Which county in Pennsylvania has the lowest violent crime rate?

Fayette has the lowest violent crime rate in Pennsylvania, at 23.3 per 100k.

What is the violent crime rate in Fayette?

Fayette is ranked #1 in Pennsylvania for violent crime rate, at 23.3 per 100k.

Safest Counties (Lowest Violent Crime) in Pennsylvania (2026)

Safest counties for violent crime rate in Pennsylvania

Top 25 of 67 counties with data.

Ranked by violent crime rate (FBI Crime Data Explorer (per-agency, 2018-2022 average), FBI CDE 2020-2024 avg), lowest first.

Safest counties for violent crime rate in Pennsylvania

Rank	County	Value
01	Fayette23.3 per 100k County page
02	Lebanon43.7 per 100k County page
03	Bucks52.8 per 100k County page
04	Centre59.9 per 100k County page
05	Butler68.1 per 100k County page
06	Susquehanna69.6 per 100k County page
07	Wayne70.3 per 100k County page
08	Tioga72.7 per 100k County page
09	Potter72.8 per 100k County page
10	Snyder75.3 per 100k County page
11	Chester75.5 per 100k County page
12	Adams76.1 per 100k County page
13	Union76.9 per 100k County page
14	Pike77.8 per 100k County page
15	Sullivan79.2 per 100k County page
16	Wyoming79.2 per 100k County page
17	Clarion81.7 per 100k County page
18	Lancaster83.1 per 100k County page
19	Juniata85.0 per 100k County page
20	Elk85.0 per 100k County page
21	Lawrence85.5 per 100k County page
22	Cumberland85.8 per 100k County page
23	Montgomery87.1 per 100k County page
24	Northampton87.6 per 100k County page
25	Venango93.3 per 100k County page

How this ranking works

This page ranks Pennsylvania counties by violent crime rate, sorted so the safest places appear first. Click any county to see its housing, schools, crime, and demographics in detail.

For violent crime rate, a lower value is generally more favorable, so the top of the list is the lowest. Want to weigh violent crime rate against schools, taxes, commute, and more at once? Use the live map to build a custom match.

Data comes from public sources. Source attribution and the exact data vintage are shown above and on the full map of violent crime rate.

Frequently asked questions

Which county in Pennsylvania has the lowest violent crime rate?: Fayette has the lowest violent crime rate in Pennsylvania, at 23.3 per 100k.
What is the violent crime rate in Fayette?: Fayette is ranked #1 in Pennsylvania for violent crime rate, at 23.3 per 100k.
How is this violent crime rate ranking calculated?: Counties in Pennsylvania are ranked by violent crime rate (FBI Crime Data Explorer (per-agency, 2018-2022 average), FBI CDE 2020-2024 avg), lowest first. Values describe the county, not an individual property. Source vintage is shown on the page.