Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 4.0Recorded crime in West Cocalico Township, without a grade
There are no FBI figures for West Cocalico Township by itself for 2023–2025, so the grade has nothing to work from. Nearby, 10 communities within 10 miles carry a Safety Grade. The closest graded town is East Cocalico Township, 4 miles away, at A.
The nearest Pennsylvania towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Cocalico Township | A | 4 mi | 0.2 | 4.0 |
| South Heidelberg Township | A | 5 mi | 0.5 | 2.8 |
| Millcreek Township | A+ | 5 mi | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Ephrata | A− | 6 mi | 0.3 | 8.6 |
| Womelsdorf | A+ | 7 mi | 0.6 | 1.5 |
| Spring Township | B+ | 7 mi | 0.7 | 8.9 |
Straight-line distance from the center of West Cocalico Township. Nearby towns can differ a lot from West Cocalico Township.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Five people died in crashes on West Cocalico Township’s roads in 2019–2023
West Cocalico Township had 5 fatal crashes in five years, in which five people died. 1 died in crash on an Interstate.
That is more than 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 Cocalico Township’s size would see about 2 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so West Cocalico Township’s own rate (13.2) 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 Cocalico Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Township | — | — | — |
| Denver | — | — | — |
| East Cocalico Township | A | 0.2 | 4.0 |
| South Heidelberg Township | A | 0.5 | 2.8 |
| Millcreek Township | A+ | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Spring Township | B+ | 0.7 | 8.9 |
| Ephrata Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Clay Township, Denver and Ephrata Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.
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 West Cocalico Township
Is West Cocalico Township, PA safe?
There is no Safety Grade for West Cocalico Township. West Cocalico Township has no FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade it on. The nearest Pennsylvania towns with a grade are East Cocalico Township (A, 4 mi), South Heidelberg Township (A, 5 mi), Millcreek Township (A+, 5 mi).
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Neighbors looking out for each other in West Cocalico Township.
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.