Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
South Heidelberg Township, PA Crime Grade
How South Heidelberg 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 South Heidelberg Township, PA was 34.5 per 100,000 residents (5 incidents over a population of 14,489). That puts South Heidelberg Township 91% below the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 86% below the Pennsylvania statewide rate of 250.9.
That ranks South Heidelberg Township #297 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 92% of them, and #56 of 240 in Pennsylvania. Violent crime is down 47% year over year and up 27% over the last five years.
South Heidelberg Township, PA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (1/10)
- Pennsylvania Grade
- A (3/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 34.5 / 100k
- National rank
- #297 of 3,771
- PA rank
- #56 of 240
- Safer than
- 92% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 47%
- 5-year change
- up 27%
- Population
- 14,489
- Reporting agency
- South Heidelberg Township Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by South Heidelberg Township Police Department (FBI ORI PA0064700) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. South Heidelberg Township (red), Pennsylvania (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
South Heidelberg 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 | 27.2(2) | 27.1(2) | 0.0(0) | 64.7(8) | 34.5(5) |
| 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) | 0.0(0) |
| Robbery | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 24.3(3) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 27.2(2) | 27.1(2) | 0.0(0) | 40.4(5) | 34.5(5) |
| Property crime | 1141.5(84) | 189.8(14) | 121.0(9) | 323.4(40) | 393.4(57) |
| Burglary | 95.1(7) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 16.2(2) | 6.9(1) |
| Larceny | 992.0(73) | 176.2(13) | 107.6(8) | 258.7(32) | 386.5(56) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 54.4(4) | 13.6(1) | 13.4(1) | 48.5(6) | 0.0(0) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the South Heidelberg 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 Heidelberg 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 Heidelberg Township calculated?
- South Heidelberg 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 Heidelberg 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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