Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Crime and safety in Polk Township, PA
Out to 25 miles, the count of graded towns reaches 38. The nearest town with a Safety Grade is Franklin Township, 10 miles away, graded B. Polk Township reports no crime figures of its own to the FBI for 2023–2025, so there is no Safety Grade.
The nearest Pennsylvania towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Township | B | 10 mi | 1.4 | 9.0 |
| Palmerton | A− | 10 mi | 0.3 | 6.6 |
| Lehigh Township | A+ | 11 mi | 0.0 | 2.7 |
| Bushkill Township | A− | 13 mi | 1.5 | 3.1 |
| Lehighton | B | 13 mi | 1.2 | 10.4 |
| Slatington | A− | 13 mi | 0.4 | 6.7 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Polk Township. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Polk Township.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Four people died in crashes on Polk Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Polk Township had 4 fatal crashes in five years, in which four people died.
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 Polk Township’s size would see about 2 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Polk Township’s own rate (10.8) 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.
Polk Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnuthill Township | — | — | — |
| Penn Forest Township | — | — | — |
| Eldred Township | — | — | — |
| Tunkhannock Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Chestnuthill Township, Penn Forest Township, Eldred Township and Tunkhannock 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 Polk Township
Is Polk Township, PA safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Polk Township. Polk 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 Franklin Township (B, 10 mi), Palmerton (A−, 10 mi), Lehigh Township (A+, 11 mi).
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Polk 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.