Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Chester, PA Crime Grade
How Chester 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
9/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Pennsylvania
10/10
vs. Pennsylvania cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Chester, PA was 468.0 per 100,000 residents (161 incidents over a population of 34,402). That puts Chester Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 105% above the Pennsylvania statewide rate of 228.5.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Chester (red), Pennsylvania (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Chester 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 | 2019 | 2020 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 1390.6(474) | 1383.3(469) | 1108.6(377) | 854.3(290) | 468.0(161) |
| Murder | 52.8(18) | 53.1(18) | 102.9(35) | 58.9(20) | 32.0(11) |
| Rape | 32.3(11) | 85.5(29) | 38.2(13) | 64.8(22) | 49.4(17) |
| Robbery | 466.5(159) | 418.8(142) | 270.5(92) | 194.4(66) | 139.5(48) |
| Aggravated assault | 839.0(286) | 825.8(280) | 696.9(237) | 536.2(182) | 247.1(85) |
| Property crime | 3414.8(1,164) | 3055.6(1,036) | 2226.0(757) | 2115.2(718) | 1808.0(622) |
| Burglary | 1032.7(352) | 749.2(254) | 426.4(145) | 341.7(116) | 226.7(78) |
| Larceny | 1830.6(624) | 1760.8(597) | 1340.9(456) | 1281.5(435) | 1203.4(414) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 513.4(175) | 495.5(168) | 388.2(132) | 486.1(165) | 366.3(126) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Chester's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Pennsylvania cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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