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The Erie crime rate is higher than the Pennsylvania average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #628

Erie, PA	1,985.64
Pennsylvania	1,334.83
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Erie, PA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Erie, PA	Count	10	52	96	248	772	1,794	74	39
	Erie, PA	Per 100,000	10.0	51.8	95.6	247.0	768.9	1,786.8	73.7	38.8	1,669
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	4.8	21.8	105.8	173.5	357.5	1,472.2	102.0	NA	1,111
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Erie, PA	Count	3	60	175	219	1,017	2,093	98	24
	Erie, PA	Per 100,000	3.0	59.5	173.6	217.2	1,008.8	2,076.1	97.2	23.8	1,893
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	4.7	20.7	115.6	185.7	407.3	1,545.6	107.8	NA	1,176
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Erie, PA	Count	8	64	172	214	1,095	2,311	104	27
	Erie, PA	Per 100,000	7.8	62.8	168.7	209.9	1,073.8	2,266.3	102.0	26.5	2,050
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.4	26.1	122.8	194.4	445.5	1,603.1	117.7	NA	1,272
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Erie, PA	Count	6	77	150	198	1,233	2,404	101	32
	Erie, PA	Per 100,000	5.9	75.4	146.9	193.9	1,207.5	2,354.3	98.9	31.3	2,123
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.0	26.1	126.6	197.3	454.0	1,636.1	132.2	NA	1,295
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Erie, PA	Count	12	78	173	228	1,106	2,245	139	46
	Erie, PA	Per 100,000	11.5	74.9	166.2	219.1	1,062.7	2,157.1	133.6	44.2	2,156
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.2	26.9	128.8	205.3	434.3	1,607.4	131.2	NA	1,295
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Erie, PA	Count	4	83	121	264	1,013	1,853	152	20
	Erie, PA	Per 100,000	3.9	79.9	116.5	254.2	975.6	1,784.5	146.4	19.3	1,895
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.2	29.0	138.9	207.4	434.7	1,625.5	141.4	NA	1,334
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Erie, PA	Count	7	88	317	234	1,111	2,280	163	48
	Erie, PA	Per 100,000	6.7	84.7	305.2	225.3	1,069.5	2,194.8	156.9	46.2	2,372
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.6	27.9	151.6	224.8	470.9	1,758.8	180.5	NA	1,442
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Erie, PA	Count	3	75	264	201	831	2,062	175	44
	Erie, PA	Per 100,000	2.9	73.7	259.3	197.4	816.2	2,025.3	171.9	43.2	2,001
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.8	27.7	156.5	226.4	450.6	1,697.9	212.8	NA	1,443
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Erie, PA	Count	2	69	275	208	740	2,106	141	38
	Erie, PA	Per 100,000	1.9	67.2	267.8	202.5	720.5	2,050.6	137.3	37.0	1,913
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.9	27.3	168.6	237.6	463.2	1,742.9	237.4	NA	1,502
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Erie, PA	Count	6	75	200	191	632	2,129	106	35
	Erie, PA	Per 100,000	5.8	72.0	192.1	183.4	607.0	2,044.8	101.8	33.6	1,785
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	6.1	28.9	154.6	235.0	451.6	1,729.1	236.5	NA	1,479
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Erie, PA	1.89
Pennsylvania	4.56
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Erie, PA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Erie, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Erie, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.4	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Erie, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Erie, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Erie, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Erie, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Erie, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Erie, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	4
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Erie, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Erie, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	4
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Erie, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Erie, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Erie, PA	Count	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Erie, PA	Per 100,000	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	9
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.6	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Erie, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Erie, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.7	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	6
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Erie, PA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Erie, PA	Per 100,000	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	9
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.8	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	8
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Erie, PA	1.66
Pennsylvania	2.92
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Erie, PA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Erie, PA	Count	194	172	22
	Erie, PA	Per 100,000	193.2	171.3	21.9	1.82
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	309.8	259.3	50.5	2.85
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Erie, PA	Count	192	170	22
	Erie, PA	Per 100,000	190.4	168.6	21.8	1.80
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	307.1	258.0	49.0	2.83
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Erie, PA	Count	199	173	26
	Erie, PA	Per 100,000	195.2	169.7	25.5	1.82
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	307.7	259.0	48.7	2.83
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Erie, PA	Count	196	172	24
	Erie, PA	Per 100,000	191.9	168.4	23.5	1.80
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	327.8	270.7	57.1	2.99
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Erie, PA	Count	199	173	26
	Erie, PA	Per 100,000	191.2	166.2	25.0	1.79
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	306.8	261.8	45.1	2.84
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Erie, PA	Count	202	168	34
	Erie, PA	Per 100,000	194.5	161.8	32.7	1.78
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	309.8	262.6	47.2	2.86
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Erie, PA	Count	182	161	21
	Erie, PA	Per 100,000	175.2	155.0	20.2	1.65
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	316.8	267.1	49.7	2.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Erie, PA	Count	204	167	37
	Erie, PA	Per 100,000	200.4	164.0	36.3	1.82
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	326.8	275.5	51.3	3.01
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Erie, PA	Count	201	173	28
2005	Erie, PA	Count	206	178	28