Photo: Nyttend · Public domainCrime reported in Big Beaver, PA
Big Beaver has no FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade it on.
The nearest Pennsylvania towns with a Safety Grade
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chippewa Township | C+ | 4 mi | 0.9 | 17.9 |
| North Sewickley Township | A | 4 mi | 0.4 | 2.8 |
| Beaver Falls | B− | 5 mi | 1.7 | 12.4 |
| Ellwood City | B+ | 5 mi | 1.3 | 7.9 |
| Patterson Township | A+ | 6 mi | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| New Brighton | C− | 7 mi | 4.7 | 15.8 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Big Beaver. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Big Beaver.
Eight people died in crashes on Big Beaver’s roads in 2019–2023
Big Beaver had 6 fatal crashes in five years, in which eight people died. 2 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is more than is typical for Pennsylvania towns of 2,500–5,000 people: at their median rate (7.1 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Big Beaver’s size would see about 1 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Big Beaver’s own rate (86.8) 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.
Big Beaver and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chippewa Township | C+ | 0.9 | 17.9 |
| North Sewickley Township | A | 0.4 | 2.8 |
| Beaver Falls | B− | 1.7 | 12.4 |
| New Beaver | — | — | — |
| West Mayfield | — | — | — |
| Darlington Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. New Beaver reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023. West Mayfield has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025. Darlington Township reported to the FBI for 2025 but not 2023 or 2024.
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.
- A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
- 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 Big Beaver
Is Big Beaver, PA safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Big Beaver. Big Beaver has no FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade it on. The nearest Pennsylvania towns with a grade are Chippewa Township (C+, 4 mi), North Sewickley Township (A, 4 mi), Beaver Falls (B−, 5 mi).
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 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.