Wilkinsburg, PA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Wilkinsburg, PA Summary

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

  • There were 624 total crimes committed in Wilkinsburg the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,054.8 total crimes per 100K people in Wilkinsburg.
  • The overall crime rate in Wilkinsburg is 74.46% above the national average.
  • Wilkinsburg ranks #352 safest out of 365 cities in Pennsylvania.
  • Wilkinsburg ranks #8,995 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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Wilkinsburg Vs Pennsylvania And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Wilkinsburg is 4,054.8 per 100,000 people. That's 74.46% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 99.39% higher than the Pennsylvania total crime rate of 2,033.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Wilkinsburg
/ 100k People
Pennsylvania
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 624 4,054.8 2,033.6 2,324.2
Murder 16 104.0 7.9 6.3
Robbery 24 156.0 83.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 112 727.8 264.6 268.2
Violent Crime 152 987.7 389.5 369.8
Burglary 102 662.8 248.6 269.8
Larceny 297 1,929.9 1,274.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 82 532.8 121.0 282.7
Property Crime 472 3,067.1 1,644.1 1,954.4

Wilkinsburg 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 Wilkinsburg

152
Violent Crimes
987.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
167.10%
Above The National Average
  • There were 152 violent crimes in Wilkinsburg in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Wilkinsburg is 987.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 101.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Wilkinsburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 256.7 chance statewide.
  • That's 167.10% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 153.57% higher than the Pennsylvania violent crime rate of 389.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Wilkinsburg

472
Property Crimes
3,067.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
56.93%
Above The National Average
  • There were 472 property crimes in Wilkinsburg in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Wilkinsburg is 3,067.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 32.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Wilkinsburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 56.93% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 86.56% higher than the Pennsylvania property crime rate of 1,644.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Wilkinsburg

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Swissvale, PA 8,652 195 2,253.8 2,011.1 242.7
Forest Hills, PA 6,257 49 783.1 751.2 32.0
Braddock, PA 2,107 59 2,800.2 2,657.8 142.4

Wilkinsburg SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
6
Affordability
6
Diversity
9
Safety
N/A
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
6
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