For violent crime, North Belle Vernon trails 61% of U.S. towns per resident
Police counts work out at 2.2 violent crimes and 9.1 incidents of property crime per 1,000 residents annually; in the rest of Pennsylvania they are 2.9 and 17.5. Weighing it all, North Belle Vernon earns B− for safety, with close to the middle of U.S. towns, on crimes its police reported over 2023 to 2025. Among its 2 neighbors with figures, only one records 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 North Belle Vernon
1 of the 2 graded towns next door reports less crime
Of the 2 Pennsylvania towns on North Belle Vernon’s borders, 2 have a Safety Grade: Washington Township (A), Rostraver Township (C). Neighbors ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind North Belle Vernon’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Property crime holds North Belle Vernon’s grade up; violent crime pulls it down. Its violent rate (2.2) is below the FBI’s national estimate (3.6) 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
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| Year | North Belle Vernon | Rest of Pennsylvania | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
North Belle Vernon’s police reported 12 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 2.2 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 Belle Vernon 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 3 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 Belle Vernon property | Rest of Pennsylvania property | North Belle Vernon violent | Rest of Pennsylvania violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8.2 | 19.1 | 3.8 | 3.2 |
| 2024 | 7.7 | 17.4 | 0.0 | 2.9 |
| 2025 | 11.6 | 16.1 | 2.8 | 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.
26 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.
5 violent and 21 property, as reported to the FBI by North Belle Vernon’s police.
One person died in crashes on North Belle Vernon’s roads in 2019–2023
North Belle Vernon had 1 fatal crash in five years, in which one person died; 1 was a pedestrian.
That is about what 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 Belle Vernon’s size would see about 1 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so North Belle Vernon’s own rate (11.6) 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 Belle Vernon and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Belle Vernon | B− | 2.2 | 9.1 |
| Rostraver Township | C | 0.6 | 25.6 |
| Washington Township | A | 0.3 | 5.1 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Pennsylvania towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Belle Vernon | B− | 2.2 | 9.1 |
| Mayfield | A+ | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Branch Township | A+ | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Bonneauville | A+ | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Conemaugh Township | A | 0.5 | 2.8 |
| West Homestead | C− | 3.0 | 22.2 |
The five graded Pennsylvania towns closest to North Belle Vernon’s population (1,817), 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 Belle Vernon. 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 Belle Vernon’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (1,818 in 2025); our figure for North Belle Vernon is 1,817 (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 Belle Vernon
Is North Belle Vernon, PA safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, North Belle Vernon reports less crime per resident than 51% of U.S. towns, a B− Safety Grade. Its police reported 2.2 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 Belle Vernon?
2.2 violent and 9.1 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 Belle Vernon safer than Rostraver Township?
Rostraver Township reports more crime per resident than North Belle Vernon: Rostraver Township grades C for safety and North Belle Vernon B−. Rostraver Township’s police reported 0.6 violent and 25.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices North Belle Vernon?
North Belle Vernon’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “North Belle Vernon”. 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.