Hibernia House · Photo: Choess · CC BY-SA 3.0West Caln Township sees less crime per resident than 86% of U.S. towns
On violence it beats 77% of U.S. towns, and on property crime 85%. Graded on crimes West Caln Township’s police reported from 2023 to 2025, it scores A for safety: #171 of 578 graded towns in Pennsylvania. What’s more, recorded violent crime ran at 0.7 per 1,000 residents a year and property crime at 3.9, 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 West Caln Township
2 of the 4 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 6 Pennsylvania towns on West Caln Township’s borders, 4 have a Safety Grade: Sadsbury Township (A), West Brandywine Township (A), Valley Township (A−), West Sadsbury Township (B−). Honey Brook Township and Salisbury Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Neighbors ↓
Among Pennsylvania towns, closer to the middle
Pennsylvania’s cities and towns report less crime than most states’, so West Caln Township’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 70% of the 578 Pennsylvania towns we grade, against 86% nationally. Safety Grade ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind West Caln 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; property crime is the stronger of the two.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | West Caln Township | Rest of Pennsylvania | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
West Caln Township’s police reported 19 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 0.7 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 West Caln 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 1 violent crime, 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 | West Caln Township property | Rest of Pennsylvania property | West Caln Township violent | Rest of Pennsylvania violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.5 | 19.1 | 0.7 | 3.2 |
| 2024 | 4.0 | 17.4 | 0.9 | 2.9 |
| 2025 | 3.3 | 16.1 | 0.5 | 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.
35 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.
5 violent and 30 property, as reported to the FBI by West Caln Township’s police.
One person died in crashes on West Caln Township’s roads in 2019–2023
West Caln Township had 1 fatal crash in five years, in which one person died.
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 West Caln Township’s size would see about 3 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so West Caln Township’s own rate (2.2) 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.
West Caln Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Caln Township | A | 0.7 | 3.9 |
| West Brandywine Township | A | 0.7 | 3.1 |
| Sadsbury Township | A | 0.3 | 4.6 |
| Honey Brook Township | — | — | — |
| Valley Township | A− | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| West Sadsbury Township | B− | 1.1 | 16.3 |
| Salisbury Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Honey Brook Township and Salisbury Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.
Pennsylvania towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Caln Township | A | 0.7 | 3.9 |
| Economy | A− | 0.3 | 7.4 |
| North Londonderry Township | A− | 0.5 | 7.9 |
| Collier Township | B+ | 0.4 | 11.2 |
| Warren | C | 4.9 | 11.1 |
| Aliquippa | C− | 5.3 | 12.5 |
The five graded Pennsylvania towns closest to West Caln Township’s population (9,088), 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 West Caln 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 West Caln Township’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (9,117 in 2025); our figure for West Caln Township is 9,088 (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 West Caln Township
Is West Caln Township, PA safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, West Caln Township reports less crime per resident than 86% of U.S. towns, an A Safety Grade and #171 of 578 in Pennsylvania. Its police reported 0.7 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 West Caln Township?
0.7 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 West Caln Township safer than West Brandywine Township?
West Brandywine Township reports less crime per resident than West Caln Township: West Brandywine Township grades A for safety and West Caln Township A. West Brandywine Township’s police reported 0.7 violent and 3.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices West Caln Township?
West Caln Township’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “West Caln 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.