Photo: Nathan412 · Public domainPer resident, Stowe Township records more crime than four in five U.S. towns
2 of the 4 towns next door with figures record less crime per resident. Still, on crimes reported by Stowe Township’s police in 2023–2025, it grades C− for safety: #530 of 578 graded towns in Pennsylvania. Per 1,000 residents a year, 3.9 violent crimes and 21.3 incidents of property crime were recorded, 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 Stowe Township
2 of the 4 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 5 Pennsylvania towns on Stowe Township’s borders, 4 have a Safety Grade: Bellevue (B−), Kennedy Township (C), Pittsburgh (D), McKees Rocks (D). Neville Township has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025. Neighbors ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Stowe 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 higher than in most U.S. towns; property crime is the closer of the two to typical.
Crime in Stowe 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 about 3 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Stowe Township | Rest of Pennsylvania | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 5.1 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Stowe Township’s police reported 71 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 3.9 per 1,000 residents a year, against 2.9 in the rest of Pennsylvania and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Reported crime is steady
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| Year | Stowe Township property | Rest of Pennsylvania property | Stowe Township violent | Rest of Pennsylvania violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 24.2 | 19.1 | 3.9 | 3.2 |
| 2024 | 18.5 | 17.4 | 5.1 | 2.9 |
| 2025 | 21.0 | 16.0 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
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.
145 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.
16 violent and 129 property, as reported to the FBI by Stowe Township’s police.
Three people died in crashes on Stowe Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Stowe Township had 3 fatal crashes in five years, in which three 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 Stowe Township’s size would see about 2 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Stowe Township’s own rate (9.5) 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.
Stowe Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stowe Township | C− | 3.9 | 21.3 |
| McKees Rocks | D | 6.3 | 38.7 |
| Kennedy Township | C | 2.9 | 14.6 |
| Neville Township | — | — | — |
| Pittsburgh | D | 4.7 | 23.8 |
| Bellevue | B− | 1.6 | 11.9 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Neville Township has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025.
Pennsylvania towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stowe Township | C− | 3.9 | 21.3 |
| Nazareth | A− | 0.8 | 5.6 |
| South Williamsport | B+ | 0.6 | 8.2 |
| Forest Hills | B+ | 1.1 | 8.4 |
| Hellertown | B | 2.2 | 6.8 |
| Cumberland Township | B− | 1.7 | 10.0 |
The five graded Pennsylvania towns closest to Stowe Township’s population (6,119), 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 Stowe 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 Stowe Township’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (6,129 in 2025); our figure for Stowe Township is 6,119 (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 Stowe Township
Is Stowe Township, PA safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Stowe Township reports more crime per resident than 81% of U.S. towns, a C− Safety Grade and #530 of 578 in Pennsylvania. Its police reported 3.9 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 Stowe Township?
3.9 violent and 21.3 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 Stowe Township safer than McKees Rocks?
McKees Rocks reports more crime per resident than Stowe Township: McKees Rocks grades D for safety and Stowe Township C−. McKees Rocks’s police reported 6.3 violent and 38.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Stowe Township?
Stowe Township’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Stowe Township”. 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.