Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
West Chester, PA Crime Grade
How West Chester 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
6/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Pennsylvania
9/10
vs. Pennsylvania cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in West Chester, PA was 183.7 per 100,000 residents (44 incidents over a population of 23,951). That puts West Chester 44% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 20% below the Pennsylvania statewide rate of 228.5.
That ranks West Chester #1,924 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 49% of them, and #197 of 240 in Pennsylvania. Violent crime is down 15% year over year and down 26% over the last five years.
West Chester, PA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (6/10)
- Pennsylvania Grade
- F (9/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 183.7 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,924 of 3,771
- PA rank
- #197 of 240
- Safer than
- 49% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 15%
- 5-year change
- down 26%
- Population
- 23,951
- Reporting agency
- West Chester Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by West Chester Police Department (FBI ORI PA0151300) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. West Chester (red), Pennsylvania (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
West Chester 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 | 247.7(50) | 182.3(37) | 94.0(19) | 215.0(43) | 183.7(44) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 4.9(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 8.4(2) |
| Rape | 54.5(11) | 34.5(7) | 9.9(2) | 20.0(4) | 33.4(8) |
| Robbery | 89.2(18) | 54.2(11) | 14.8(3) | 40.0(8) | 16.7(4) |
| Aggravated assault | — | — | — | — | — |
| Property crime | — | — | — | — | — |
| Burglary | — | — | — | — | — |
| Larceny | — | — | — | — | — |
| Motor vehicle theft | — | — | — | — | — |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the West Chester, 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 West Chester 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 West Chester calculated?
- West Chester'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 West Chester 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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