Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Lower Swatara Township, PA Crime Grade
How Lower Swatara 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
6/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Pennsylvania
9/10
vs. Pennsylvania cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Lower Swatara Township, PA was 207.3 per 100,000 residents (21 incidents over a population of 10,130). That puts Lower Swatara Township 36% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 9% below the Pennsylvania statewide rate of 228.5.
That ranks Lower Swatara Township #2,100 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 44% of them, and #203 of 240 in Pennsylvania. Violent crime is up 37% year over year and up 162% over the last five years.
Lower Swatara Township, PA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (6/10)
- Pennsylvania Grade
- F (9/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 207.3 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,100 of 3,771
- PA rank
- #203 of 240
- Safer than
- 44% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 37%
- 5-year change
- up 162%
- Population
- 10,130
- Reporting agency
- Lower Swatara Township Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Lower Swatara Township Police Department (FBI ORI PA0221700) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Lower Swatara Township (red), Pennsylvania (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Lower Swatara 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 | 2017 | 2018 | 2020 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 79.1(7) | 179.7(16) | 55.5(5) | 151.7(15) | 207.3(21) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 9.9(1) |
| Robbery | 11.3(1) | 11.2(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 9.9(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 67.8(6) | 168.5(15) | 55.5(5) | 151.7(15) | 187.6(19) |
| Property crime | 1061.5(94) | 842.3(75) | 855.5(77) | 394.5(39) | 355.4(36) |
| Burglary | 203.3(18) | 168.5(15) | 144.4(13) | 30.3(3) | 9.9(1) |
| Larceny | 858.3(76) | 640.2(57) | 711.0(64) | 364.2(36) | 345.5(35) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Lower Swatara 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 Lower Swatara 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 Lower Swatara Township calculated?
- Lower Swatara 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 Lower Swatara 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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