Photo: Jakec · CC BY-SA 4.0What is recorded in Slocum Township, and why there is no grade
The FBI holds no crime figures for Slocum Township alone for 2023–2025, so it can’t be graded. Inside a 10-mile circle sit 11 graded neighbors. Newport Township, 3 miles away, is the nearest town with a Safety Grade (A).
The nearest Pennsylvania towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport Township | A | 3 mi | 1.0 | 1.9 |
| Nanticoke | C+ | 4 mi | 1.8 | 14.3 |
| Rice Township | A | 6 mi | 0.7 | 2.4 |
| Hanover Township | B− | 6 mi | 2.5 | 8.7 |
| Wright Township | A | 7 mi | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| Plymouth | D | 8 mi | 10.2 | 23.7 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Slocum Township. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Slocum Township.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Two people died in crashes on Slocum Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Slocum Township had 2 fatal crashes in five years, in which two people died.
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 Slocum Township’s size would see about 0 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Slocum Township’s own rate (39.2) 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.
Slocum Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conyngham Township | — | — | — |
| Newport Township | A | 1.0 | 1.9 |
| Dorrance Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Conyngham Township and Dorrance 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 Slocum Township
Is Slocum Township, PA safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Slocum Township. Slocum 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 Newport Township (A, 3 mi), Nanticoke (C+, 4 mi), Rice Township (A, 6 mi).
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Slocum 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.