Photo: Nyttend · Public domainCrime per resident in Shenango Township runs lower than in 91% of U.S. towns
Violent crime here is lower than in 93% of U.S. towns; property crime, lower than in 85%. Measured on crimes Shenango Township’s police reported between 2023 and 2025, it earns a Safety Grade of A: #109 of 578 graded towns in Pennsylvania. Out of every 1,000 residents, 0.3 violent crime and 4.1 incidents of property crime are reported annually, against 2.9 and 17.5 in the rest of 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 Shenango Township
Shenango Township reports less crime than every graded town next door
Of the 3 Pennsylvania towns on Shenango Township’s borders, 1 have a Safety Grade: New Castle (B). Slippery Rock Township and Hickory Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Neighbors ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Shenango 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; violent crime is the stronger of the two.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Shenango Township | Rest of Pennsylvania | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Shenango Township’s police reported 6 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 0.3 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 Shenango 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 fewer than 1 violent crime, 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 | Shenango Township property | Rest of Pennsylvania property | Shenango Township violent | Rest of Pennsylvania violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.7 | 19.1 | 0.3 | 3.2 |
| 2024 | 4.6 | 17.4 | 0.3 | 2.9 |
| 2025 | 2.9 | 16.1 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
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.
24 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.
2 violent and 22 property, as reported to the FBI by Shenango Township’s police.
Six people died in crashes on Shenango Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Shenango Township had 6 fatal crashes in five years, in which six people died.
That is more than 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 Shenango Township’s size would see about 2 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Shenango Township’s own rate (17.0) 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.
Shenango Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shenango Township | A | 0.3 | 4.1 |
| New Castle | B | 1.9 | 8.7 |
| Slippery Rock Township | — | — | — |
| Hickory Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Slippery Rock Township and Hickory Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.
Pennsylvania towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shenango Township | A | 0.3 | 4.1 |
| West Vincent Township | A+ | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Lower Heidelberg Township | A+ | 0.3 | 2.6 |
| Kennett Square | B+ | 1.5 | 5.4 |
| Tamaqua | B+ | 1.2 | 8.1 |
| Ambridge | D | 10.7 | 14.2 |
The five graded Pennsylvania towns closest to Shenango Township’s population (6,960), 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 Shenango 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 Shenango Township’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (7,599 in 2025); our figure for Shenango Township is 6,960 (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 Shenango Township
Is Shenango Township, PA safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Shenango Township reports less crime per resident than 91% of U.S. towns, an A Safety Grade and #109 of 578 in Pennsylvania. Its police reported 0.3 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 Shenango Township?
0.3 violent and 4.1 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 Shenango Township safer than New Castle?
New Castle reports more crime per resident than Shenango Township: New Castle grades B for safety and Shenango 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 Shenango Township?
Shenango Township’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Shenango Township, Lawrence County”. 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.