Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Scott Township, Allegheny County, PA Crime Grade
How Scott Township, Allegheny County 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
3/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Pennsylvania
6/10
vs. Pennsylvania cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Scott Township, Allegheny County, PA was 81.2 per 100,000 residents (14 incidents over a population of 17,233). That puts Scott Township, Allegheny County 78% below the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 68% below the Pennsylvania statewide rate of 250.9.
That ranks Scott Township, Allegheny County #908 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 76% of them, and #127 of 240 in Pennsylvania. Violent crime is up 136% year over year and down 25% over the last five years.
Scott Township, Allegheny County, PA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (3/10)
- Pennsylvania Grade
- C (6/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 81.2 / 100k
- National rank
- #908 of 3,771
- PA rank
- #127 of 240
- Safer than
- 76% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 136%
- 5-year change
- down 25%
- Population
- 17,233
- Reporting agency
- Scott Township Police Department, Allegheny County
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by Scott Township Police Department, Allegheny County (FBI ORI PA0024100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Scott Township, Allegheny County (red), Pennsylvania (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Scott Township, Allegheny County vs. U.S., 2024 — 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 | 2018 | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 108.6(18) | 79.5(13) | 73.7(13) | 34.4(6) | 81.2(14) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 5.7(1) | 5.7(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 0.0(0) | 12.2(2) | 22.7(4) | 5.7(1) | 23.2(4) |
| Robbery | 18.1(3) | 12.2(2) | 5.7(1) | 5.7(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 90.5(15) | 55.0(9) | 39.7(7) | 17.2(3) | 58.0(10) |
| Property crime | 947.7(157) | 678.4(111) | 606.9(107) | 705.7(123) | 899.4(155) |
| Burglary | 102.6(17) | 48.9(8) | 22.7(4) | 45.9(8) | 69.6(12) |
| Larceny | 839.0(139) | 580.6(95) | 567.2(100) | 625.4(109) | 754.4(130) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 6.0(1) | 48.9(8) | 17.0(3) | 34.4(6) | 69.6(12) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Scott Township, Allegheny County, PA Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Scott Township, Allegheny County Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Scott Township, Allegheny County calculated?
- Scott Township, Allegheny County's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Pennsylvania state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Pennsylvania cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Scott Township, Allegheny County Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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