Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Harrisburg, PA Crime Grade
How Harrisburg 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
9/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Pennsylvania
10/10
vs. Pennsylvania cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Harrisburg, PA was 630.1 per 100,000 residents (320 incidents over a population of 50,789). That puts Harrisburg Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 176% above the Pennsylvania statewide rate of 228.5.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Harrisburg (red), Pennsylvania (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Harrisburg 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 | 2019 | 2020 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 900.5(443) | 972.7(479) | 1071.1(538) | 774.2(387) | 630.1(320) |
| Murder | 26.4(13) | 44.7(22) | 27.9(14) | 30.0(15) | 21.7(11) |
| Rape | 73.2(36) | 77.2(38) | 71.7(36) | 58.0(29) | 63.0(32) |
| Robbery | 325.2(160) | 223.4(110) | 179.2(90) | 164.0(82) | 222.5(113) |
| Aggravated assault | 475.7(234) | 627.5(309) | 792.4(398) | 522.2(261) | 322.9(164) |
| Property crime | 2199.4(1,082) | 1947.4(959) | 2028.7(1,019) | 2004.6(1,002) | 1815.4(922) |
| Burglary | 465.5(229) | 369.6(182) | 398.2(200) | 334.1(167) | 289.4(147) |
| Larceny | 1479.8(728) | 1301.7(641) | 933.7(469) | 1178.4(589) | 1187.3(603) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 227.7(112) | 227.4(112) | 676.9(340) | 486.1(243) | 324.9(165) |
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: Harrisburg'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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