Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
South Fayette Township, PA Crime Grade
How South Fayette 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 South Fayette Township, PA was 85.8 per 100,000 residents (16 incidents over a population of 18,645). That puts South Fayette Township 74% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 62% below the Pennsylvania statewide rate of 228.5.
That ranks South Fayette Township #959 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 75% of them, and #131 of 240 in Pennsylvania. Violent crime is up 59% year over year and up 1267% over the last five years.
South Fayette Township, PA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (3/10)
- Pennsylvania Grade
- C (6/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 85.8 / 100k
- National rank
- #959 of 3,771
- PA rank
- #131 of 240
- Safer than
- 75% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 59%
- 5-year change
- up 1267%
- Population
- 18,645
- Reporting agency
- South Fayette Township Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by South Fayette Township Police Department (FBI ORI PA0020J00) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About South Fayette Township, PA
Also known as
- Fayettville
Name history sourced from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) — public-domain federal geographic-names data.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. South Fayette Township (red), Pennsylvania (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
South Fayette 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 | 2019 | 2020 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 6.3(1) | 12.4(2) | 59.5(11) | 54.1(10) | 85.8(16) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 6.3(1) | 6.2(1) | 5.4(1) | 5.4(1) | 5.4(1) |
| Robbery | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 5.4(1) | 0.0(0) | 10.7(2) |
| Aggravated assault | 0.0(0) | 6.2(1) | 48.7(9) | 48.7(9) | 69.7(13) |
| Property crime | 376.7(60) | 241.9(39) | 351.4(65) | 270.7(50) | 262.8(49) |
| Burglary | 18.8(3) | 43.4(7) | 27.0(5) | 21.7(4) | 26.8(5) |
| Larceny | 357.9(57) | 186.1(30) | 313.5(58) | 238.2(44) | 230.6(43) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 0.0(0) | 12.4(2) | 10.8(2) | 10.8(2) | 5.4(1) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the South Fayette 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 South Fayette 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 South Fayette Township calculated?
- South Fayette 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 South Fayette 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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