← Safety Index State guide
Pennsylvania
43
State score · Elevated risk
278.1
Violent crime / 100k (moderate)
1837
NOAA hazard score · 2024
Top weather hazards in Pennsylvania
From NOAA Storm Events 2024. Helps you pack for what actually happens here.
- Thunderstorm Wind 971
- Hail 209
- Winter Weather 166
- Flash Flood 165
- Dense Fog 62
Pennsylvania parks ranked by safety
19 parks · sorted by Safety Index #1 85
Appalachian National Scenic Trail National Scenic Trail Lebanon County
#2 85
Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument National Monument Cumberland County
#3 85
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area National Recreation Area Pike County
#4 85
Eisenhower National Historic Site National Historic Site Adams County
#5 85
Flight 93 National Memorial National Memorial Somerset County
#6 85
Gettysburg National Military Park National Military Park Adams County
#7 79
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site National Historic Site Cambria County
#8 79
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site National Historic Site Philadelphia County
#9 79
Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site National Historic Site Philadelphia County
#10 79
Independence National Historical Park National Historical Park Philadelphia County
#11 79
Johnstown Flood National Memorial National Memorial Cambria County
#12 79
Lower Delaware National Wild and Scenic River National Wild and Scenic River Bucks County
#13 79
Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial National Memorial Philadelphia County
#14 79
Valley Forge National Historical Park National Historical Park Montgomery County
#15 79
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail National Historic Trail Bucks County
#16 70
Fort Necessity National Battlefield National Battlefield Fayette County
#17 70
Friendship Hill National Historic Site National Historic Site Fayette County
#18 70
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site National Historic Site Berks County
#19 70
Steamtown National Historic Site National Historic Site Lackawanna County
How this is calculated
Composite of violent-crime rate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer and weighted hazard frequency from NOAA Storm Events. Hazards (wildfires, floods, tornados, severe storms) carry 60% weight; crime carries 40%. County-level hazard data where available, state-level otherwise.