Pennsylvania Crime
Index
Rates Per 100,000
Inhabitants
Forcible
Aggravated
Larceny-
Vehicle
Year
Population
Index
Violent
Property
Murder
Rape
Robbery
assault
Burglary
Theft
Theft
1960
11,319,366
1,049.4
99.0
950.5
2.6
8.8
33.9
53.6
297.8
530.3
122.4
1961
11,468,000
1,047.4
97.9
949.6
2.6
7.3
35.7
52.2
317.3
512.1
120.1
1962
11,376,000
1,134.2
104.2
1,029.9
2.7
8.3
39.9
53.3
327.9
565.7
136.3
1963
11,424,000
1,233.3
111.0
1,122.3
2.3
8.1
41.8
58.7
350.9
612.0
159.4
1964
11,459,000
1,368.2
123.6
1,244.6
3.4
9.3
44.6
66.4
386.0
671.8
186.7
1965
11,520,000
1,488.1
142.2
1,345.9
3.6
10.3
52.7
75.7
417.3
707.3
221.4
1966
11,582,000
1,493.2
131.0
1,362.2
3.3
10.9
50.2
66.6
423.7
728.7
209.9
1967
11,629,000
1,666.5
138.6
1,527.9
3.9
9.9
57.9
66.9
487.7
803.9
236.3
1968
11,712,000
1,937.0
176.8
1,760.2
4.1
10.3
85.2
77.3
556.3
923.9
280.0
1969
11,803,000
2,017.8
193.9
1,823.9
4.1
12.1
90.6
87.1
577.7
941.4
304.8
1970
11,793,909
2,185.8
220.2
1,965.6
5.4
11.9
108.6
94.2
599.7
1,020.7
345.2
1971
11,879,000
2,568.1
268.7
2,299.5
6.2
13.9
141.9
106.7
742.3
1,189.0
368.2
1972
11,926,000
2,410.8
277.1
2,133.6
6.0
16.0
149.3
105.8
749.1
1,046.0
338.5
1973
11,902,000
2,501.7
272.2
2,229.5
6.3
15.8
138.6
111.5
773.6
1,090.7
365.3
1974
11,835,000
3,053.5
315.0
2,738.5
6.7
17.8
159.5
131.0
927.8
1,435.0
375.7
1975
11,827,000
3,349.4
329.2
3,020.3
6.8
17.4
168.6
136.5
983.3
1,670.0
367.0
1976
11,862,000
3,339.9
294.9
3,045.0
6.1
18.1
138.0
132.8
906.0
1,790.8
348.2
1977
11,785,000
3,117.5
282.8
2,834.7
5.6
19.0
130.3
128.0
877.5
1,624.1
333.2
1978
11,750,000
3,184.7
301.1
2,883.6
6.2
18.7
136.7
139.5
899.9
1,643.0
340.7
1979
11,731,000
3,495.4
333.6
3,161.8
6.2
21.6
152.2
153.6
934.9
1,837.6
389.4
1980
11,824,220
3,736.3
363.9
3,372.4
6.8
23.0
177.9
156.1
1,038.5
1,915.5
418.3
1981
11,864,000
3,683.2
371.7
3,311.5
6.1
22.4
186.6
156.6
1,031.5
1,910.8
369.2
1982
11,865,000
3,452.8
360.4
3,092.3
5.7
20.6
175.4
158.7
900.7
1,859.4
332.2
1983
11,895,000
3,195.5
342.8
2,852.6
4.9
20.6
172.3
145.0
810.6
1,726.8
315.2
1984
11,901,000
3,059.5
320.6
2,738.9
4.5
23.2
148.4
144.5
743.8
1,655.3
339.8
1985
11,853,000
3,037.4
331.1
2,706.4
4.6
24.3
147.0
155.0
737.5
1,640.7
328.2
1986
11,889,000
3,101.8
358.6
2,743.3
5.5
25.1
152.1
175.8
734.8
1,654.1
354.4
1987
11,936,000
3,163.2
369.4
2,793.9
5.4
26.2
144.4
193.3
722.0
1,722.7
349.2
1988
12,027,000
3,176.4
362.0
2,814.4
5.5
24.9
138.1
193.5
696.7
1,690.9
426.8
1989
12,040,000
3,360.4
378.6
2,981.8
6.3
24.6
149.7
198.0
713.7
1,798.7
469.4
1990
11,881,643
3,476.1
431.0
3,045.1
6.7
25.8
176.2
222.3
729.1
1,810.5
505.5
1991
11,961,000
3,558.5
450.0
3,108.6
6.3
28.7
193.9
221.1
719.6
1,907.4
481.5
1992
12,009,000
3,392.7
427.0
2,965.7
6.2
27.7
180.7
212.4
631.5
1,866.5
