Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Swatara Township, PA Crime Grade
How Swatara 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
5/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Pennsylvania
8/10
vs. Pennsylvania cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Swatara Township, PA was 151.6 per 100,000 residents (45 incidents over a population of 29,687). That puts Swatara Township Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 34% below the Pennsylvania statewide rate of 228.5.
That ranks Swatara Township #1,640 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 57% of them, and #180 of 240 in Pennsylvania. Violent crime is roughly flat year over year and down 47% over the last five years.
Swatara Township, PA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- B (5/10)
- Pennsylvania Grade
- D (8/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 151.6 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,640 of 3,771
- PA rank
- #180 of 240
- Safer than
- 57% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- roughly flat
- 5-year change
- down 47%
- Population
- 29,687
- Reporting agency
- Swatara Township Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Swatara Township Police Department (FBI ORI PA0220900) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Swatara Township (red), Pennsylvania (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Swatara 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 | 285.3(76) | 298.3(80) | 172.3(51) | 153.1(45) | 151.6(45) |
| Murder | 7.5(2) | 7.5(2) | 3.4(1) | 3.4(1) | 3.4(1) |
| Rape | 33.8(9) | 26.1(7) | 16.9(5) | 13.6(4) | 20.2(6) |
| Robbery | 63.8(17) | 59.7(16) | 47.3(14) | 47.6(14) | 33.7(10) |
| Aggravated assault | 180.2(48) | 205.1(55) | 104.7(31) | 88.5(26) | 94.3(28) |
| Property crime | 2957.6(788) | 3120.8(837) | 2713.0(803) | 2806.7(825) | 2132.2(633) |
| Burglary | 176.4(47) | 156.6(42) | 226.4(67) | 139.5(41) | 128.0(38) |
| Larceny | 2694.9(718) | 2844.9(763) | 2175.8(644) | 2418.9(711) | 1889.7(561) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 78.8(21) | 119.3(32) | 300.7(89) | 238.1(70) | 107.8(32) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Swatara 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 Swatara 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 Swatara Township calculated?
- Swatara 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 Swatara 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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