Photo: Nyttend · Public domainSafety in West Franklin Township, PA: what is reported
The closest graded town is Kittanning, 7 miles away, at B. No FBI crime figures of its own exist for West Franklin Township for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade. A 10-mile radius takes in 3 places that are graded.
The nearest Pennsylvania towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kittanning | B | 7 mi | 1.0 | 9.5 |
| South Buffalo Township | A | 9 mi | 0.8 | 3.0 |
| Manor Township | A | 9 mi | 0.3 | 2.9 |
| Butler | C− | 13 mi | 5.7 | 15.5 |
| Butler Township | B− | 14 mi | 1.1 | 14.2 |
| Penn Township | A | 15 mi | 0.1 | 4.4 |
Straight-line distance from the center of West Franklin Township. Nearby towns can differ a lot from West Franklin Township.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
No one died in a crash on West Franklin Township’s roads in 2019–2023
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 West Franklin Township’s size would see about 1 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so West Franklin Township’s own rate (0.0) 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 Franklin Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Franklin Township | — | — | — |
| North Buffalo Township | — | — | — |
| Clearfield Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. East Franklin Township reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2024 but not 2025. North Buffalo Township and Clearfield 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 Franklin Township
Is West Franklin Township, PA safe?
There is no Safety Grade for West Franklin Township. West Franklin 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 Kittanning (B, 7 mi), South Buffalo Township (A, 9 mi), Manor Township (A, 9 mi).
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Neighbors looking out for each other in West Franklin 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.