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Pittsburgh Neighborhood Crime

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How safe is your neighborhood? Our interactive search tool allows you to search by Pittsburgh neighborhood to see a variety of statistics, including the number of violent crimes along with those related to property and drugs.

We’ve ranked the 89 neighborhoods in the city and given them a letter grade, with A being the safest and F being the least safe. Most Pittsburgh neighborhoods ranked well; in fact, only 24 received grades below a B. Only four ranked as E or F. The numbers are based on crime statistics from 2012 to 2015 from the City of Pittsburgh Bureau of Police.

Best Neighborhoods in Pittsburgh

More than a third of the city’s neighborhoods — 36 of 89 — received a grade of A. The top spot went to Regent Square, with only four violent crimes reported for the year. Property crimes stood at 20 and drug crimes at three.

The Ridgemont neighborhood ranked second-safest, with seven violent crimes, 18 property crimes and two drug crimes. Swisshelm Park was third with only five violent crimes, 23 property crimes and one drug crime.

Rounding out the top five safest Pittsburgh neighborhoods were Chartiers City, with 11 violent crimes, 17 property crimes and six drug crimes; and Bon Air, with 18 violent crimes, 27 property crimes and 18 drug crimes.

Violent Crimes in Pittsburgh

Three Pittsburgh neighborhoods received an F rating and ranked as the worst when it came to violent crime. The Central Business District, with 314 violent crimes reported, received the least-favorable ranking.

Carrick placed second for violent areas of the city, with 306 crimes related to violence. South Side Flats ranked third, with 253 violent crimes for the period.

Property Crimes

The same three neighborhoods also ranked as the city’s worst for property crimes. The Central Business District had the highest number of property crimes at 977. South Side Flats ranked second, with 652 crimes related to property. Carrick was rated third-worst, with 591 property-related criminal offenses.

Drug Crimes

South Side Flats had the highest number of drug crimes for the period at 245. Other neighborhoods with high numbers of alcohol and drug crime reports included the Central Business District, with 207 drug-related crimes. South Side Slopes reported 140 drug crimes for the period, and East Allegheny had 98. The Carrick neighborhood ranked fifth-worst in the city for drug crimes, with 94.

Zone Totals

To see crime data for your Pittsburgh zone, hover your mouse over the interactive map. Zone 1 had the highest number of violent crime reports, at 1,710. The highest number of property-related crimes and drug crimes were reported in Zone 3, at 3,011 and 748.

Our Grading System

To rank the neighborhoods, the Pittsburgh law office of DeLuca, Ricciuti & Konieczka reviewed crime data provided by the city’s police department for 2012 to 2015. After totaling violent crimes, property crimes, and drug and alcohol crimes for each year, we averaged the numbers across the four years.

Violent crimes included weapons violations, simple assaults, homicides, rapes and assaults. Property crimes included robberies, burglaries, thefts, vehicle thefts, arsons, and cases of fraud, embezzlement, stolen property, and vandalism. Drug- and alcohol-related crimes included drug violations, driving under the influence, and drunkenness.

We calculated letter grades by assigning weight to specific crimes as follows:

  • Violent crimes were weighted at 0.6.
  • Property crimes were weighted at 0.3.
  • Alcohol and drug crimes were weighted at 0.1.

Letter grades were assigned based on total points:

  • A: 0 to 67 points.
  • B: 68 to 133 points.
  • C: 134 to 199 points.
  • D: 200 to 267 points.
  • F: 268 points and higher.

Get Assistance if You’re Charged With a Crime

Have you been charged with a crime in Pittsburgh? Whether the charges relate to drugs or alcohol, property, or violence, a criminal conviction can result in harsh penalties and difficulty finding employment in the future. By working with an experienced criminal defense attorney, you take an important step to protect your rights and move past this difficult time of your life. For a free consultation, contact the Office of DeLuca, Ricciuti & Konieczka.

