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Safety · Pennsylvania

Safest Counties in Pennsylvania 2026

Ranked by violent and property crime rates per 100,000 residents.

Top 10 — Safety in Pennsylvania

Score reflects safety only — not overall county quality.

1Lebanon County, PA
87.5
2Butler County, PA
79.1
3Lancaster County, PA
78.9
4Jefferson County, PA
78.6
5Centre County, PA
78.1
6Beaver County, PA
77.4
7Chester County, PA
76.9
8Clearfield County, PA
75.5
9Potter County, PA
75.2
10Adams County, PA
74.7

All Pennsylvania Counties — Safety Rankings

67 counties ranked by safety score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountySafety ScoreOverall Score
1Lebanon County, PA
87.5
50.5
2Butler County, PA
79.1
59.7
3Lancaster County, PA
78.9
47.8
4Jefferson County, PA
78.6
60.8
5Centre County, PA
78.1
57.8
6Beaver County, PA
77.4
50.3
7Chester County, PA
76.9
51.1
8Clearfield County, PA
75.5
57.9
9Potter County, PA
75.2
58.9
10Adams County, PA
74.7
53.4
11Armstrong County, PA
74.5
56
12Cambria County, PA
74.1
57
13Bucks County, PA
73.8
53.1
14Clinton County, PA
73.4
56.1
15Carbon County, PA
72.6
50.2
16Columbia County, PA
72.1
55.4
17Juniata County, PA
70.2
56.7
18Wyoming County, PA
70.1
56.2
19Cameron County, PA
70
61.1
20Montour County, PA
68.9
60.1
21Union County, PA
68.9
55
22Pike County, PA
68.6
51.1
23Susquehanna County, PA
68.6
57.1
24Blair County, PA
68.4
52.1
25Greene County, PA
68.4
55.9
26Northampton County, PA
68
48.1
27Wayne County, PA
67.6
52.6
28Perry County, PA
67.2
53.2
29Washington County, PA
66.5
55.1
30Indiana County, PA
66.4
53
31Clarion County, PA
66.3
58.4
32Snyder County, PA
65.3
51.7
33Somerset County, PA
65.3
58.6
34Sullivan County, PA
65.1
60.4
35Berks County, PA
64.7
44
36Cumberland County, PA
64.6
53
37Tioga County, PA
63.7
53
38Northumberland County, PA
62.9
51.7
39Bradford County, PA
62.8
53.8
40Huntingdon County, PA
62.7
59.2
41Westmoreland County, PA
62.6
57
42Crawford County, PA
62.3
52.4
43Elk County, PA
62.1
60.8
44Schuylkill County, PA
59.6
48.5
45Franklin County, PA
59.2
46.9
46Forest County, PA
58.9
54.7
47Dauphin County, PA
58.6
40.7
48Lawrence County, PA
55.8
52.2
49Venango County, PA
55.6
56.8
50Bedford County, PA
55.1
58.4
51Delaware County, PA
53.8
44.5
52Monroe County, PA
53.8
42.5
53Lycoming County, PA
52.5
46.9
54Mifflin County, PA
52.1
46.2
55York County, PA
51.1
44.6
56Lehigh County, PA
49.7
40.7
57Mercer County, PA
49.4
51.1
58Lackawanna County, PA
49
43.8
59Warren County, PA
48.3
52.3
60Luzerne County, PA
42.7
39.3
61Fulton County, PA
41.4
56
62Allegheny County, PA
40.1
43.6
63Fayette County, PA
37.7
45.7
64McKean County, PA
37.5
48.2
65Montgomery County, PA
36.7
44
66Erie County, PA
26.7
39
67Philadelphia County, PA
1.6
28.8

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