Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Limerick Township, PA Crime Grade
How Limerick 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
1/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Pennsylvania
2/10
vs. Pennsylvania cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Limerick Township, PA was 22.9 per 100,000 residents (5 incidents over a population of 21,799). That puts Limerick Township 93% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 90% below the Pennsylvania statewide rate of 228.5.
That ranks Limerick Township #168 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 96% of them, and #35 of 240 in Pennsylvania. Violent crime is down 59% year over year and down 44% over the last five years.
Limerick Township, PA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (1/10)
- Pennsylvania Grade
- A (2/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 22.9 / 100k
- National rank
- #168 of 3,771
- PA rank
- #35 of 240
- Safer than
- 96% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 59%
- 5-year change
- down 44%
- Population
- 21,799
- Reporting agency
- Limerick Township Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Limerick Township Police Department (FBI ORI PA0465300) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Limerick Township (red), Pennsylvania (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Limerick 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 | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 41.2(8) | 62.6(13) | 23.6(5) | 56.1(12) | 22.9(5) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 4.7(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 5.1(1) | 33.7(7) | 18.9(4) | 18.7(4) | 0.0(0) |
| Robbery | 5.1(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 9.4(2) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 30.9(6) | 28.9(6) | 0.0(0) | 28.1(6) | 22.9(5) |
| Property crime | 848.7(165) | 1285.9(267) | 1492.6(316) | 1369.9(293) | 1101.0(240) |
| Burglary | 66.9(13) | 77.1(16) | 89.7(19) | 60.8(13) | 45.9(10) |
| Larceny | 756.1(147) | 1199.2(249) | 1355.6(287) | 1267.1(271) | 1009.2(220) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 10.3(2) | 9.6(2) | 47.2(10) | 42.1(9) | 45.9(10) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Limerick 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 Limerick 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 Limerick Township calculated?
- Limerick 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 Limerick 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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