Isaac Hunsberger House · Photo: Smallbones · CC0Limerick Township reports less violent crime than most U.S. towns, but more property crime
Overall, Limerick Township grades B for safety (#373 of 578 graded towns in Pennsylvania): less crime per resident than 60% of U.S. towns, on crimes its police reported to the FBI in 2023–2025.
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 Limerick Township
5 of the 6 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 7 Pennsylvania towns on Limerick Township’s borders, 6 have a Safety Grade: East Vincent Township (A), New Hanover Township (A), East Coventry Township (A), Royersford (A−), Upper Providence Township (B+), Lower Pottsgrove Township (B). Perkiomen Township has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025. Neighbors ↓
Among Pennsylvania towns, closer to the middle
Pennsylvania’s cities and towns report less crime than most states’, so Limerick Township’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 35% of the 578 Pennsylvania towns we grade, against 60% 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 Limerick Township’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Violent crime holds Limerick Township’s grade up; property crime pulls it down. Its property rate (13.2) is below the FBI’s national estimate (17.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns.
Violent crime, by year and by type
Limerick Township’s police reported 22 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 0.3 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 | Limerick Township | Rest of Pennsylvania | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.6 | 7.0 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 0.2 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
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, 2022–2025, against the rest of Pennsylvania.
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| Year | Limerick Township property | Rest of Pennsylvania property | Limerick Township violent | Rest of Pennsylvania violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 12.9 | 30.4 | 0.6 | 7.0 |
| 2023 | 14.9 | 19.1 | 0.2 | 3.3 |
| 2024 | 13.7 | 17.4 | 0.6 | 2.9 |
| 2025 | 11.0 | 16.1 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
For every 1,000 residents, about 11 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.
245 crimes reported in 2025
5 violent and 240 property, as reported to the FBI by Limerick 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.
10 people died in crashes on Limerick Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Limerick Township had 9 fatal crashes in five years, in which 10 people died; 1 was a pedestrian.
That is 9.5 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Pennsylvania towns of 5,000–25,000 people (5.8, 579 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.
Limerick Township and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick Township | B | 0.3 | 13.2 |
| East Vincent Township | A | 0.4 | 2.7 |
| East Coventry Township | A | 0.5 | 4.3 |
| Royersford | A− | 0.7 | 5.5 |
| Lower Pottsgrove Township | B | 1.4 | 9.4 |
| Upper Providence Township | B+ | 0.5 | 11.1 |
| New Hanover Township | A | 0.2 | 3.2 |
| Perkiomen Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Perkiomen Township has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025.
Pennsylvania towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick Township | B | 0.3 | 13.2 |
| Springfield Township | A− | 0.3 | 7.0 |
| East Pennsboro Township | A− | 0.7 | 5.7 |
| Silver Spring Township | B+ | 0.4 | 9.8 |
| Lower Allen Township | B | 0.6 | 14.1 |
| New Castle | B | 1.9 | 8.7 |
The five graded Pennsylvania towns closest to Limerick Township’s population (21,436), 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 Limerick 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 Limerick Township’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (21,799 in 2025); our figure for Limerick Township is 21,436 (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 Limerick Township
Is Limerick Township, PA safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Limerick Township reports less crime per resident than 60% of U.S. towns, a B Safety Grade and #373 of 578 in Pennsylvania. Its police reported 0.3 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 Limerick Township?
0.3 violent and 13.2 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 crime going up or down in Limerick Township?
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings.
Is Limerick Township safer than East Vincent Township?
East Vincent Township reports less crime per resident than Limerick Township: East Vincent Township grades A for safety and Limerick Township B. East Vincent Township’s police reported 0.4 violent and 2.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Limerick Township?
Limerick Township’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Limerick 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.