Crime in Pleasant Hills, Pennsylvania

Pleasant Hills's crime rate

There were 55 crimes reported in Pleasant Hills, Pennsylvania in 2018, the most recent year crime data is available for the city. Adjusted for population, the city’s annual crime rate is 678 incidents for every 100,000 people.

In September 2020, the FBI released crime figures for 2019, however, as a complete dataset for Pleasant Hills was not included in that release, 2018 data is shown here.

How does Pleasant Hills compare?

Pleasant Hills has one of the lowest overall crime rates of any U.S. city. For comparison, the national total crime rate is 2,580 incidents for every 100,000 people.

Pleasant Hills's overall crime rate is 62% lower than the overall crime rate in Pennsylvania. Statewide, there were 230,008 crimes reported in 2018, or 1,796 for every 100,000 people.

What types of crimes are being committed?

The FBI's crime rate includes seven crime categories: three property crimes -- larceny, burglary, and motor vehicle theft, and four violent crimes -- aggravated assault, robbery, rape, and murder.

Property crime

The vast majority of crimes in America are property crimes, accounting for 85% of total crimes in 2018. In Pleasant Hills, however, property crimes account for 100% of all offenses.

Despite accounting for a higher than average share of total offenses, property crime is much less prevalent in Pleasant Hills than it is nationwide. There were 55 property crimes in Pleasant Hills in 2018, or 678 for every 100,000 residents. Meanwhile, the national property crime rate is 2,200 incidents per 100,000 people.

Larceny

Larceny is by far the most common type of property crime in the U.S. It is also the most commonly committed type of property crime in Pleasant Hills. There were 47 larcenies reported in Pleasant Hills in 2018, or 579 for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, the larceny rate is 1,595 per 100,000.

Burglary

There were 6 break-ins reported in Pleasant Hills in 2018, or 74 for every 100,000 residents. For reference, there were 327 reported burglaries for every 100,000 people nationwide in 2018.

Motor Vehicle Theft

Across the United States, the annual motor vehicle theft rate is 229 for every 100,000 people. In Pleasant Hills, meanwhile, there were 2 motor vehicle thefts in 2018, or 25 for every 100,000 people.

Violent crime

Violent crime accounts for a relatively small share of crimes nationwide. These offenses, which are generally more egregious than property crimes, account for about 15% of the more than 8.4 million offenses reported across the U.S. in 2018. In Pleasant Hills, however, no violent crimes were reported in 2018.

Pleasant Hills compared to other cities in Pennsylvania

Pleasant Hills has a lower crime rate than the vast majority of all comparable cities in Pennsylvania. To be considered comparable, a city must have a complete 2018 FBI crime report and population of 5,000 or more.

Here are all comparable cities ranked by total crime rate. Click any bar or city name to see more about crime in that city.

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