Green Hills Farm · Photo: Smallbones · CC0Hilltown Township reports less crime per resident than 80% of U.S. towns
On crimes reported to the FBI by Hilltown Township’s police in 2023–2025, it grades A− for safety: #223 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 Hilltown Township
2 of the 5 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 8 Pennsylvania towns on Hilltown Township’s borders, 5 have a Safety Grade: New Britain Township (A), Bedminster Township (A), Telford (A−), Hatfield Township (B+), Perkasie (B+). Dublin reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023. West Rockhill Township and East Rockhill Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Neighbors ↓
Among Pennsylvania towns, closer to the middle
Pennsylvania’s cities and towns report less crime than most states’, so Hilltown Township’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 61% of the 578 Pennsylvania towns we grade, against 80% nationally. Safety Grade ↓
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Hilltown 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; violent crime is the stronger of the two.
Reported crime is falling
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2023–2025, against the rest of Pennsylvania.
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| Year | Hilltown Township property | Rest of Pennsylvania property | Hilltown Township violent | Rest of Pennsylvania violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9.4 | 19.1 | 0.4 | 3.3 |
| 2024 | 7.2 | 17.4 | 0.3 | 2.9 |
| 2025 | 3.7 | 16.1 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Violent crime, by year and by type
Hilltown Township’s police reported 19 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.
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| Year | Hilltown Township | Rest of Pennsylvania | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.4 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
For every 1,000 residents, about 4 property crimes reported
And fewer than 1 violent crime, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
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.
73 crimes reported in 2025
6 violent and 67 property, as reported to the FBI by Hilltown 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.
Five people died in crashes on Hilltown Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Hilltown Township had 5 fatal crashes in five years, in which five people died; 1 was a pedestrian.
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 Hilltown Township’s size would see about 5 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Hilltown Township’s own rate (6.0) 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.
Hilltown Township and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hilltown Township | A− | 0.4 | 6.8 |
| New Britain Township | A | 0.2 | 4.2 |
| Telford | A− | 0.6 | 6.5 |
| Bedminster Township | A | 0.2 | 4.5 |
| Dublin | — | — | — |
| Perkasie | B+ | 1.5 | 6.8 |
| West Rockhill Township | — | — | — |
| Hatfield Township | B+ | 0.5 | 8.0 |
| East Rockhill Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Dublin reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023. West Rockhill Township and East Rockhill Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.
Pennsylvania towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hilltown Township | A− | 0.4 | 6.8 |
| Forks Township | A | 0.3 | 5.7 |
| Scott Township | A− | 0.6 | 7.2 |
| Butler Township | B− | 1.1 | 14.2 |
| Upper Chichester Township | C+ | 1.6 | 14.9 |
| McKeesport | D− | 15.6 | 25.2 |
The five graded Pennsylvania towns closest to Hilltown Township’s population (16,884), by grade.
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 Hilltown 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 Hilltown Township’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (17,908 in 2025); our figure for Hilltown Township is 16,884 (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 Hilltown Township
Is Hilltown Township, PA safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Hilltown Township reports less crime per resident than 80% of U.S. towns, an A− Safety Grade and #223 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 Hilltown Township?
0.4 violent and 6.8 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 crime going up or down in Hilltown Township?
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings.
Is Hilltown Township safer than New Britain Township?
New Britain Township reports less crime per resident than Hilltown Township: New Britain Township grades A for safety and Hilltown Township A−. New Britain Township’s police reported 0.2 violent and 4.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Hilltown Township?
Hilltown Township’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Hilltown Township”. 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.