Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Moon Township, PA Crime Grade
How Moon 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
3/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Pennsylvania
6/10
vs. Pennsylvania cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Moon Township, PA was 90.1 per 100,000 residents (24 incidents over a population of 26,639). That puts Moon Township Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 61% below the Pennsylvania statewide rate of 228.5.
That ranks Moon Township #1,006 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 73% of them, and #137 of 240 in Pennsylvania. Violent crime is up 19% year over year and up 16% over the last five years.
Moon Township, PA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (3/10)
- Pennsylvania Grade
- C (6/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 90.1 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,006 of 3,771
- PA rank
- #137 of 240
- Safer than
- 73% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 19%
- 5-year change
- up 16%
- Population
- 26,639
- Reporting agency
- Moon Township Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Moon Township Police Department (FBI ORI PA0023500) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Moon Township (red), Pennsylvania (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Moon 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 | 2019 | 2020 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 77.6(20) | 50.7(13) | 50.8(13) | 75.8(20) | 90.1(24) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 3.8(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 15.5(4) | 7.8(2) | 3.9(1) | 18.9(5) | 7.5(2) |
| Robbery | 27.2(7) | 15.6(4) | 3.9(1) | 3.8(1) | 15.0(4) |
| Aggravated assault | 34.9(9) | 27.3(7) | 43.0(11) | 49.3(13) | 67.6(18) |
| Property crime | 904.6(233) | 811.0(208) | 774.2(198) | 598.7(158) | 656.9(175) |
| Burglary | 85.4(22) | 109.2(28) | 93.8(24) | 45.5(12) | 33.8(9) |
| Larceny | 811.4(209) | 666.7(171) | 649.1(166) | 522.9(138) | 581.9(155) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 7.8(2) | 35.1(9) | 31.3(8) | 30.3(8) | 37.5(10) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Moon 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 Moon 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 Moon Township calculated?
- Moon 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 Moon 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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