Photo: Smallbones · CC BY-SA 3.0Violent crime per resident is lower in Newberry Township than in 66% of U.S. towns
On crimes reported by Newberry Township’s police in 2023–2025, it grades B for safety: #353 of 578 graded towns in Pennsylvania. What’s more, the local count comes to 1.1 violent crimes and 9.7 incidents of property crime per 1,000 people each year, with 2.9 and 17.5 in the rest of Pennsylvania. Its two neighbors with figures both record less crime per resident.
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 Newberry Township
2 of the 2 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 6 Pennsylvania towns on Newberry Township’s borders, 2 have a Safety Grade: Lower Swatara Township (A−), Fairview Township (A−). Conewago Township, Warrington Township, Londonderry Township and East Manchester 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 Newberry Township’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 39% of the 578 Pennsylvania towns we grade, against 62% nationally. Safety Grade ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Newberry 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.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Newberry Township | Rest of Pennsylvania | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Newberry Township’s police reported 51 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 1.1 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 Newberry 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.
Reported crime is steady
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| Year | Newberry Township property | Rest of Pennsylvania property | Newberry Township violent | Rest of Pennsylvania violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10.8 | 19.1 | 0.6 | 3.2 |
| 2024 | 9.8 | 17.4 | 1.2 | 2.9 |
| 2025 | 8.6 | 16.1 | 1.3 | 2.7 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident was steady from 2023 to 2025: the change is within ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2023–2025, against the rest of Pennsylvania.
163 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.
22 violent and 141 property, as reported to the FBI by Newberry Township’s police.
12 people died in crashes on Newberry Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Newberry Township had 12 fatal crashes in five years, in which 12 people died; 2 were pedestrians. 2 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 15.1 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.
Newberry Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newberry Township | B | 1.1 | 9.7 |
| Conewago Township | — | — | — |
| Warrington Township | — | — | — |
| Londonderry Township | — | — | — |
| Fairview Township | A− | 0.9 | 5.8 |
| East Manchester Township | — | — | — |
| Lower Swatara Township | A− | 1.5 | 3.0 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Conewago Township, Warrington Township, Londonderry Township and East Manchester Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.
Pennsylvania towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newberry Township | B | 1.1 | 9.7 |
| Lower Salford Township | A | 0.2 | 3.8 |
| Hermitage | B− | 1.3 | 14.1 |
| North Fayette Township | B− | 0.7 | 16.6 |
| West Norriton Township | C+ | 1.3 | 16.0 |
| Hanover | C | 1.2 | 23.3 |
The five graded Pennsylvania towns closest to Newberry Township’s population (16,377), 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 Newberry 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 Newberry Township’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (16,398 in 2025); our figure for Newberry Township is 16,377 (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 Newberry Township
Is Newberry Township, PA safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Newberry Township reports less crime per resident than 62% of U.S. towns, a B Safety Grade and #353 of 578 in Pennsylvania. Its police reported 1.1 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 Newberry Township?
1.1 violent and 9.7 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 Newberry Township safer than Fairview Township?
Fairview Township reports less crime per resident than Newberry Township: Fairview Township grades A− for safety and Newberry Township B. Fairview Township’s police reported 0.9 violent and 5.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Newberry Township?
Newberry Township’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Newberry 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.