Photo: Dough4872 · Public domainThe police behind Paoli’s crime figures
Paoli has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Chester County. The Chester County Sheriff’s Office reports to the FBI for the parts of the county without police of their own, so there are no figures for Paoli alone, and no Safety Grade. Of the graded towns, Malvern is the closest, at A+.
What stands out about safety in Paoli
Policed by the county
Paoli is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Chester County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Chester County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Paoli. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Pennsylvania towns with their own police figures are Malvern (A+, 1 mi), Easttown Township (A−, 3 mi), Willistown Township (A, 3 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Paoli. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Chester County Sheriff’s Office reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Chester County without police of their own, which include Paoli.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
Also reports crimes in Chester County to the FBI.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the Chester County Sheriff’s Office
Counts, not rates: the FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Tables 10–11.
Crimes reported to the FBI for the whole area the department covers, by year.
The nearest Pennsylvania towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malvern | A+ | 1 mi | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| Easttown Township | A− | 3 mi | 0.8 | 4.0 |
| Willistown Township | A | 3 mi | 0.7 | 2.5 |
| East Whiteland Township | B+ | 3 mi | 0.6 | 8.4 |
| Schuylkill Township | A+ | 5 mi | 0.1 | 2.9 |
| Newtown Township | A | 5 mi | 0.2 | 3.8 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Paoli. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Paoli.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Two people died in crashes on Paoli’s roads in 2019–2023
Paoli had 2 fatal crashes in five years, in which two people died; 1 was a pedestrian.
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 Paoli’s size would see about 2 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Paoli’s own rate (6.3) 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.
Paoli and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willistown Township | A | 0.7 | 2.5 |
| Malvern | A+ | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| Tredyffrin Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Tredyffrin Township reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2025 but not 2024.
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 Paoli
Is Paoli, PA safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Paoli. The nearest Pennsylvania towns with a grade are Malvern (A+, 1 mi), Easttown Township (A−, 3 mi), Willistown Township (A, 3 mi).
Who polices Paoli?
The Chester County Sheriff’s Office. Paoli is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Chester County without police of their own.
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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.