Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Marple Township, PA Crime Grade
How Marple 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
3/10
vs. Pennsylvania cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Marple Township, PA was 29.1 per 100,000 residents (7 incidents over a population of 24,044). That puts Marple Township 92% below the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 88% below the Pennsylvania statewide rate of 250.9.
That ranks Marple Township #234 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 94% of them, and #49 of 240 in Pennsylvania. Violent crime is up 40% year over year and down 37% over the last five years.
Marple Township, PA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (1/10)
- Pennsylvania Grade
- A (3/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 29.1 / 100k
- National rank
- #234 of 3,771
- PA rank
- #49 of 240
- Safer than
- 94% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 40%
- 5-year change
- down 37%
- Population
- 24,044
- Reporting agency
- Marple Township Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by Marple Township Police Department (FBI ORI PA0231700) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Marple Township (red), Pennsylvania (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Marple 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 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 46.1(11) | 16.8(4) | 29.3(7) | 20.8(5) | 29.1(7) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 8.4(2) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 4.2(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Robbery | 8.4(2) | 8.4(2) | 4.2(1) | 4.2(1) | 8.3(2) |
| Aggravated assault | 29.4(7) | 8.4(2) | 25.1(6) | 12.5(3) | 20.8(5) |
| Property crime | 1426.3(340) | 1487.1(355) | 1244.8(297) | 632.9(152) | 1039.8(250) |
| Burglary | 41.9(10) | 54.5(13) | 58.7(14) | 12.5(3) | 20.8(5) |
| Larceny | 1346.6(321) | 1403.3(335) | 1186.1(283) | 603.8(145) | 977.4(235) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 37.8(9) | 29.3(7) | 0.0(0) | 16.7(4) | 41.6(10) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Marple 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 Marple 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 Marple Township calculated?
- Marple 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 Marple 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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