Photo: Nyttend · Public domainNorth Beaver Township sees less crime per resident than almost any other U.S. town
Each of the 3 towns on its borders with figures records more crime per resident. Violence and property crime split as 0.1 violent crime and 0.5 incident of property crime per 1,000 residents a year, beside 2.9 and 17.5 in the rest of Pennsylvania. Add to that, from 2023 to 2025, crimes North Beaver Township’s police reported put it at A+ for safety: #6 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 North Beaver Township
North Beaver Township reports less crime than every graded town next door
Of the 4 Pennsylvania towns on North Beaver Township’s borders, 3 have a Safety Grade: Mahoning Township (A+), New Castle (B), Union Township (C−). Little Beaver Township reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023. Neighbors ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind North Beaver 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; property crime is the stronger of the two.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | North Beaver Township | Rest of Pennsylvania | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
North Beaver Township’s police reported 1 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 0.1 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 North Beaver 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 no violent crimes, 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 | North Beaver Township property | Rest of Pennsylvania property | North Beaver Township violent | Rest of Pennsylvania violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.8 | 19.1 | 0.3 | 3.2 |
| 2024 | 0.3 | 17.4 | 0.0 | 2.9 |
| 2025 | 0.5 | 16.1 | 0.0 | 2.6 |
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.
2 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.
0 violent and 2 property, as reported to the FBI by North Beaver Township’s police.
Four people died in crashes on North Beaver Township’s roads in 2019–2023
North Beaver Township had 4 fatal crashes in five years, in which four people died. Most of these deaths (2 of 4) were on an Interstate passing through, so they say more about through-traffic than about the town’s own streets.
That is more than is typical for Pennsylvania towns of 2,500–5,000 people: at their median rate (7.1 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of North Beaver Township’s size would see about 1 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so North Beaver Township’s own rate (20.3) 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.
North Beaver Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Beaver Township | A+ | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| New Castle | B | 1.9 | 8.7 |
| Union Township | C− | 1.9 | 28.9 |
| Mahoning Township | A+ | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Little Beaver Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Little Beaver Township reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023.
Pennsylvania towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Beaver Township | A+ | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Tunkhannock Township | A | 0.2 | 5.2 |
| Frackville | A | 0.3 | 5.3 |
| Parkesburg | A− | 1.4 | 1.8 |
| Kittanning | B | 1.0 | 9.5 |
| Ridgway | B | 0.7 | 12.9 |
The five graded Pennsylvania towns closest to North Beaver Township’s population (3,934), 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 North Beaver 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 North Beaver Township’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (3,942 in 2025); our figure for North Beaver Township is 3,934 (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 North Beaver Township
Is North Beaver Township, PA safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, North Beaver Township reports less crime per resident than 99% of U.S. towns, an A+ Safety Grade and #6 of 578 in Pennsylvania. Its police reported 0.1 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 North Beaver Township?
0.1 violent and 0.5 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 North Beaver Township safer than New Castle?
New Castle reports more crime per resident than North Beaver Township: New Castle grades B for safety and North Beaver Township A+. New Castle’s police reported 1.9 violent and 8.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices North Beaver Township?
North Beaver Township’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “North Beaver”. 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.