Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Cheltenham Township, PA Crime Grade
How Cheltenham 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
8/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Pennsylvania
10/10
vs. Pennsylvania cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Cheltenham Township, PA was 346.9 per 100,000 residents (136 incidents over a population of 39,204). That puts Cheltenham Township Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 52% above the Pennsylvania statewide rate of 228.5.
That ranks Cheltenham Township #2,830 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 25% of them, and #218 of 240 in Pennsylvania. Violent crime is up 73% year over year and up 86% over the last five years.
Cheltenham Township, PA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- D (8/10)
- Pennsylvania Grade
- F (10/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 346.9 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,830 of 3,771
- PA rank
- #218 of 240
- Safer than
- 25% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 73%
- 5-year change
- up 86%
- Population
- 39,204
- Reporting agency
- Cheltenham Township Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Cheltenham Township Police Department (FBI ORI PA0460500) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Cheltenham Township (red), Pennsylvania (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Cheltenham Township vs. U.S., 2025 — 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 | 2018 | 2020 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 186.7(70) | 172.2(64) | 245.6(96) | 200.9(78) | 346.9(136) |
| Murder | 10.7(4) | 8.1(3) | 10.2(4) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 10.7(4) | 8.1(3) | 17.9(7) | 15.5(6) | 35.7(14) |
| Robbery | 82.7(31) | 78.0(29) | 130.5(51) | 87.6(34) | 96.9(38) |
| Aggravated assault | 82.7(31) | 78.0(29) | 87.0(34) | 97.9(38) | 214.3(84) |
| Property crime | 2658.6(997) | 2459.7(914) | 4654.4(1,819) | 4943.5(1,919) | 8902.2(3,490) |
| Burglary | 312.0(117) | 255.7(95) | 135.6(53) | 121.1(47) | 211.7(83) |
| Larceny | 2245.3(842) | 2031.8(755) | 3464.6(1,354) | 4340.7(1,685) | 7412.5(2,906) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 96.0(36) | 164.2(61) | 1044.0(408) | 461.1(179) | 1267.7(497) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Cheltenham 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 Cheltenham 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 Cheltenham Township calculated?
- Cheltenham 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 Cheltenham 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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