Collins Mansion · Photo: Ned Goode, HABS photographer · Public domainOn violent crime, West Goshen Township has a higher rate per resident than 62% of U.S. towns
Per 1,000 residents a year, 2.3 violent crimes and 10.4 incidents of property crime were recorded, against 2.9 and 17.5 in the rest of Pennsylvania. Even so, the overall Safety Grade is B− (#431 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. Of the 2 towns on its borders with figures, one records less crime per resident.
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 Goshen Township
1 of the 2 graded towns next door reports less crime
Of the 5 Pennsylvania towns on West Goshen Township’s borders, 2 have a Safety Grade: West Whiteland Township (B), West Chester (B−). East Goshen Township, East Bradford Township and Westtown Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Neighbors ↓
Among Pennsylvania towns, lower
Pennsylvania’s cities and towns report less crime than most states’, so West Goshen Township’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 25% of the 578 Pennsylvania towns we grade, against 48% nationally. Safety Grade ↓
A job center
West Goshen Township has 24,057 jobs based in town for 24,224 residents (Census LEHD), so some reports involve people who work or shop there rather than residents. How to read it ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind West Goshen Township’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Property crime holds West Goshen Township’s grade up; violent crime pulls it down. Its violent rate (2.3) is below the FBI’s national estimate (3.6) 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 | West Goshen Township | Rest of Pennsylvania | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
West Goshen Township’s police reported 163 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 2.3 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 Goshen 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 | West Goshen Township property | Rest of Pennsylvania property | West Goshen Township violent | Rest of Pennsylvania violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9.4 | 19.1 | 2.4 | 3.2 |
| 2024 | 10.5 | 17.4 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
| 2025 | 11.4 | 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.
314 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.
36 violent and 278 property, as reported to the FBI by West Goshen Township’s police.
Two people died in crashes on West Goshen Township’s roads in 2019–2023
West Goshen Township had 2 fatal crashes in five years, in which two people died; 1 was a cyclist.
That is fewer 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 Goshen Township’s size would see about 7 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so West Goshen Township’s own rate (1.7) 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 Goshen Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Goshen Township | B− | 2.3 | 10.4 |
| East Goshen Township | — | — | — |
| West Chester | B− | 2.2 | 11.4 |
| East Bradford Township | — | — | — |
| West Whiteland Township | B | 0.8 | 13.0 |
| Westtown Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. East Goshen Township, East Bradford Township and Westtown Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.
Pennsylvania towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Goshen Township | B− | 2.3 | 10.4 |
| Upper Allen Township | A | 0.7 | 3.4 |
| Marple Township | B+ | 0.4 | 9.6 |
| Upper Providence Township | B+ | 0.5 | 11.1 |
| Springfield Township | C | 0.7 | 26.2 |
| Chambersburg | C | 3.9 | 16.5 |
The five graded Pennsylvania towns closest to West Goshen Township’s population (24,224), 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 Goshen 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 Goshen Township’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (24,420 in 2025); our figure for West Goshen Township is 24,224 (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 Goshen Township
Is West Goshen Township, PA safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, West Goshen Township reports more crime per resident than 52% of U.S. towns, a B− Safety Grade and #431 of 578 in Pennsylvania. Its police reported 2.3 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 Goshen Township?
2.3 violent and 10.4 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 Goshen Township safer than West Chester?
West Chester reports more crime per resident than West Goshen Township: West Chester grades B− for safety and West Goshen Township B−. West Chester’s police reported 2.2 violent and 11.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices West Goshen Township?
West Goshen Township’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “West Goshen 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.