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Swissvale, PA crime & safety

Swissvale's reported crime rate is above Pennsylvania's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 26 violent crimes were reported in 2024.

Crime reported to police, trends and how Swissvale compares with the towns next door, from FBI data.

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A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Swissvale's police department reported only 2024, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.

Reported crime, 2024

Swissvale at a glance

Violent crime
3.2
per 1,000 residents · Pennsylvania 2.5
Property crime
19.2
per 1,000 residents · Pennsylvania 14.7
Incidents reported
183
26 violent · 157 property
Violent crime per 1,000
Swissvale 3.2
Pennsylvania 2.5
U.S. 3.6
Property crime per 1,000
Swissvale 19.2
Pennsylvania 14.7
U.S. 17.7
What gets reported

2024, by type

Larceny / theft
104
Burglary
12
Vehicle theft
41
Aggravated assault
20
Robbery
6
Rape
0
Homicide
0
Arson
3

Offenses reported to police, not convictions.

Who keeps Swissvale safe

Local public safety

👮 Swissvale Police DepartmentReports its crime counts to the FBI — the figures on this page.
🚨 EmergenciesCall 911. For non-emergency numbers, alerts and preparedness, see the town guide.

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Nearby

Swissvale and its neighbors

Reported crime per 1,000 residents in each town's latest year. * = a count, for towns under 1,000 people. Grade: the Safety Grade; — = not graded.
TownGradeViolentPropertyYear
Swissvale—3.219.22024
Pittsburgh—4.723.32025
Edgewood—0.322.42024
Braddock Hills—0.64.32024
Munhall—1.8132025
North Braddock—0.50.22023

No town figures in the FBI's data: Rankin.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can't tell you

  • It's reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many thefts and some assaults are never reported.
  • Small numbers swing. In a town of about 8,200, a handful of incidents moves the rate noticeably from year to year. The trend matters more than any one year.
  • Visitors count too. Towns with a campus, highway, beach or shopping center see incidents involving people who don't live there, which raises the per-resident rate.
  • Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn't report a full year, not that nothing happened.

Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2024, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. This isn't an official statement of public safety — in an emergency, call 911.

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