467.7
1993
12,048,000
3,271.4
417.5
2,853.9
6.8
26.5
179.0
205.1
582.0
1,831.7
440.2
1994
12,052,000
3,271.9
426.7
2,845.2
5.9
26.1
186.7
208.0
551.5
1,844.3
449.3
1995
12,072,000
3,364.9
427.3
2,937.6
6.3
25.2
189.3
206.5
561.8
1,963.1
412.7
1996
12,056,000
3,556.4
480.3
3,076.1
5.7
25.2
189.0
260.5
591.9
2,079.9
404.2
1997
12,020,000
3,431.5
442.1
2,989.4
5.9
27.4
156.3
252.6
567.5
2,054.0
367.8
1998
12,001,000
3,273.0
420.5
2,852.4
5.3
26.9
164.9
223.5
531.4
1,965.4
355.5
1999
11,994,016
3,113.7
420.5
2,693.2
4.9
27.3
155.7
232.5
467.2
1,898.9
327.1
2000
12,281,054
2,995.3
420.0
2,575.3
4.9
26.4
147.8
240.9
440.4
1,839.2
295.8
2001
12,303,104
2,957.3
409.9
2,547.4
5.3
28.2
142.2
234.2
441.7
1,815.4
290.3
2002
12,328,827
2,842.5
402.1
2,440.4
5.1
30.3
139.2
227.6
451.1
1,723.1
266.2
2003
12,370,761
2,828.0
397.8
2,430.2
5.2
28.7
145.3
218.5
435.9
1,724.1
270.3
2004
12,394,471
2,828.8
411.5
2,417.3
5.2
28.5
149.1
228.6
439.3
1,728.2
249.9
2005
12,405,348
2,846.2
425.3
2,421.9
6.1
28.9
154.9
235.4
452.5
1,732.4
236.9
2006
12,440,621
2,877.4
434.9
2,443.5
5.9
27.3
168.6
237.6
463.2
1,742.9
237.4
In
the year 2000 Pennsylvania had an estimated population of 12,281,054
which ranked the state as having the 6th in population. For that year
the State of Pennsylvania had a total Crime Index of 2,995.3 reported
incidents per 100,000 people. This ranked the state as having the 43rd
highest total Crime Index. For Violent Crime Pennsylvania had a
reported incident rate of 420.0 per 100,000 people. This ranked the
state as having the 23rd highest occurrence for Violent Crime among the
states. For crimes against Property, the state had a reported incident
rate of 2,575.3 per 100,000 people, which ranked as the state 43rd
highest. Also in the year 2000 Pennsylvania had 4.9 Murders per 100,000
people, ranking the state as having the 24th highest rate for Murder.
Pennsylvania’s 26.4 reported Forced Rapes per 100,000 people,
ranked the state 37th highest. For Robbery, per 100,000 people,
Pennsylvania’s rate was 147.8 which ranked the state as
having the 13th highest for Robbery. The state also had 240.9
Aggravated Assaults for every 100,000 people, which indexed the state
as having the 26th highest position for this crime among the states.
For every 100,000 people there were 440.4 Burglaries, which ranks
Pennsylvania as having the 44th highest standing among the states.
Larceny - Theft were reported 1,839.2 times per hundred thousand people
in Pennsylvania which standing is the 43rd highest among the states.
Vehicle Theft occurred 295.8 times per 100,000 people, which fixed the
state as having the 30th highest for vehicle theft among the states.
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