CurrentCrimeMap

Data through July 2026, Erie Police Department

Crime in Erie, PA

The violent crime rate in Erie is 340 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to July 2026, 22% below the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is +2% compared with the previous 12 months.

Erie PA skyline from tower observation deck.
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The numbers

12 months to Jul 2026

Violent crime

340 per 100,000 residents, per year

314 reported in the 12 months to Jul 2026

+2% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

1,812 per 100,000 residents, per year

1,675 reported in the 12 months to Jul 2026

−13% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

2,151 per 100,000 residents, per year

1,989 reported in the 12 months to Jul 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 92,461, U.S. Census).

What counts as violent and property crime

Counted the FBI's way, the same for every city: violent crime is homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson. Simple assault is not counted as violent. How we count

Where Erie sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

340

Erie has the 162nd-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 140 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

The ring is Erie; the tick is the average of all 302 cities and county areas.

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
Miami, FL345157
Arlington, TX345158
Omaha, NE342159
Frederick, MD341160
Eugene, OR340161
Erie, PA340162
Gresham, OR339163
Tampa, FL338164
West Valley City, UT338165
Ocala, FL332166
Chesapeake, VA329167

The places closest to Erie in the ranking, highest rate first. See all 302 cities and county areas

Erie crime map

cities around it
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SaferHigher rateViolent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, for each whole city. The colors are not crime locations.

The FBI publishes citywide totals from Erie Police Department, not where each crime happened, so this map fills Erie with its whole-city rate instead of plotting crimes. The nearest covered cities are more than 60 miles away: zoom out to see them, or use the table below.

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Erie, 7 have a higher violent crime rate and 1 a lower one. The closest is Buffalo, NY, 82 miles away.

Erie and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Erie, PA340
Buffalo, NY71582 mi
Cleveland, OH1,25194 mi
Akron, OH755104 mi
Pittsburgh, PA469116 mi
Rochester, NY581145 mi
Warren, MI515153 mi
Sterling Heights, MI222154 mi
Detroit, MI1,632156 mi
About the colors and distances

Colors use the same scale as the rest of the site, from the lowest to the highest violent crime rate among the 302 cities and county areas we cover. City outlines from the U.S. Census Bureau. Distances are straight-line, between city centers.

Reported crime by type

12 months to Jul 2026
  • RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent, 39 reported42−25% vs. a year ago
  • HomicideViolent, 5 reported5.4−29% vs. a year ago
  • TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty, 1,225 reported1,325−15% vs. a year ago
  • Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty, 182 reported197−16% vs. a year ago
  • BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty, 167 reported181+6% vs. a year ago
  • Vehicle theftProperty, 87 reported94−15% vs. a year ago
See the table
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
RobberyViolent3942—−25%
HomicideViolent55.4—−29%
TheftProperty1,2251,325—−15%
Theft from vehiclesProperty182197—−16%
BurglaryProperty167181—+6%
Vehicle theftProperty8794—−15%
About these categories

Homicide, robbery, burglary, theft and vehicle theft come from the same reports Erie Police Department sends the FBI. Theft from vehicles is NIBRS codes 23F and 23G (items and parts taken from a vehicle) and theft is the rest of larceny. Robbery is part of violent crime and the others of property crime; assault and rape count in violent crime but are not listed separately, so the rows do not add up to the totals. Red means more than before, green means fewer. “Not yet” means the site does not have that month from a year earlier.

Month by month

Aug 2025 to Jul 2026

Violent crime +2%

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Violent crimes per month in Erie, PA, Aug 2025 to Jul 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Aug 202521Aug 202433
Sep 202540Sep 202425
Oct 202517Oct 202427
Nov 202521Nov 202421
Dec 202515Dec 202424
Jan 202621Jan 202516
Feb 202631Feb 202525
Mar 202631Mar 202527
Apr 202621Apr 202526
May 202630May 202528
Jun 202629Jun 202533
Jul 202637Jul 202522

Homicides 5 vs. 7

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Homicides per month in Erie, PA, Aug 2025 to Jul 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Aug 20250Aug 20240
Sep 20250Sep 20241
Oct 20250Oct 20242
Nov 20250Nov 20240
Dec 20251Dec 20241
Jan 20260Jan 20252
Feb 20260Feb 20250
Mar 20263Mar 20250
Apr 20260Apr 20250
May 20260May 20250
Jun 20260Jun 20250
Jul 20261Jul 20251

