Sanatoga Union Sunday School · Photo: Smallbones · CC0Recorded crime per resident in Lower Pottsgrove Township fell 37% from 2023 to 2025
Among its 5 neighbors with figures, 4 record less crime per resident. Per 1,000 residents a year, 1.4 violent crimes and 9.4 incidents of property crime were recorded, against 2.9 and 17.5 in the rest of Pennsylvania. Overall, it grades B for safety (#379 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 Lower Pottsgrove Township
4 of the 5 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 5 Pennsylvania towns on Lower Pottsgrove Township’s borders, 5 have a Safety Grade: New Hanover Township (A), Upper Pottsgrove Township (A), East Coventry Township (A), Limerick Township (B), Pottstown (D). Neighbors ↓
Among Pennsylvania towns, closer to the middle
Pennsylvania’s cities and towns report less crime than most states’, so Lower Pottsgrove Township’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 34% of the 578 Pennsylvania towns we grade, against 59% 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 Lower Pottsgrove 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 per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | Lower Pottsgrove Township property | Rest of Pennsylvania property | Lower Pottsgrove Township violent | Rest of Pennsylvania violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9.3 | 19.1 | 2.1 | 3.2 |
| 2024 | 12.9 | 17.4 | 1.1 | 2.9 |
| 2025 | 6.2 | 16.1 | 1.0 | 2.7 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
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.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Lower Pottsgrove Township | Rest of Pennsylvania | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Lower Pottsgrove Township’s police reported 53 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 1.4 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 Lower Pottsgrove Township 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.
95 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.
13 violent and 82 property, as reported to the FBI by Lower Pottsgrove Township’s police.
Three people died in crashes on Lower Pottsgrove Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Lower Pottsgrove Township had 3 fatal crashes in five years, in which three people died.
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 Lower Pottsgrove Township’s size would see about 4 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Lower Pottsgrove Township’s own rate (4.8) 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.
Lower Pottsgrove Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Pottsgrove Township | B | 1.4 | 9.4 |
| East Coventry Township | A | 0.5 | 4.3 |
| Pottstown | D | 7.4 | 33.1 |
| Upper Pottsgrove Township | A | 0.6 | 2.8 |
| New Hanover Township | A | 0.2 | 3.2 |
| Limerick Township | B | 0.3 | 13.2 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Pennsylvania towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Pottsgrove Township | B | 1.4 | 9.4 |
| North Middleton Township | A− | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| Emmaus | B | 1.0 | 10.2 |
| Pottsville | C+ | 2.9 | 11.3 |
| Butler | C− | 5.7 | 15.5 |
| Sharon | C− | 5.8 | 14.5 |
The five graded Pennsylvania towns closest to Lower Pottsgrove Township’s population (12,892), 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 Lower Pottsgrove 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 Lower Pottsgrove Township’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (13,172 in 2025); our figure for Lower Pottsgrove Township is 12,892 (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 Lower Pottsgrove Township
Is Lower Pottsgrove Township, PA safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Lower Pottsgrove Township reports less crime per resident than 59% of U.S. towns, a B Safety Grade and #379 of 578 in Pennsylvania. Its police reported 1.4 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 Lower Pottsgrove Township?
1.4 violent and 9.4 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 Lower Pottsgrove Township safer than East Coventry Township?
East Coventry Township reports less crime per resident than Lower Pottsgrove Township: East Coventry Township grades A for safety and Lower Pottsgrove Township B. East Coventry Township’s police reported 0.5 violent and 4.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Lower Pottsgrove Township?
Lower Pottsgrove Township’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Lower Pottsgrove 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.