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Are homicides seasonal in Pennsylvania?
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June 24, 2016
Statewide homicide rates have declined slightly since 2013. The infographic below highlights key data and demographics about homicides in Pennsylvania. Download a high-resolution version of the graphic.
Note: County-level detail is provided at the end of this release under editor’s note.
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Media contact: Kimberly Bathgate, 717-231-3331
| County | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | Total | Percentage of Total |
| Adams | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0.20% |
| Allegheny | 91 | 80 | 57 | 70 | 59 | 357 | 10.33% |
| Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0.14% |
| Beaver | 8 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 1.01% |
| Bedford | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.12% |
| Berks | 17 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 19 | 72 | 2.08% |
| Blair | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0.29% |
| Bradford | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0.29% |
| Bucks | 11 | 10 | 20 | 11 | 16 | 68 | 1.97% |
| Butler | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 0.38% |
| Cambria | 3 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 32 | 0.93% |
| Carbon | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0.17% |
| Centre | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0.29% |
| Chester | 9 | 18 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 64 | 1.85% |
| Clarion | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.09% |
| Clearfield | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0.20% |
| Clinton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.09% |
| Columbia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0.23% |
| Crawford | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.26% |
| Cumberland | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 32 | 0.93% |
| Dauphin | 25 | 31 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 130 | 3.76% |
| Delaware | 23 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 19 | 103 | 2.98% |
| Elk | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0.12% |
| Erie | 12 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 46 | 1.33% |
| Fayette | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 0.75% |
| Forest | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.09% |
| Franklin | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 0.55% |
| Fulton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03% |
| Greene | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0.20% |
| Huntingdon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.09% |
| Indiana | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 0.38% |
| Jefferson | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0.17% |
| Juniata | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03% |
| Lackawanna | 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 31 | 0.90% |
| Lancaster | 9 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 69 | 2.00% |
| Lawrence | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 0.75% |
| Lebanon | 9 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 0.87% |
| Lehigh | 27 | 10 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 85 | 2.46% |
| Luzerne | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 48 | 1.39% |
| Lycoming | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 0.55% |
| McKean | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0.17% |
| Mercer | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 0.43% |
| Mifflin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.06% |
| Monroe | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 10 | 38 | 1.10% |
| Montgomery | 10 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 65 | 1.88% |
| Montour | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03% |
| Northampton | 12 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 47 | 1.36% |
| Northumberland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0.14% |
| Perry | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0.14% |
| Philadelphia | 282 | 348 | 361 | 305 | 308 | 1,604 | 46.40% |
| Pike | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0.14% |
| Potter | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0.20% |
| Schuylkill | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 0.43% |
| Snyder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.12% |
| Somerset | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0.43% |
| Sullivan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.03% |
| Susquehanna | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 0.40% |
| Tioga | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.09% |
| Union | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0.14% |
| Venango | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0.14% |
| Warren | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03% |
| Washington | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 1.01% |
| Wayne | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0.29% |
| Westmoreland | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 43 | 1.24% |
| Wyoming | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.09% |
| York | 16 | 12 | 21 | 18 | 11 | 78 | 2.26% |
| Total | 649 | 721 | 736 | 690 | 661 | 3,457 | 100.00% |