4 in 2026 through July, 3 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Aug 2023
Reported crime per month in Erie, PA
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Jul 2026371871
Jun 2026291490
May 2026301650
Apr 2026211440
Mar 2026311063
Feb 202631770
Jan 2026211000
Dec 2025151091
Nov 2025211270
Oct 2025171780
Sep 2025401570
Aug 2025211760
Jul 2025222371
Jun 2025331740
May 2025281920
Apr 2025261700
Mar 2025271380
Feb 2025251160
Jan 2025161272
Dec 2024241351
Nov 2024211390
Oct 2024271612
Sep 2024251481
Aug 2024331920
Jul 2024361770
Jun 2024451880
May 2024341871
Apr 2024331310
Mar 2024231250
Feb 2024311380
Jan 2024181300
Dec 2023361450
Nov 2023341470
Oct 2023291421
Sep 2023381782
Aug 2023341693

How Erie compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
29Fort Smith, AR8513,16690,848Jul 2026
75Davenport, IA6112,726100,761Sep 2026
100Leon County, FL (Sheriff)5011,46390,342Jul 2026
125Kissimmee, FL4051,47086,213Aug 2026
160Frederick, MD3411,26492,564Aug 2026
162Erie, PA3401,81292,461Jul 2026
266Nashua, NH12892292,016May 2026
268Calvert County, MD (Sheriff)12742995,115Jul 2026
286Cranston, RI9274184,734Aug 2026
296Doral, FL6777985,601Sep 2026

The 10 places closest to Erie in population, Erie included, highest violent crime rate first.

Same state

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
38Philadelphia, PA7954,1631,562,379Jul 2026
112Pittsburgh, PA4692,297306,794Mar 2026
162Erie, PA3401,81292,461Jul 2026
211Allentown, PA2341,420127,494Aug 2026

All 4 places in Pennsylvania on this site, highest violent crime rate first.

Nearby

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
1Detroit, MI1,6323,712642,155Aug 2026
10Cleveland, OH1,2513,527363,659Aug 2026
44Akron, OH7552,397189,545Aug 2026
51Buffalo, NY7153,379276,384May 2026
80Rochester, NY5812,554206,391Jun 2026
97Warren, MI5151,387137,310Sep 2026
112Pittsburgh, PA4692,297306,794Mar 2026
162Erie, PA3401,81292,461Jul 2026
221Sterling Heights, MI2221,013134,402Aug 2026
295Monongalia County, WV (Sheriff)7118771,554Jul 2026

The 9 places on this site closest to Erie by distance, highest violent crime rate first.

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to

Figures are what each agency reports to the FBI, over the last 12 months it has reported in full, so the months differ. See all 302 cities and county areas in the rankings

Compare Erie side by side with Allentown, Frederick or Nashua, or with any other place.

Other cities in Pennsylvania

3 city pages, closest first

Pennsylvania as a whole has 223 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, as reported to the FBI over the 12 months to Jun 2026; Erie’s rate is 52% above the state’s.

PittsburghAllentownPhiladelphia

All 4 cities in Pennsylvania

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Erie safe?

By reported violent crime, Erie is below the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 340 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to July 2026, +2% versus the previous 12 months. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood, so the citywide figure is only a starting point.

Is there a crime map for Erie?

This site does not have one for Erie. The figures on this page come from the FBI, which receives city totals rather than locations, so CurrentCrimeMap shows how Erie compares with nearby places such as Buffalo, NY instead of a street-level map.

What is the crime rate in Erie?

340 violent and 1,812 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 1,989 incidents reported to Erie Police Department over the 12 months to July 2026. Violent crime includes 39 robberies (property taken by force or threat); property crime includes 167 burglaries, 182 thefts from vehicles and 1,225 other thefts.

Is crime in Erie going up or down?

It is roughly flat: violent crime +2% and property crime −13% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Erie had in 2026?

Erie Police Department reported 4 homicides from January to July 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 3 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Jul 2026 the count was 5, or 5 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Erie Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset PA0250200). We count reported incidents by month and offense type and divide by the Census population. Reported crime undercounts actual crime; see the methodology page for what the numbers leave out.

Moving to or visiting Erie

12 months to July 2026
What most people ask aboutReportedPer 100kvs. the 12 months before
RobberyTaking property by force or threat3942−25%
BurglaryEntering a home or business to steal167181+6%
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins included182197−16%
Vehicle theft8794−15%

What these numbers leave out: most crime never reaches the police. In the federal victim survey (BJS, 2024), about half of violent crimes and less than a third of property crimes were reported, and only a quarter of everyday thefts. Rates are per resident, so busy downtowns and tourist areas look worse than they are for the people who visit them.

The official source is FBI Crime Data Explorer. For what to look for, and what not to read into a rate, see how to read US crime numbers.

Source and dates

PA0250200
Source
Erie Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset PA0250200)
Latest complete month
July 2026
History on this site
August 2023 to July 2026 (43 months)
Update schedule
Erie Police Department reports monthly to the FBI under the national NIBRS standard. We refresh every morning and publish the most recent 12 months the agency has reported in full.
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Monthly counts by offense (JSON)