Photo: David Fulmer from Pittsburgh Uploaded by scillystuff · CC BY 2.0Recorded crime per resident is lower in Allegheny Township than in 92% of U.S. towns
Next door, 2 of 5 towns with figures record less crime per resident. Per 1,000 residents a year, 0.4 violent crime and 3.2 incidents of property crime were recorded, against 2.9 and 17.5 in the rest of Pennsylvania. On top of that, it grades A for safety on crimes Allegheny Township’s police reported from 2023 to 2025: #97 of 578 graded towns in Pennsylvania.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of PA” is every other Pennsylvania city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Allegheny Township
2 of the 5 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 8 Pennsylvania towns on Allegheny Township’s borders, 5 have a Safety Grade: Parks Township (A+), Washington Township (A+), Upper Burrell Township (A), Harrison Township (A−), Vandergrift (B+). Gilpin Township and Freeport have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. West Leechburg reported to the FBI for 2024 but not 2023 or 2025. Neighbors ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Allegheny Township’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are lower than in most U.S. towns; property crime is the stronger of the two.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Allegheny Township | Rest of Pennsylvania | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Allegheny Township’s police reported 11 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 0.4 per 1,000 residents a year, against 2.9 in the rest of Pennsylvania and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Crime in Allegheny Township per 1,000 residents
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
And about 1 violent crime, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Reported crime is steady
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| Year | Allegheny Township property | Rest of Pennsylvania property | Allegheny Township violent | Rest of Pennsylvania violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.9 | 19.1 | 0.4 | 3.2 |
| 2024 | 2.3 | 17.4 | 0.0 | 2.9 |
| 2025 | 2.6 | 16.1 | 0.9 | 2.6 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident was steady from 2023 to 2025: the change is within ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2023–2025, against the rest of Pennsylvania.
32 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
8 violent and 24 property, as reported to the FBI by Allegheny Township’s police.
Five people died in crashes on Allegheny Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Allegheny Township had 4 fatal crashes in five years, in which five people died.
That is more than is typical for Pennsylvania towns of 5,000–25,000 people: at their median rate (5.8 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Allegheny Township’s size would see about 2 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Allegheny Township’s own rate (12.1) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Allegheny Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny Township | A | 0.4 | 3.2 |
| Vandergrift | B+ | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| Upper Burrell Township | A | 0.3 | 3.9 |
| Harrison Township | A− | 0.8 | 6.8 |
| Gilpin Township | — | — | — |
| West Leechburg | — | — | — |
| Parks Township | A+ | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Washington Township | A+ | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Freeport | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Gilpin Township and Freeport have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. West Leechburg reported to the FBI for 2024 but not 2023 or 2025.
Pennsylvania towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny Township | A | 0.4 | 3.2 |
| West Brandywine Township | A | 0.7 | 3.1 |
| Valley Township | A− | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| Conewago Township | B+ | 1.5 | 5.6 |
| Wilson | C+ | 1.4 | 15.3 |
| Chippewa Township | C+ | 0.9 | 17.9 |
The five graded Pennsylvania towns closest to Allegheny Township’s population (8,134), by grade.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Allegheny Township. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Allegheny Township’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (9,402 in 2025); our figure for Allegheny Township is 8,134 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Allegheny Township
Is Allegheny Township, PA safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Allegheny Township reports less crime per resident than 92% of U.S. towns, an A Safety Grade and #97 of 578 in Pennsylvania. Its police reported 0.4 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 2.9 in the rest of Pennsylvania and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Allegheny Township?
0.4 violent and 3.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Pennsylvania reports 2.9 and 17.5; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is Allegheny Township safer than Vandergrift?
Vandergrift reports more crime per resident than Allegheny Township: Vandergrift grades B+ for safety and Allegheny Township A. Vandergrift’s police reported 2.3 violent and 2.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Allegheny Township?
Allegheny Township’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Allegheny Township, Westmoreland County”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.