Neighborhood overview
Westwood, Pittsburgh
Recent police-feed safety data for Westwood in Pittsburgh, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2023 national average. Sourced directly from the Pittsburgh police open-data feed.
Safety Index
Westwood reports lower per-capita rates than Pittsburgh citywide.
Violent (persons)
130 / 100k local
vs Pittsburgh 338 / 100k citywide (-62%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (-66%)
Property
650 / 100k local
vs Pittsburgh 2,476 / 100k citywide (-74%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (-66%)
~3,168 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023-2024) · window ~266 days · newest report Jul 1, 2026 · FBI UCR national rate per 100k (2023 revised, per CIUS 2024)
Smaller-than-usual data window. Based on a ~266-day data window with 18 incidents — read the grade as provisional; a longer window will tighten the comparison.
Recent activity (11 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in afternoon (12pm–6pm) (55% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports down 1 week-over-week (0 this week, 1 the week before).
- · property reports up 1 week-over-week (2 this week, 1 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports up 1 week-over-week (2 this week, 1 the week before).
- · Most reports in Westwood occur during afternoon (12pm-6pm) — 55% of the past 30 days landed in that window.
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How to read this: CommunitySafe summarizes publicly published police reports. Scores reflect historical reporting only — not predictions of future risk, and not a substitute for professional safety advice. These scores should not be used as the sole basis for housing, lending, insurance, or hiring decisions. See /methodology for the full calculation.