Photo: WeaponizingArchitecture · CC BY-SA 4.0Crime recorded in Washington, and why it isn’t graded
4 towns with a Safety Grade lie within 10 miles. Washington has no FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade it on. South Strabane Township, 3 miles away, is the nearest town with a Safety Grade (D).
The nearest Pennsylvania towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Strabane Township | D | 3 mi | 1.0 | 41.9 |
| Chartiers Township | A | 5 mi | 0.2 | 3.6 |
| North Strabane Township | A | 6 mi | 0.8 | 2.3 |
| Canonsburg | A | 7 mi | 0.9 | 2.2 |
| Cecil Township | A+ | 10 mi | 0.3 | 1.6 |
| Peters Township | A− | 11 mi | 1.2 | 2.9 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Washington. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Washington.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Three people died in crashes on Washington’s roads in 2019–2023
Washington had 3 fatal crashes in five years, in which three people died; 2 were pedestrians. 1 died in crash on an Interstate.
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 Washington’s size would see about 4 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Washington’s own rate (4.5) 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.
Washington and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Strabane Township | D | 1.0 | 41.9 |
| North Franklin Township | — | — | — |
| Canton Township | — | — | — |
| East Washington | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. North Franklin Township and Canton Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. East Washington reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2025 but not 2024.
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 Washington
Is Washington, PA safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Washington. The nearest Pennsylvania towns with a grade are South Strabane Township (D, 3 mi), Chartiers Township (A, 5 mi), North Strabane Township (A, 6 mi).
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Washington.
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.