Safety in West Pennsboro Township, PA: what is reported
Carlisle itself is graded B−, and no other graded town is as close. The grade needs a town’s own FBI figures, and West Pennsboro Township has none for 2023–2025.
The nearest Pennsylvania towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle | B− | 7 mi | 1.8 | 11.6 |
| North Middleton Township | A− | 8 mi | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| Middlesex Township | B− | 12 mi | 1.9 | 10.5 |
| Shippensburg | B | 14 mi | 0.8 | 9.9 |
| Silver Spring Township | B+ | 15 mi | 0.4 | 9.8 |
| Carroll Township | A+ | 17 mi | 0.3 | 2.4 |
Straight-line distance from the center of West Pennsboro Township. Nearby towns can differ a lot from West Pennsboro Township.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Eight people died in crashes on West Pennsboro Township’s roads in 2019–2023
West Pennsboro Township had 8 fatal crashes in five years, in which eight people died; 1 was a pedestrian. 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 Pennsboro 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 Pennsboro Township’s own rate (28.3) 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 Pennsboro Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Newton Township | — | — | — |
| Lower Frankford Township | — | — | — |
| Upper Frankford Township | — | — | — |
| Newville | — | — | — |
| Carlisle | B− | 1.8 | 11.6 |
| Dickinson Township | — | — | — |
| Penn Township | — | — | — |
| North Middleton Township | A− | 0.7 | 5.0 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. North Newton Township, Lower Frankford Township, Upper Frankford Township, Dickinson Township and Penn Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Newville reported to the FBI for 2024 but not 2023 or 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 Pennsboro Township
Is West Pennsboro Township, PA safe?
There is no Safety Grade for West Pennsboro Township. West Pennsboro 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 Carlisle (B−, 7 mi), North Middleton Township (A−, 8 mi), Middlesex Township (B−, 12 mi).
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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.