Pittsburgh Vandalism
Pittsburgh · Vandalism · updated 2026-11-12
In 2025, the latest complete year, Pittsburgh police open data recorded 2,406 vandalism incidents, 10.9% of all 21,975 incidents reported in the city that year and down 3.1% from 2024. That is about 782 per 100,000 residents, compared with 741 per 100,000 across the 57 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2025 data that list this crime type. So far in 2026, 2,499 vandalism incidents have been published.
Vandalism in Pittsburgh by year
| Year | Incidents | Per 100K | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | 2,499 | — | — |
| 2025 | 2,406 | 782 | down 3.1% |
| 2024 | 2,483 | 807 | — |
Year rows reflect the months published by the source; partial years are labelled and never compared or turned into rates. Full archive: 7,388 vandalism incidents.
Neighborhoods with the most vandalism (2025)
- Central Business District 147 incidents
- South Side Flats 142 incidents
- Bloomfield 100 incidents
- East Liberty 94 incidents
- Shadyside 87 incidents
- Carrick 76 incidents
- East Allegheny 57 incidents
- Mount Washington 53 incidents
Neighborhood names as published by the police feed; counts are not adjusted for population.
Questions
How many vandalism incidents were reported in Pittsburgh in 2025?
2,406, according to Pittsburgh Bureau of Police open data as mapped by TheCrimeMaps.com.
Is vandalism going up or down in Pittsburgh?
Reported vandalism was down 3.1% in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does this data come from?
Source: Pittsburgh Bureau of Police open data. TheCrimeMaps.com groups each published offense into a crime type; counts are police-reported incidents, not convictions, and some reports are reclassified or removed by the source later.
Other crime types in Pittsburgh
- Pittsburgh other 7,157 in 2025
- Pittsburgh theft 4,874 in 2025
- Pittsburgh assault 2,583 in 2025
- Pittsburgh theft from vehicle 1,393 in 2025
- Pittsburgh fraud 1,133 in 2025
- Pittsburgh auto theft 1,064 in 2025
- Pittsburgh burglary 762 in 2025
- Pittsburgh robbery 309 in 2025
- Pittsburgh sexual assault 261 in 2025
- Pittsburgh homicide 33 in 2025