Pittsburgh, United States: crime rates by area
No Safety score: fewer than 30 comparable places, or figures not complete.
Questions about crime in Pittsburgh
- Which areas of Pittsburgh have the least crime?
- Lowest crime among the 87 neighbourhoods of Pittsburgh with a Safety score: Squirrel Hill North (10/10), Stanton Heights (10/10), Westwood (10/10). Highest crime among the 87 neighbourhoods of Pittsburgh with a Safety score: Central Business District (1/10), South Side Flats (2/10), Homewood South (2/10).
Neighbourhoods in Pittsburgh
- Allegheny Center 4/10
- Allegheny West 5/10
- Allentown 2/10
- Arlington 3/10
- Arlington Heights 1/10
- Banksville 9/10
- Bedford Dwellings 1/10
- Beechview 7/10
- Beltzhoover 4/10
- Bloomfield 7/10
- Bluff 4/10
- Bon Air 5/10
- Brighton Heights 8/10
- Brookline 8/10
- California-Kirkbride 1/10
- Carrick 5/10
- Central Business District 1/10
- Central Lawrenceville 8/10
- Central Northside 5/10
- Central Oakland 8/10
- Chartiers City 6/10
- Chateau
- Crafton Heights 6/10
- Crawford-Roberts 3/10
- Duquesne Heights 9/10
- East Allegheny 1/10
- East Carnegie 8/10
- East Hills 3/10
- East Liberty 4/10
- Elliott 6/10
- Esplen 2/10
- Fairywood 9/10
- Fineview 5/10
- Friendship 9/10
- Garfield 6/10
- Glen Hazel 2/10
- Greenfield 8/10
- Hays 3/10
- Hazelwood 3/10
- Highland Park 8/10
- Homewood North 2/10
- Homewood South 2/10
- Homewood West 2/10
- Knoxville 2/10
- Larimer 2/10
- Lincoln Place 9/10
- Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar 3/10
- Lower Lawrenceville 8/10
- Manchester 6/10
- Marshall-Shadeland 4/10
- Middle Hill 1/10
- Morningside 10/10
- Mount Washington 6/10
- Mt. Oliver 3/10
- New Homestead 10/10
- North Oakland 9/10
- North Shore
- Northview Heights 3/10
- Oakwood 7/10
- Overbrook 7/10
- Perry North 7/10
- Perry South 5/10
- Point Breeze 9/10
- Point Breeze North 5/10
- Polish Hill 7/10
- Regent Square 10/10
- Ridgemont 10/10
- Shadyside 8/10
- Sheraden 4/10
- South Oakland 6/10
- South Shore
- South Side Flats 2/10
- South Side Slopes 6/10
- Spring Garden 4/10
- Spring Hill-City View 3/10
- Squirrel Hill North 10/10
- Squirrel Hill South 9/10
- St. Clair 5/10
- Stanton Heights 10/10
- Strip District 1/10
- Summer Hill 10/10
- Swisshelm Park 10/10
- Terrace Village 4/10
- Troy Hill 5/10
- Upper Hill 7/10
- Upper Lawrenceville 7/10
- West End 1/10
- West Oakland 6/10
- Westwood 10/10
- Windgap 9/10
Other places nearby
Mayors of Pittsburgh since 2010
Pittsburgh: Mayor Corey O'Connor (Democrat). Governor: Josh Shapiro (Democrat)
Corey O'Connor · Democrat
since January 2026
Too early to compare
Ed Gainey · Democrat
January 2022 – January 2026
Incomplete FBI reporting for this term
Bill Peduto · Democrat
January 2018 – January 2022
Incomplete FBI reporting for this term
Bill Peduto · Democrat
January 2014 – January 2018
Pittsburgh ▼ −6% · USA ▼ −10%
Offences reported to the FBI per 1,000 people, the year before the term vs its latest year
In some cities an appointed manager or police chief, not the mayor, runs the police; in some counties the sheriff mainly runs the jail and the courts.
Mayors: Hilbig, Archived Campaign Websites of U.S. Mayoral Candidates (CC BY 4.0) and city sites. Sheriffs: Mavridis, US Sheriff Election Data (CC BY 4.0), MIT Election Data + Science Lab (CC0) and county election offices. Crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer.
