Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Northern Berks Regional, PA Crime Grade
How Northern Berks Regional 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
2/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Pennsylvania
4/10
vs. Pennsylvania cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Northern Berks Regional, PA was 48.3 per 100,000 residents (7 incidents over a population of 14,490). That puts Northern Berks Regional 85% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 79% below the Pennsylvania statewide rate of 228.5.
That ranks Northern Berks Regional #476 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 87% of them, and #84 of 240 in Pennsylvania. Violent crime is down 14% year over year and up 60% over the last five years.
Northern Berks Regional, PA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (2/10)
- Pennsylvania Grade
- B (4/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 48.3 / 100k
- National rank
- #476 of 3,771
- PA rank
- #84 of 240
- Safer than
- 87% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 14%
- 5-year change
- up 60%
- Population
- 14,490
- Reporting agency
- Northern Berks Regional Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Northern Berks Regional Police Department (FBI ORI PA0062800) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Northern Berks Regional (red), Pennsylvania (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Northern Berks Regional 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 | 30.1(4) | 59.9(8) | 22.2(3) | 56.5(8) | 48.3(7) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 13.8(2) |
| Rape | 15.1(2) | 15.0(2) | 0.0(0) | 21.2(3) | 13.8(2) |
| Robbery | 7.5(1) | 7.5(1) | 7.4(1) | 7.1(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 7.5(1) | 37.4(5) | 14.8(2) | 28.2(4) | 20.7(3) |
| Property crime | 752.9(100) | 890.3(119) | 568.8(77) | 586.0(83) | 496.9(72) |
| Burglary | 120.5(16) | 119.7(16) | 133.0(18) | 91.8(13) | 55.2(8) |
| Larceny | 587.3(78) | 695.8(93) | 398.9(54) | 437.7(62) | 414.1(60) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 45.2(6) | 67.3(9) | 29.5(4) | 56.5(8) | 27.6(4) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Northern Berks Regional, 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 Northern Berks Regional 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 Northern Berks Regional calculated?
- Northern Berks Regional'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 Northern Berks Regional 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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