Photo: (c)2006 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man) (from U.S. Census Bureau source) · CC BY-SA 2.5Safety in West Hempfield Township: figures, but no grade
Columbia, 2 miles away, is the nearest town with a Safety Grade (C). West Hempfield Township’s police reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023, so there is no Safety Grade: the grade needs all three years, 2023–2025. Drive 10 miles in any direction and you reach 10 towns with grades of their own.
For every 1,000 residents, about 6 property crimes reported
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 fewer than 1 violent crime, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
The years West Hempfield Township’s police reported
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| Year | West Hempfield Township | Rest of Pennsylvania | West Hempfield Township | Rest of Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | not reported | 30.2 | not reported | 6.9 |
| 2023 | not reported | 19.1 | not reported | 3.2 |
| 2024 | 6.2 | 17.4 | 0.5 | 2.9 |
| 2025 | 5.6 | 16.1 | 0.4 | 2.7 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents, against the rest of Pennsylvania. A year the department didn’t report in full is a gap, not a zero.
122 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.
9 violent and 113 property, as reported to the FBI by West Hempfield Township’s police.
The nearest Pennsylvania towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | C | 2 mi | 3.0 | 18.0 |
| Mount Joy | A | 4 mi | 0.4 | 3.6 |
| East Hempfield Township | B+ | 5 mi | 0.7 | 8.2 |
| Manor Township | A | 6 mi | 0.7 | 2.8 |
| Hellam Township | A | 7 mi | 0.9 | 2.5 |
| Millersville | A | 7 mi | 0.2 | 4.8 |
Straight-line distance from the center of West Hempfield Township. Nearby towns can differ a lot from West Hempfield Township.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
12 people died in crashes on West Hempfield Township’s roads in 2019–2023
West Hempfield Township had 11 fatal crashes in five years, in which 12 people died; 2 were pedestrians.
That is 14.0 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Pennsylvania towns of 5,000–25,000 people (5.8, 579 towns).
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 Hempfield Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rapho Township | — | — | — |
| Columbia | C | 3.0 | 18.0 |
| Hellam Township | A | 0.9 | 2.5 |
| East Hempfield Township | B+ | 0.7 | 8.2 |
| Mountville | — | — | — |
| Wrightsville | — | — | — |
| East Donegal Township | — | — | — |
| Manor Township | A | 0.7 | 2.8 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Rapho Township, Mountville, Wrightsville and East Donegal 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.
- One number for all of West Hempfield 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 Hempfield Township’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (20,243 in 2025); our figure for West Hempfield Township is 17,162 (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 Hempfield Township
Is West Hempfield Township, PA safe?
There is no Safety Grade for West Hempfield Township. The nearest Pennsylvania towns with a grade are Columbia (C, 2 mi), Mount Joy (A, 4 mi), East Hempfield Township (B+, 5 mi).
Who polices West Hempfield Township?
West Hempfield Township’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “West Hempfield Township”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Neighbors looking out for each other in West Hempfield Township.
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.