Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Erie, PA Crime Grade
How Erie grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Pennsylvania — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
7/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Pennsylvania
9/10
vs. Pennsylvania cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Erie, PA was 313.6 per 100,000 residents (290 incidents over a population of 92,461). That puts Erie Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 37% above the Pennsylvania statewide rate of 228.5.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Erie (red), Pennsylvania (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Erie vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 902.6(856) | 621.2(580) | 512.3(476) | 377.8(349) | 313.6(290) |
| Murder | 9.5(9) | 8.6(8) | 14.0(13) | 5.4(5) | 4.3(4) |
| Rape | 45.3(43) | 54.6(51) | 53.8(50) | 42.2(39) | 43.3(40) |
| Robbery | 105.4(100) | 92.1(86) | 87.2(81) | 68.2(63) | 44.3(41) |
| Aggravated assault | 742.3(704) | 465.9(435) | 357.3(332) | 262.0(242) | 221.7(205) |
| Property crime | 1949.6(1,849) | 2313.6(2,160) | 1905.9(1,771) | 2000.5(1,848) | 2036.5(1,883) |
| Burglary | 261.5(248) | 299.9(280) | 203.4(189) | 197.0(182) | 172.0(159) |
| Larceny | 1479.3(1,403) | 1868.0(1,744) | 1522.8(1,415) | 1664.9(1,538) | 1730.5(1,600) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 176.1(167) | 124.2(116) | 166.8(155) | 116.9(108) | 114.6(106) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Erie's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Pennsylvania cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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