Crime rates for Jefferson Hills, PA

According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime statistics, Jefferson Hills is safer than 79% of the cities and towns in the US of all population sizes. In Pennsylvania, only on the order of 20% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Jefferson Hills. If you live in Jefferson Hills, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in the community is 1 in 146. The US average across communities from the largest to the smallest is 1 in 51.

Additionally, NeighborhoodScout analyzed all cities and towns in America with a similar population size to Jefferson Hills, and we found that the crime rate in Jefferson Hills is one of the lowest in the nation for its size. This means Jefferson Hills is one of the safest places in America in which to live for its size, a very important finding.

The crime data that NeighborhoodScout used for this analysis are the seven offenses from the uniform crime reports, collected by the FBI from 17,000 local law enforcement agencies, and include both violent and property crimes, combined.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Jefferson Hills does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Jefferson Hills.

NeighborhoodScout's research shows that Jefferson Hills's violent crime rate is 1 per one thousand inhabitants, which is about average for all communities in America, across all population sizes. Violent crimes that are tracked and included in this rate are armed robbery, aggravated assault, forcible (not statutory) rape, and murder and non-negligent manslaughter. Roughly similar to the national average, our analysis shows that your chance of becoming a victim of violent crime in Jefferson Hills is one in 805.

Significantly, based on the number of murders reported by the FBI and the number of residents living in the borough, NeighborhoodScout's analysis shows that Jefferson Hills experiences one of the higher murder rates in the nation when compared with cities and towns for all sizes of population, from the largest to the smallest.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis of property crime reveals that the property crime rate in Jefferson Hills is below average compared to all cities and towns in the nation. This means that you are less likely to become a victim of arson, motor vehicle theft, larceny, or burglary in Jefferson Hills than in most communities in America. Your chance of becoming a victim of property crime if you live here? Just one in 179.