The 10 Safest Pittsburgh, PA Neighborhoods For 2025


The safest Pittsburgh neighborhoods are Bloomfield and Polish Hill for 2025 based on Saturday Night Science.

Safest Neighborhoods In Pittsburgh
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Every city has safe neighborhoods and dangerous neighborhhods. We believe you should know which neighborhoods in Pittsburgh are the safest before you move.

Every year, more than 30 million Americans move. Sometimes, its for a job, other times its to escape the big city. But no matter where you move, you want a neighborhood thats family friendly, clean, and most importantly, safe.

Weve analyzed the FBI crime reports data on violent and property crimes for every single neighborhood in Pittsburgh. Then, we calculated your chances of being the victim of a crime in each one.

What Pittsburgh neighborhoods can you leave your doors unlocked at night? Heres the list.

The Safest Neighborhoods In Pittsburgh For 2025

  1. Bloomfield
  2. Polish Hill
  3. East Allegheny
  4. Duquesne Heights
  5. Point Breeze North
  6. Morningside
  7. Manchester
  8. Stanton Heights
  9. Swisshelm Park
  10. Greenfield

Which neighborhood is the safest in Pittsburgh in 2025? That would be Bloomfield. Thats according to the most recent FBI crime data, which takes into account everything from thefts and robberies to assaults and murders.

If you dont see a neighborhood youre looking for in our top , scroll down to the bottom, where we have all Pittsburgh neighborhoods listed in order from safest to most dangerous.

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Table Of Contents: Top 10 | Methodology | Summary | Table


The 10 Safest Neighborhoods To Live In Pittsburgh For 2025

Overall SnackAbility

8.5
/10

Population: 9,417
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 201
Property Crime Per 100k: 1,195

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6
/10

Population: 1,382
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 245
Property Crime Per 100k: 1,452

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6
/10

Population: 1,791
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 245
Property Crime Per 100k: 1,456

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8.5
/10

Population: 2,341
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 267
Property Crime Per 100k: 1,587

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8
/10

Population: 1,953
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 274
Property Crime Per 100k: 1,626

Morningside Pittsburgh, PA

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Overall SnackAbility

8.5
/10

Population: 2,856
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 282
Property Crime Per 100k: 1,675

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6
/10

Population: 2,025
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 293
Property Crime Per 100k: 1,738

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8
/10

Population: 4,387
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 294
Property Crime Per 100k: 1,743

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8
/10

Population: 1,206
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 296
Property Crime Per 100k: 1,755

Greenfield Pittsburgh, PA

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Overall SnackAbility

8.5
/10

Population: 8,032
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 306
Property Crime Per 100k: 1,817

Methodology: How We Determined The Safest Pittsburgh Hoods In 2025

You can ask people which neighborhoods are the safest, or you can look at the unbiased raw data. We choose data.

Instead of relying on speculation and opinion, we used Saturday Night Science to analyze the numbers from the FBI’s most recent crime report for every neighborhood in Pittsburgh.

To be more specific, we analyzed the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report. We then ran an analysis to calculate each neighborhood’s property and violent crimes per capita. We used the following criteria:

  • Total Crimes Per Capita
  • Violent Crimes Per Capita
  • Property Crimes Per Capita

We then ranked each neighborhood with scores from 1 to 85 in each category, where 1 was the safest.

Next, we averaged the rankings for each neighborhood to create a safe neighborhood index.

Finally, we crowned the neighborhood with the lowest safest neighborhood index the “Safest City Neighborhood In Pittsburgh.” We’re lookin’ at you, Bloomfield.

We updated this article for 2025. This is our fourth time ranking the safest neighborhoods in Pittsburgh.

Skip to the end to see the list of all the neighborhoods in the city, from safest to most expensive.

Summary: The Safest Places In Pittsburgh

Looking at the data, you can tell that Bloomfield is as safe as they come, according to science and data.

The safest neighborhoods in Pittsburgh are Bloomfield, Polish Hill, East Allegheny, Duquesne Heights, Point Breeze North, Morningside, Manchester, Stanton Heights, Swisshelm Park, and Greenfield.

But as most Pennsylvania residents would agree, almost every place here has its safe and not safe parts. So make sure you’re informed ahead of time.

The most dangerous neighborhoods in Pittsburgh are Larimer, Saint Clair, Bedford Dwellings, Marshall-Shadeland, and Esplen.

We ranked the neighborhoods from safest to most dangerous in the chart below.

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Detailed List Of The Safest Neighborhoods To Live In Pittsburgh For 2025

Rank Neighborhood Crime Per 100K
1 Bloomfield 1,396
2 Polish Hill 1,696
3 East Allegheny 1,702
4 Duquesne Heights 1,854
5 Point Breeze North 1,900
6 Morningside 1,957
7 Manchester 2,031
8 Stanton Heights 2,037
9 Swisshelm Park 2,050
10 Greenfield 2,123
11 Southside Slopes 2,226
12 Herrs Island 2,232
13 Chateau 2,255
14 Mount Washington 2,306
15 Banksville 2,343
16 Summer Hill 2,390
17 Oakwood 2,426
18 Upper Lawrenceville 2,582
19 Highland Park 1,012
20 Lower Lawrenceville 1,012
21 Regent Square 1,012
22 East Liberty 1,012
23 North Shore 1,012
24 Shadyside 1,012
25 North Oakland 1,012
26 Point Breeze 1,012
27 Allegheny Center 1,012
28 Central Northside 1,012
29 Allegheny West 1,012
30 Central Business District 1,012
31 Strip District 1,012
32 Squirrel Hill North 1,012
33 Squirrel Hill South 1,012
34 Troy Hill 2,620
35 Brighton Heights 2,667
36 Brookline 2,677
37 Hays 2,742
38 Westwood 2,763
39 Perry North 2,788
40 Ridgemont 2,809
41 Friendship 1,031
42 Overbrook 2,827
43 Garfield 2,828
44 Southside Flats 1,092
45 Spring Garden 2,833
46 Central Lawrenceville 1,097
47 Crawford Roberts 2,877
48 Beechview 3,026
49 Chartiers City 3,034
50 Hazelwood 3,060
51 Lincoln Place 3,080
52 Wind Gap 3,136
53 Middle Hill 3,148
54 Bluff 3,212
55 Crafton Heights 3,247
56 Oakland 3,263
57 Perry South 3,294
58 Bon Air 3,296
59 Fine View 3,363
60 Carrick 3,386
61 West Oakland 3,400
62 Terrace Village 3,419
63 East Carnegie 3,501
64 Allentown 3,569
65 Elliott 3,578
66 East Hills 3,581
67 Upper Hill 3,609
68 California-Kirkbride 3,612
69 Arlington 3,672
70 Arlington Heights 3,672
71 Mt Oliver 3,672
72 Spring Hill-City View 3,698
73 Sheraden 3,715
74 Beltzhoover 3,787
75 Homewood South 3,826
76 Mount Oliver 3,861
77 Homewood North 3,891
78 Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar 3,901
79 Knoxville 3,908
80 Homewood West 3,956
81 Esplen 4,001
82 Marshall-Shadeland 4,004
83 Bedford Dwellings 4,012
84 Saint Clair 4,048
85 Larimer 4,048
About Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar has been in the real estate business for almost ten years now. He originally worked for Movoto Real Estate as the director of marketing before founding HomeSnacks.

He believes the key to finding the right place to live comes down to looking at the data, reading about things to do, and, most importantly, checking it out yourself before you move.

If you've been looking for a place to live in the past several years, you've probably stumbled upon his writing already.

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