Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
West Deer Township, PA Crime Grade
How West Deer 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
2/10
vs. Pennsylvania cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in West Deer Township, PA was 24.5 per 100,000 residents (3 incidents over a population of 12,235). That puts West Deer Township 92% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 89% below the Pennsylvania statewide rate of 228.5.
That ranks West Deer Township #186 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 95% of them, and #40 of 240 in Pennsylvania. Violent crime is down 79% year over year and up 194% over the last five years.
West Deer Township, PA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (1/10)
- Pennsylvania Grade
- A (2/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 24.5 / 100k
- National rank
- #186 of 3,771
- PA rank
- #40 of 240
- Safer than
- 95% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 79%
- 5-year change
- up 194%
- Population
- 12,235
- Reporting agency
- West Deer Township Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by West Deer Township Police Department (FBI ORI PA0021D00) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. West Deer Township (red), Pennsylvania (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
West Deer 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 | 2018 | 2020 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 8.4(1) | 124.9(15) | 65.5(8) | 116.1(14) | 24.5(3) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 0.0(0) | 25.0(3) | 24.5(3) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Robbery | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | — | — | — | — | — |
| Property crime | — | — | — | — | — |
| Burglary | — | — | — | — | — |
| Larceny | — | — | — | — | — |
| Motor vehicle theft | — | — | — | — | — |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the West Deer 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 West Deer 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 West Deer Township calculated?
- West Deer 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 West Deer 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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