Photo: Shuvaev · CC BY-SA 4.0Crime reported in Foster Township, PA
Foster Township’s police department covers under 1,000 people in the FBI’s count, so the page shows its counts, not rates, and there is no Safety Grade.
2 crimes reported in 2025
In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so we show counts rather than rates.
2 crimes reported in 2025
0 violent and 2 property, as reported to the FBI by Foster Township’s police.
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minersville | A− | 5 mi | 1.3 | 2.6 |
| Branch Township | A+ | 5 mi | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Butler Township | A+ | 5 mi | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| Pottsville | C+ | 8 mi | 2.9 | 11.3 |
| Mount Carmel | B− | 8 mi | 1.2 | 14.1 |
| Mount Carmel Township | A | 8 mi | 0.5 | 4.1 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Foster Township. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Foster Township.
10 people died in crashes on Foster Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Foster Township had 4 fatal crashes in five years, in which 10 people died. Most of these deaths (8 of 10) were on an Interstate passing through, so they say more about through-traffic than about the town’s own streets.
That is 775.2 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Pennsylvania towns of 2,500–5,000 people (7.1, 595 towns).
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.
Foster Township and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cass Township | — | — | — |
| Hegins Township | A+ | 0.0 | 0.9 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Cass Township has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025.
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 Foster 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 Foster Township’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (246 in 2025); our figure for Foster Township is 245 (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 Foster Township
Is Foster Township, PA safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Foster Township. Foster Township’s police department covers under 1,000 people in the FBI’s count, so the page shows its counts, not rates, and there is no Safety Grade. The nearest Pennsylvania towns with a grade are Minersville (A−, 5 mi), Branch Township (A+, 5 mi), Butler Township (A+, 5 mi).
Who polices Foster Township?
Foster Township’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Foster Township, Schuylkill 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.