Vandergrift, PA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Vandergrift, PA Summary

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

  • There were 28 total crimes committed in Vandergrift the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 578.5 total crimes per 100K people in Vandergrift.
  • The overall crime rate in Vandergrift is -75.11% below the national average.
  • Vandergrift ranks #131 safest out of 365 cities in Pennsylvania.
  • Vandergrift ranks #2,122 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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Vandergrift Vs Pennsylvania And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Vandergrift is 578.5 per 100,000 people. That's -75.11% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -71.55% lower than the Pennsylvania total crime rate of 2,033.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Vandergrift
/ 100k People
Pennsylvania
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 28 578.5 2,033.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.9 6.3
Robbery 1 20.7 83.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 18 371.9 264.6 268.2
Violent Crime 19 392.6 389.5 369.8
Burglary 2 41.3 248.6 269.8
Larceny 7 144.6 1,274.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 121.0 282.7
Property Crime 9 186.0 1,644.1 1,954.4

Vandergrift 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 Vandergrift

19
Violent Crimes
392.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
6.16%
Above The National Average
  • There were 19 violent crimes in Vandergrift in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Vandergrift is 392.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 254.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Vandergrift each year. That compares to a 1 in 256.7 chance statewide.
  • That's 6.16% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 0.78% higher than the Pennsylvania violent crime rate of 389.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Vandergrift

9
Property Crimes
186.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-90.49%
Below The National Average
  • There were 9 property crimes in Vandergrift in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Vandergrift is 186.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 537.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Vandergrift each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -90.49% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -88.69% lower than the Pennsylvania property crime rate of 1,644.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Vandergrift

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Wilkinsburg, PA 15,389 624 4,054.8 3,067.1 987.7
New Kensington, PA 12,273 462 3,764.4 3,096.2 668.1
Lower Burrell, PA 11,077 143 1,291.0 1,110.4 180.6
Jeannette, PA 8,636 95 1,100.0 347.4 752.7
Forest Hills, PA 6,257 49 783.1 751.2 32.0

Vandergrift SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
6
Safety
8
Amenities
8.5
Education
6
Commute
4
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