Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Aston Township, PA Crime Grade
How Aston Township grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Pennsylvania — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
2/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Pennsylvania
3/10
vs. Pennsylvania cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Aston Township, PA was 42.3 per 100,000 residents (7 incidents over a population of 16,565). That puts Aston Township 88% below the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 83% below the Pennsylvania statewide rate of 250.9.
That ranks Aston Township #389 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 90% of them, and #71 of 240 in Pennsylvania. Violent crime is down 36% year over year and up 2% over the last five years.
Aston Township, PA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (2/10)
- Pennsylvania Grade
- A (3/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 42.3 / 100k
- National rank
- #389 of 3,771
- PA rank
- #71 of 240
- Safer than
- 90% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 36%
- 5-year change
- up 2%
- Population
- 16,565
- Reporting agency
- Aston Township Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by Aston Township Police Department (FBI ORI PA0230100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Aston Township (red), Pennsylvania (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Aston Township vs. U.S., 2024 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2020 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 41.6(7) | 29.9(5) | 35.9(6) | 65.7(11) | 42.3(7) |
| Murder | 5.9(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 0.0(0) | 6.0(1) | 6.0(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Robbery | 29.7(5) | 12.0(2) | 6.0(1) | 6.0(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 5.9(1) | 12.0(2) | 23.9(4) | 59.7(10) | 42.3(7) |
| Property crime | 1099.4(185) | 801.7(134) | 987.6(165) | 513.3(86) | 706.3(117) |
| Burglary | 124.8(21) | 107.7(18) | 95.8(16) | 17.9(3) | 66.4(11) |
| Larceny | 915.1(154) | 658.1(110) | 831.9(139) | 477.5(80) | 597.6(99) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 53.5(9) | 35.9(6) | 53.9(9) | 17.9(3) | 42.3(7) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Aston Township, PA Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Aston Township Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Aston Township calculated?
- Aston Township's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Pennsylvania state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Pennsylvania cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Aston Township Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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