Pittsburgh Neighborhood Crime Data

Neighborhood Total Violent Crime Total Property Crime Total Drug Crime Total Score Total Grade
Regent Square 4 20 3 9 A
Ridgemont 7 18 2 10 A
Swisshelm Park 5 23 1 10 A
Chartiers City 11 17 6 12 A
Bon Air 18 27 18 21 A
New Homestead 18 29 12 21 A
Polish Hill 10 49 6 22 A
Fairywood 22 27 3 22 A
Arlington Heights 31 16 6 24 A
Esplen 16 48 10 25 A
Allegheny West 15 53 10 26 A
Oakwood 24 37 8 26 A
Windgap 19 59 7 30 A
East Carnegie 14 91 1 36 A
Morningside 22 77 6 37 A
West End 28 60 25 37 A
Friendship 21 84 7 39 A
Glen Hazel 35 62 3 40 A
Duquesne Heights 25 80 12 40 A
Summer Hill 28 76 18 41 A
Hays 38 65 22 44 A
Terrace Village 45 55 14 45 A
Chateau 28 85 38 46 A
Point Breeze North 29 98 8 48 A
Banksville 30 112 17 53 A
Mount Oliver 62 67 20 59 A
Arlington 59 80 15 61 A
Westwood 45 107 18 61 A
South Shore 45 101 37 61 A
Upper Lawrenceville 52 94 19 61 A
West Oakland 47 103 24 61 A
Point Breeze 31 138 15 62 A
Upper Hill 54 98 19 64 A
California Kirkbride 71 68 18 65 A
Fineview 73 64 27 65 A
Spring Hill 67 84 22 67 A
Spring Garden 51 118 19 68 B
Bedford Dwellings 78 68 22 69 B
Greenfield 36 165 13 73 B
Lincoln Place 52 144 16 76 B
Lower Lawrenceville 53 148 22 78 B
Overbrook 60 136 16 78 B
Strip District 55 149 26 80 B
Middle Hill 85 105 40 87 B
Squirrel Hill North 51 179 22 87 B
Allegheny Center 78 116 58 87 B
Stanton Heights 48 195 19 89 B
Northview Heights 98 102 13 91 B
Troy Hill 76 142 23 91 B
Crawford Roberts 77 137 38 91 B
Beltzhoover 91 114 48 94 B
North Shore 74 162 61 99 B
Central Lawrenceville 60 205 26 100 B
Manchester 92 141 33 101 B
Bluff 86 170 65 109 B
North Oakland 62 231 46 111 B
Garfield 109 152 22 113 B
Crafton Heights 115 141 18 113 B
South Oakland 79 226 31 118 B
East Hills 130 144 21 124 B
Hazelwood 109 187 42 126 B
Homewood West 131 151 43 128 B
Central Oakland 52 315 44 130 B
Perry North 124 177 34 131 B
Elliott 99 232 34 133 B
Larimer 128 183 29 135 C
Central North Side 101 244 45 138 C
Highland Park 119 226 44 144 C
Squirrel Hill South 57 356 40 145 C
Perry South 155 175 30 149 C
Allegheny West 143 196 72 152 C
Lincoln Lemington Belmar 115 276 22 154 C
East Allegheny 125 254 98 161 C
Knoxville 159 222 54 168 C
Shadyside 60 428 42 169 C
Homewood South 162 231 43 171 C
Beechview 142 269 70 173 C
Marshall Shadeland 146 269 55 174 C
Brighton Heights 166 309 38 196 C
Mount Washington 122 407 42 199 C
Homewood North 212 253 58 209 D
Bloomfield 124 454 37 214 D
Sheraden 147 423 62 222 D
Brookline 170 403 67 230 D
South Side Slopes 162 518 140 267 D
East Liberty 250 458 64 294 F
Carrick 306 591 94 371 F
South Side Flats 253 652 245 372 F
Central Business District 314 977 207 502 F
Zone Totals 1 2 3 4 5 6
Total Violent 1710 908 1394 767 1570 889
Total Property 2834 2254 3011 2768 2884 2045
Total Drug 710 505 748 383 415 347
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