Crime per resident in Castle Shannon runs lower than in 90% of U.S. towns
Per 1,000 residents a year, 0.6 violent crime and 3.2 incidents of property crime were recorded, against 2.9 and 17.5 in the rest of Pennsylvania. What’s more, it grades A for safety on crimes Castle Shannon’s police reported from 2023 to 2025: #119 of 578 graded towns in Pennsylvania. Its 4 neighbors with figures all record more crime per resident.
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 Castle Shannon
Castle Shannon reports less crime than every graded town next door
Of the 5 Pennsylvania towns on Castle Shannon’s borders, 4 have a Safety Grade: Whitehall (A), Mount Lebanon (A−), Bethel Park (A−), Pittsburgh (D). Baldwin Township reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023. Neighbors ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Castle Shannon’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 | Castle Shannon | Rest of Pennsylvania | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Castle Shannon’s police reported 15 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 0.6 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 Castle Shannon 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 | Castle Shannon property | Rest of Pennsylvania property | Castle Shannon violent | Rest of Pennsylvania violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.8 | 19.1 | 0.5 | 3.2 |
| 2024 | 3.2 | 17.4 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| 2025 | 2.5 | 16.1 | 1.1 | 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.
29 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.
9 violent and 20 property, as reported to the FBI by Castle Shannon’s police.
No one died in a crash on Castle Shannon’s roads in 2019–2023
That is about what 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 Castle Shannon’s size would see about 2 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Castle Shannon’s own rate (0.0) 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.
Castle Shannon and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Shannon | A | 0.6 | 3.2 |
| Mount Lebanon | A− | 0.6 | 5.1 |
| Baldwin Township | — | — | — |
| Whitehall | A | 0.6 | 3.0 |
| Bethel Park | A− | 0.5 | 6.9 |
| Pittsburgh | D | 4.7 | 23.8 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Baldwin Township reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023.
Pennsylvania towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Shannon | A | 0.6 | 3.2 |
| East Marlborough Township | A+ | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| East Fallowfield Township | A+ | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| South Heidelberg Township | A | 0.5 | 2.8 |
| Valley Township | A− | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| Conewago Township | B+ | 1.5 | 5.6 |
The five graded Pennsylvania towns closest to Castle Shannon’s population (8,006), 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 Castle Shannon. 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 Castle Shannon’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (8,047 in 2025); our figure for Castle Shannon is 8,006 (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 Castle Shannon
Is Castle Shannon, PA safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Castle Shannon reports less crime per resident than 90% of U.S. towns, an A Safety Grade and #119 of 578 in Pennsylvania. Its police reported 0.6 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 Castle Shannon?
0.6 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 Castle Shannon safer than Mount Lebanon?
Mount Lebanon reports more crime per resident than Castle Shannon: Mount Lebanon grades A− for safety and Castle Shannon A. Mount Lebanon’s police reported 0.6 violent and 5.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Castle Shannon?
Castle Shannon’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Castle Shannon”. 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.