Who polices Elim, and what they report
Elim has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Cambria County. The Cambria County Sheriff’s Office reports to the FBI for the parts of the county without police of their own, so there are no figures for Elim alone, and no Safety Grade. Drive 10 miles in any direction and you reach 6 towns with grades of their own. Johnstown, 2 miles away, is the nearest town with a Safety Grade (D).
What stands out about safety in Elim
Policed by the county
Elim is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Cambria County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Cambria County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Elim. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Pennsylvania towns with their own police figures are Johnstown (D, 2 mi), Geistown (A, 4 mi), Conemaugh Township (A, 4 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Elim. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Cambria County Sheriff’s Office reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Cambria County without police of their own, which include Elim.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
Also reports crimes in Cambria County to the FBI.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2023 offenses reported by the Cambria County Sheriff’s Office
Counts, not rates: the FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Tables 10–11.
Crimes reported to the FBI for the whole area the department covers, by year.
The nearest Pennsylvania towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnstown | D | 2 mi | 5.8 | 25.4 |
| Geistown | A | 4 mi | 0.9 | 2.9 |
| Conemaugh Township | A | 4 mi | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| Richland Township | C− | 6 mi | 1.1 | 28.1 |
| Conemaugh Township | A | 6 mi | 0.5 | 2.8 |
| Windber | C | 8 mi | 7.0 | 3.9 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Elim. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Elim.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Two people died in crashes on Elim’s roads in 2019–2023
Elim had 2 fatal crashes in five years, in which two people died; 1 was a pedestrian.
That is about what 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 Elim’s size would see about 1 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Elim’s own rate (10.6) 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.
Elim and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Yoder Township | — | — | — |
| Southmont | — | — | — |
| Johnstown | D | 5.8 | 25.4 |
| Ferndale | — | — | — |
| Westmont | — | — | — |
| Stonycreek Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Upper Yoder Township, Southmont, Westmont and Stonycreek Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Ferndale reported to the FBI for 2023 but not 2024 or 2025.
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.
- 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 Elim
Is Elim, PA safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Elim. The nearest Pennsylvania towns with a grade are Johnstown (D, 2 mi), Geistown (A, 4 mi), Conemaugh Township (A, 4 mi).
Who polices Elim?
The Cambria County Sheriff’s Office. Elim is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Cambria County without police of their own.
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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.