Chichester Friends Meetinghouse · Photo: Smallbones 14:15, 25 October 2009 (UTC). · Public domainUpper Chichester Township sees more property crime per resident than 64% of U.S. towns
Among its 6 neighbors with figures, 2 record less crime per resident. The overall Safety Grade is C+ (#447 of 578 graded towns in Pennsylvania), which means close to the middle of U.S. towns, judged on crimes its police reported from 2023 to 2025. Per 1,000 residents a year, 1.6 violent crimes and 14.9 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 Upper Chichester Township
2 of the 6 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 6 Pennsylvania towns on Upper Chichester Township’s borders, 6 have a Safety Grade: Bethel Township (A), Aston Township (A−), Trainer (C), Chester Township (C−), Lower Chichester Township (D), Chester (D). Neighbors ↓
Among Pennsylvania towns, lower
Pennsylvania’s cities and towns report less crime than most states’, so Upper Chichester Township’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 23% of the 578 Pennsylvania towns we grade, against 44% nationally. Safety Grade ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Upper Chichester Township’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Violent crime holds Upper Chichester Township’s grade up; property crime pulls it down. Its property rate (14.9) is below the FBI’s national estimate (17.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Upper Chichester Township | Rest of Pennsylvania | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Upper Chichester Township’s police reported 80 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 1.6 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 Upper Chichester 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 2 violent crimes, 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 | Upper Chichester Township property | Rest of Pennsylvania property | Upper Chichester Township violent | Rest of Pennsylvania violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 16.9 | 19.1 | 1.6 | 3.2 |
| 2024 | 14.3 | 17.4 | 1.7 | 2.9 |
| 2025 | 13.4 | 16.1 | 1.5 | 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.
254 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.
25 violent and 229 property, as reported to the FBI by Upper Chichester Township’s police.
Eight people died in crashes on Upper Chichester Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Upper Chichester Township had 8 fatal crashes in five years, in which eight people died; 2 were pedestrians. Most of these deaths (5 of 8) were on an Interstate passing through, so they say more about through-traffic than about the town’s own streets.
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 Upper Chichester Township’s size would see about 5 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Upper Chichester 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.
Upper Chichester Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Chichester Township | C+ | 1.6 | 14.9 |
| Bethel Township | A | 0.4 | 5.2 |
| Aston Township | A− | 0.7 | 6.5 |
| Lower Chichester Township | D | 5.5 | 24.3 |
| Trainer | C | 2.9 | 16.8 |
| Chester | D | 8.4 | 20.3 |
| Chester Township | C− | 4.0 | 17.8 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Pennsylvania towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Chichester Township | C+ | 1.6 | 14.9 |
| Forks Township | A | 0.3 | 5.7 |
| Hilltown Township | A− | 0.4 | 6.8 |
| Scott Township | A− | 0.6 | 7.2 |
| Butler Township | B− | 1.1 | 14.2 |
| McKeesport | D− | 15.6 | 25.2 |
The five graded Pennsylvania towns closest to Upper Chichester Township’s population (16,901), 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 Upper Chichester 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 Chichester Township’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (17,034 in 2025); our figure for Upper Chichester Township is 16,901 (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 Chichester Township
Is Upper Chichester Township, PA safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Upper Chichester Township reports more crime per resident than 56% of U.S. towns, a C+ Safety Grade and #447 of 578 in Pennsylvania. Its police reported 1.6 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 Chichester Township?
1.6 violent and 14.9 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 Upper Chichester Township safer than Bethel Township?
Bethel Township reports less crime per resident than Upper Chichester Township: Bethel Township grades A for safety and Upper Chichester Township C+. Bethel Township’s police reported 0.4 violent and 5.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Upper Chichester Township?
Upper Chichester Township’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Upper Chichester 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.