Photo: Public domain · Public domainWhat is recorded in Penn Township, and why there is no grade
For a graded neighbor, the nearest is Marysville (A−), 6 miles away. The FBI holds no crime figures for Penn Township alone for 2023–2025, so it can’t be graded. Drive 10 miles in any direction and you reach 9 towns with grades of their own.
The nearest Pennsylvania towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marysville | A− | 6 mi | 0.7 | 5.2 |
| Hampden Township | A+ | 7 mi | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| East Pennsboro Township | A− | 7 mi | 0.7 | 5.7 |
| Silver Spring Township | B+ | 7 mi | 0.4 | 9.8 |
| Middlesex Township | B− | 9 mi | 1.9 | 10.5 |
| Susquehanna Township | B− | 9 mi | 1.8 | 10.1 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Penn Township. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Penn Township.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Five people died in crashes on Penn Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Penn Township had 4 fatal crashes in five years, in which five people died; 1 was a pedestrian.
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 Penn Township’s size would see about 1 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Penn Township’s own rate (31.9) 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.
Penn Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheatfield Township | — | — | — |
| Middle Paxton Township | — | — | — |
| Rye Township | — | — | — |
| Duncannon | — | — | — |
| Marysville | A− | 0.7 | 5.2 |
| Watts Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Wheatfield Township, Middle Paxton Township, Rye Township, Duncannon and Watts Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.
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 Penn Township
Is Penn Township, PA safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Penn Township. Penn 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−, 6 mi), Hampden Township (A+, 7 mi), East Pennsboro Township (A−, 7 mi).
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Penn Township.
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.