Every city has safe neighborhoods and dangerous neighborhoods. We believe you should know which neighborhoods in Pittsburgh are the safest before you move.
Every year, more than 30 million Americans move. Sometimes, it’s for a job, other times it’s to escape the big city. But no matter where you move, you want a neighborhood that’s family friendly, clean, and most importantly, safe.
We’ve analyzed the FBI crime report’s 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? Here’s the list.
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Pick a metric. The bars rescale. The red line is Pennsylvania’s statewide median.
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Methodology: How we determined the safest Pittsburgh hoods in 2026
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, Allegheny Center.
We updated this article for 2026. Skip to the end to see the list of all the neighborhoods in the city, from safest to most dangerous.
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Detailed list of the safest neighborhoods to live in Pittsburgh for 2026
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| Rank | Neighborhood | Crime Per 100K |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allegheny Center | |
| 1 | Central Business District | |
| 1 | Squirrel Hill North | |
| 1 | Central Northside | |
| 1 | Shadyside | |
| 1 | Squirrel Hill South | |
| 1 | Regent Square | |
| 1 | East Liberty | |
| 1 | Highland Park | |
| 1 | Point Breeze | |
| 1 | Lower Lawrenceville | |
| 1 | North Shore | |
| 1 | North Oakland | |
| 1 | Allegheny West | |
| 1 | Strip District | |
| 16 | Friendship | |
| 17 | Southside Flats | |
| 18 | Central Lawrenceville | |
| 19 | Bloomfield | |
| 20 | Polish Hill | |
| 21 | East Allegheny | |
| 22 | Duquesne Heights | |
| 23 | Point Breeze North | |
| 24 | Morningside | |
| 25 | Manchester | |
| 26 | Stanton Heights | |
| 27 | Swisshelm Park | |
| 28 | Greenfield | |
| 29 | Southside Slopes | |
| 30 | Herrs Island | |
| 31 | Chateau | |
| 32 | Mount Washington | |
| 33 | Banksville | |
| 34 | Summer Hill | |
| 35 | Oakwood | |
| 36 | Upper Lawrenceville | |
| 37 | Troy Hill | |
| 38 | Brighton Heights | |
| 39 | Brookline | |
| 40 | Hays | |
| 41 | Westwood | |
| 42 | Perry North | |
| 43 | Ridgemont | |
| 44 | Overbrook | |
| 45 | Garfield | |
| 46 | Spring Garden | |
| 47 | Crawford Roberts | |
| 48 | Beechview | |
| 49 | Chartiers City | |
| 50 | Hazelwood | |
| 51 | Lincoln Place | |
| 52 | Wind Gap | |
| 53 | Middle Hill | |
| 54 | Bluff | |
| 55 | Crafton Heights | |
| 56 | Oakland | |
| 57 | Perry South | |
| 58 | Bon Air | |
| 59 | Fine View | |
| 60 | Carrick | |
| 61 | West Oakland | |
| 62 | Terrace Village | |
| 63 | East Carnegie | |
| 64 | Allentown | |
| 65 | Elliott | |
| 66 | East Hills | |
| 67 | Upper Hill | |
| 68 | California-Kirkbride | |
| 69 | Arlington | |
| 69 | Arlington Heights | |
| 69 | Mt Oliver | |
| 72 | Spring Hill-City View | |
| 73 | Sheraden | |
| 74 | Beltzhoover | |
| 75 | Homewood South | |
| 76 | Mount Oliver | |
| 77 | Homewood North | |
| 78 | Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar | |
| 79 | Knoxville | |
| 80 | Homewood West | |
| 81 | Esplen | |
| 82 | Marshall-Shadeland | |
| 83 | Bedford Dwellings | |
| 84 | Saint Clair | |
| 84 | Larimer |
Source: FBI UCR. All 85 Pittsburgh neighborhoods.
Summary
Summary: The safest places in Pittsburgh
Looking at the data, you can tell that Allegheny Center is as safe as they come, according to science and data.
The safest neighborhoods in Pittsburgh are Allegheny Center, Central Business District, Squirrel Hill North, Central Northside, Shadyside, Squirrel Hill South, Regent Square, East Liberty, Highland Park, and Point Breeze.
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.
We ranked the neighborhoods from safest to most dangerous in the chart below. Not sold on Pennsylvania? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
Questions and answers
Safest Neighborhoods In Pittsburgh FAQs
What is the safest neighborhood in Pittsburgh?
Allegheny Center is the safest neighborhood in Pittsburgh for 2026, based on FBI crime data. Central Business District and Squirrel Hill North are next.
What are the safest neighborhoods in Pittsburgh?
The safest neighborhoods in Pittsburgh are Allegheny Center, Central Business District, Squirrel Hill North, Central Northside, Shadyside, Squirrel Hill South, Regent Square, East Liberty, Highland Park, and Point Breeze. We ranked all 85 neighborhoods in the city.
How do you measure neighborhood safety?
Neighborhoods are ranked on violent and property crimes per capita, using FBI crime data mapped to each neighborhood. The lowest combined crime rate wins.
Which neighborhood ranked last for safety?
Larimer posts the highest crime rate of the 85 Pittsburgh neighborhoods we scored. Our separate worst neighborhoods in Pittsburgh ranking digs into that end of the list.
Does a low crime rate guarantee safety?
No. Crime rates are averages across a whole neighborhood, and conditions change block by block and hour by hour. The numbers tell you where the odds are best, not that anywhere is risk-free.
