Pittsburgh Crime Map

Pennsylvania · October 2026 · updated 2026-11-12

October 2026	1,902 incidents
2026 YTD	19,294 incidents through October
2025 (full year)	21,975 incidents
Full archive	62,699 incidents (2024–2026)
Per 100K / year	7,142

Source: Pittsburgh Bureau of Police open data.

About crime in Pittsburgh

Latest available snapshot. Pittsburgh has 1,902 incidents for October 2026. Counts reflect the source coverage published for this city.

Year-over-year context

Pittsburgh recorded 21,430 incidents in 2024 and 21,975 in 2025, a 2.5% increase. Year-to-year comparisons depend on consistent source coverage and reporting definitions.

2025 category breakdown

Other	7,157
Theft	4,874
Assault	2,583
Vandalism	2,406
Theft from vehicle	1,393
Fraud	1,133
Auto theft	1,064
Burglary	762

Across 2024–2026, the current archive contains 62,699 incidents for Pittsburgh. Missing categories or periods reflect what the source publishes; missing is not zero.

Pittsburgh crime overview

Essay updated 2026-11-05 · figures above are from the latest data

TL;DR. Pittsburgh police reported 21,975 incidents in 2025, a 2.5% increase from 21,430 in 2024. Other was the most reported category with 7,157 incidents, followed by Theft with 4,874 and Assault with 2,583. The Central Business District recorded 2,436 incidents, the highest among 90 neighborhoods. Based on the U.S. Census 2024 population, the rate was 7,142.4 reported incidents per 100,000 residents in 2025. Data is current through October 2026 and covers 12 months of 2025.

About this data

TheCrimeMaps crime map for Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania plots police-reported incidents published by the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police. Each point represents an incident location as released in the department's open-data files, with data through October 2026 in the current archive. Users can explore incidents by category and neighborhood across the city's 90 named neighborhoods. Coverage spans 2024 to 2026 in the archive, with 2025 as the latest complete calendar year.

In calendar year 2025, Pittsburgh recorded 21,975 police-reported incidents. That equals 7,142.4 reported incidents per 100,000 residents in 2025, based on the U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 population estimate of 307,668 for the city. Violent-category incidents, defined as assault plus sexual assault, robbery, shooting and homicide, totaled 3,186, or 14.5% of the 2025 total, for a violent rate of 1,035.5 per 100,000 residents.

Recent trend

Between the two consecutive complete calendar years, Pittsburgh recorded 21,430 incidents in 2024 and 21,975 in 2025, an increase of 2.5%. That year-over-year comparison uses two full 12-month years. On a same-period basis, January–October 2026 recorded 19,294 incidents, compared with 18,607 in January–October 2025, an increase of 3.7%. The 2026 total of 19,294 covers 10 months with data and is therefore partial. The archive total across 2024 to 2026 is 62,699 incidents, but that all-years figure is not the 2025 headline.

Category breakdown

In 2025, Other was the largest grouping with 7,157 incidents, or 32.6% of the total. The source groups many incident types under Other, including Other crime with 3,830 incidents, Threats with 1,528, Drugs with 1,225, Weapons offenses with 306, and Impaired & dangerous driving with 268. Theft ranked second with 4,874 incidents, or 22.2%, followed by Assault in third with 2,583 incidents, or 11.8%. Beyond the top three, Vandalism accounted for 2,406 incidents, or 10.9%, Theft from vehicle for 1,393, or 6.3%, and Fraud for 1,133, or 5.2%. Together, these six groupings describe the 2025 breakdown.

Where incidents concentrate

In 2025, Central Business District recorded the largest neighborhood count with 2,436 incidents, or 11.1% of the city total. It was followed by South Side Flats with 1,341 incidents, or 6.1%, Shadyside with 885, or 4.0%, Carrick with 771, or 3.5%, and East Liberty with 746, or 3.4%. Pittsburgh has 90 named neighborhoods in this ranking. Neighborhood counts reflect where people live, work and visit and where reports are filed, so they are not a risk score for residents or visitors.

What this means

Pittsburgh's 2025 picture centers on 21,975 incidents, with Other at 7,157, or 32.6%, Theft at 4,874, or 22.2%, and Assault at 2,583, or 11.8%. Vandalism at 2,406, or 10.9%, sits close behind Assault, while Theft from vehicle recorded 1,393, or 6.3%, and Fraud recorded 1,133, or 5.2%. By neighborhood, Central Business District recorded 2,436, or 11.1%, with South Side Flats next at 1,341, or 6.1%. Compared with 21,430 in 2024, the 2025 total of 21,975 is higher.

FAQ

How many crimes were reported in Pittsburgh in 2025?
Pittsburgh recorded 21,975 police-reported incidents in calendar year 2025. That includes 3,186 violent-category incidents, which were 14.5% of the yearly total. Using the U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 population estimate of 307,668 for the city, that equals 7,142.4 reported incidents per 100,000 residents in 2025.

What type of crime was most common in Pittsburgh in 2025?
The Other category ranked first in 2025 with 7,157 incidents, or 32.6% of the total. It groups other crime with 3,830 incidents, threats with 1,528, drugs with 1,225, weapons offenses with 306, and impaired and dangerous driving with 268. Theft was the next largest single category after Other, with 4,874 incidents, or 22.2%.

Did crime go up or down in Pittsburgh between 2024 and 2025?
Reported incidents rose 2.5% between the two consecutive complete calendar years, from 21,430 in 2024 to 21,975 in 2025. For the more current partial window, January–October 2026 recorded 19,294 incidents, compared with 18,607 in the same months of 2025, a 3.7% increase on a same-months basis.

Which neighborhoods had the most reported incidents in 2025?
Among 90 named neighborhoods ranked by incidents in 2025, Central Business District recorded 2,436 incidents, or 11.1% of the city total. South Side Flats followed with 1,341 incidents, or 6.1%, and Shadyside had 885, or 4.0%. Carrick reported 771 and East Liberty reported 746, showing reports were spread across several neighborhoods rather than one location alone.

Where does the Pittsburgh crime data come from?
The figures come from the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police. The 2025 page total reflects 21,975 police-reported incidents in calendar year 2025, while the archive holds 62,699 incidents across 2024 to 2026 combined. The neighborhood ranking covers 90 named neighborhoods ranked by incidents in 2025.

How up to date is the Pittsburgh crime data?
The data is current through October 2026. The headline year 2025 is complete with 12 months of data and 21,975 incidents. The latest partial year, 2026, includes 10 months with 19,294 incidents, and the January–October 2026 comparison uses the same months in 2025 to keep the 3.7% change on a like-for-like basis.

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