Photo: gerrydincher · CC BY-SA 2.0Middle Paxton Township: recorded crime, not graded
There are no FBI figures for Middle Paxton Township by itself for 2023–2025, so the grade has nothing to work from. Of the graded towns, Marysville is the closest, at A−.
The nearest Pennsylvania towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marysville | A− | 4 mi | 0.7 | 5.2 |
| Susquehanna Township | B− | 6 mi | 1.8 | 10.1 |
| East Pennsboro Township | A− | 8 mi | 0.7 | 5.7 |
| Harrisburg | D | 8 mi | 8.2 | 19.3 |
| Penbrook | C+ | 8 mi | 3.6 | 10.9 |
| Hampden Township | A+ | 10 mi | 0.2 | 3.0 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Middle Paxton Township. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Middle Paxton Township.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Five people died in crashes on Middle Paxton Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Middle Paxton Township had 4 fatal crashes in five years, in which five people died.
That is more than 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 Middle Paxton Township’s size would see about 1 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Middle Paxton Township’s own rate (19.7) 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.
Middle Paxton Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penn Township | — | — | — |
| Susquehanna Township | B− | 1.8 | 10.1 |
| Wayne Township | — | — | — |
| Marysville | A− | 0.7 | 5.2 |
| West Hanover Township | — | — | — |
| Halifax Township | — | — | — |
| East Hanover Township | — | — | — |
| Lower Paxton Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Penn Township, Wayne Township, West Hanover Township, Halifax Township and East Hanover Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Lower Paxton Township reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023.
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 Middle Paxton Township
Is Middle Paxton Township, PA safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Middle Paxton Township. Middle Paxton Township has no FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade it on. The nearest Pennsylvania towns with a grade are Marysville (A−, 4 mi), Susquehanna Township (B−, 6 mi), East Pennsboro Township (A−, 8 mi).
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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.