Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is a city in Pennsylvania in the United States.
History
Pittsburgh is the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and the second largest city in the state. The characteristic shape of downtown is a triangular tract carved by the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers, where the Ohio River forms. The city features (as of 2010) 151 high-rise buildings, 446 bridges, two inclined railways, and a pre-revolutionary fortification. Pittsburgh is known colloquially as "The City of Bridges" and "The Steel City" for its many bridges and former steel manufacturing base.
While the city is historically known for its steel industry, today it is largely based on healthcare, education, technology, robotics, and financial services. The city has made great strides in redeveloping abandoned industrial sites with new housing, shopping and offices, such as the SouthSide Works. While Pittsburgh faced economic troubles in the mid 1970s as the steel industry waned, modern Pittsburgh is economically strong. The housing market is relatively stable despite a national subprime mortgage crisis, and Pittsburgh added jobs in 2008 even as the national economy entered a significant jobs recession. This positive economic news is in contrast to the late 1970s, when Pittsburgh lost its manufacturing base as those jobs moved offshore.
In 2007, Forbes magazine named Pittsburgh the 10th cleanest city, and in 2008 Forbes listed Pittsburgh as the 13th best city for young professionals to live.[8] The city is consistently ranked high in livability surveys. In 2007, Pittsburgh was named "America's Most Livable City" by Places Rated Almanac. Furthermore, in 2009, Pittsburgh was named most livable city in the United States and 29th-most-livable city worldwide by The Economist. Pittsburgh hosted a G-20 Summit meeting in September 2009.
Population and criminality
- Pittsburgh, PA (city proper)
- Population: Approximately 307,668 as of the 2024 U.S. Census estimate (slight growth from ~302,971 in 2020; projected ~310,000 for 2026)
- Crime statistics (latest available data, primarily reflecting 2024–2025 trends)
- Homicides: 35 in 2025 — the lowest in over three decades.
- Violent crime: Rate around 4.8 per 1,000 residents (~427–500+ per 100,000 in recent reports)
- Property crime: Remains higher, with overall crime rate ~29 per 1,000 residents (property ~24 per 1,000)
- Chance of property crime victimization ~1 in 42.
