Photo: Nyttend · Public domainUpper Burrell Township reports less crime per resident than 91% of U.S. towns
On crimes reported to the FBI by Upper Burrell Township’s police in 2023–2025, it grades A for safety.
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 Upper Burrell Township
3 of the 4 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 5 Pennsylvania towns on Upper Burrell Township’s borders, 4 have a Safety Grade: Washington Township (A+), Murrysville (A+), Allegheny Township (A), Lower Burrell (A). Plum reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023. Neighbors ↓
A college town
Upper Burrell Township is home to Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington, with 454 students taking classes on campus (federal college data), and 4% of residents are enrolled in college (Census). Students who live in town count as residents, so they are part of the per-resident rate. How to read it ↓
A job center
Upper Burrell Township has 2,722 jobs based in town for 2,114 residents (Census LEHD), so some reports involve people who work or shop there rather than residents. How to read it ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Upper Burrell 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
Upper Burrell Township’s police reported 2 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.
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| Year | Upper Burrell Township | Rest of Pennsylvania | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
For every 1,000 residents, about 3 property crimes reported
And about 1 violent crime, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
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.
Reported crime is steady
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.
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| Year | Upper Burrell Township property | Rest of Pennsylvania property | Upper Burrell Township violent | Rest of Pennsylvania violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.3 | 19.1 | 0.0 | 3.2 |
| 2024 | 5.2 | 17.4 | 0.5 | 2.9 |
| 2025 | 3.3 | 16.1 | 0.5 | 2.6 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
8 crimes reported in 2025
1 violent and 7 property, as reported to the FBI by Upper Burrell Township’s police.
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
Two people died in crashes on Upper Burrell Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Upper Burrell 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 Upper Burrell Township’s size would see about 1 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Upper Burrell Township’s own rate (19.8) 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.
Upper Burrell Township and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Burrell Township | A | 0.3 | 3.9 |
| Murrysville | A+ | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| Allegheny Township | A | 0.4 | 3.2 |
| Plum | — | — | — |
| Washington Township | A+ | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Lower Burrell | A | 0.8 | 3.2 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Plum reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023.
Pennsylvania towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Burrell Township | A | 0.3 | 3.9 |
| Pine Grove | A+ | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Hughesville | A | 0.3 | 5.0 |
| Watsontown | B+ | 0.6 | 8.3 |
| Southwest Greensburg | B+ | 1.7 | 4.3 |
| South Greensburg | B− | 1.6 | 13.1 |
The five graded Pennsylvania towns closest to Upper Burrell Township’s population (2,114), by grade.
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 Upper Burrell 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 Upper Burrell Township’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (2,124 in 2025); our figure for Upper Burrell Township is 2,114 (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 Upper Burrell Township
Is Upper Burrell Township, PA safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Upper Burrell Township reports less crime per resident than 91% of U.S. towns, an A Safety Grade. 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 Upper Burrell Township?
0.3 violent and 3.9 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 crime going up or down in Upper Burrell Township?
Reported crime per resident was steady from 2023 to 2025: the change is within ordinary year-to-year swings.
Is Upper Burrell Township safer than Murrysville?
Murrysville reports less crime per resident than Upper Burrell Township: Murrysville grades A+ for safety and Upper Burrell Township A. Murrysville’s police reported 0.1 violent and 2.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Upper Burrell Township?
Upper Burrell Township’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Upper Burrell 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.