summary

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

  • There were 183 total crimes committed in Swissvale in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,235.0 total crimes per 100K people in Swissvale.
  • The overall crime rate in Swissvale is 5.46% above the national average.
  • Swissvale ranks #797 safest out of 880 cities in Pennsylvania.
  • Swissvale ranks #7,652 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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Swissvale Vs Pennsylvania And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Swissvale is 2,235.0 per 100,000 people. That's 5.46% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 32.99% higher than the Pennsylvania total crime rate of 1,680.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Swissvale
/ 100k People
Pennsylvania
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 183 2,235.0 1,680.6 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.0 5.0
Robbery 6 73.3 51.4 61.0
Aggravated Assault 20 244.3 161.4 256.0
Violent Crime 26 317.5 245.6 359.0
Burglary 12 146.6 116.7 229.0
Larceny 104 1,270.2 1,129.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 41 500.7 188.5 259.0
Property Crime 157 1,917.4 1,435.0 1,760.0

Swissvale 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 Swissvale

26
Violent Crimes
317.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-11.55%
Below The National Average
  • There were 26 violent crimes in Swissvale in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Swissvale is 317.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 314.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Swissvale each year. That compares to a 1 in 407.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -11.55% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 29.28% higher than the Pennsylvania violent crime rate of 245.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Swissvale

157
Property Crimes
1,917.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
8.95%
Above The National Average
  • There were 157 property crimes in Swissvale in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Swissvale is 1,917.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 52.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Swissvale each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 8.95% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 33.62% higher than the Pennsylvania property crime rate of 1,435.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Swissvale

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
Whitehall, PA 14,475 89 614.9 518.1 96.7
Wilkinsburg, PA 13,646 413 3,026.5 2,440.3 586.3
Munhall, PA 10,255 153 1,492.0 1,374.9 117.0
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
Forest Hills, PA 6,825 62 908.4 805.9 102.6
Fox Chapel, PA 5,129 15 292.5 292.5 0.0
Edgewood, PA 2,991 68 2,273.5 2,240.1 33.4

Swissvale SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
9
Safety
N/A
Amenities
9
Education
9
Commute
5
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