Per resident, West Sadsbury Township records more property crime than two in three U.S. towns
Its police logs show 1.1 violent crimes and 16.3 incidents of property crime per 1,000 residents a year, while in the rest of Pennsylvania the numbers are 2.9 and 17.5. Still, each of the 4 towns on its borders with figures records less crime per resident. Overall, it grades B− for safety.
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 Sadsbury Township
4 of the 4 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 7 Pennsylvania towns on West Sadsbury Township’s borders, 4 have a Safety Grade: West Fallowfield Township (A+), Sadsbury Township (A), West Caln Township (A), Parkesburg (A−). Sadsbury Township (township) and Atglen have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Christiana reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023. Neighbors ↓
A job center
West Sadsbury Township has 2,267 jobs based in town for 2,458 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 Sadsbury Township’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Violent crime holds West Sadsbury Township’s grade up; property crime pulls it down. Its property rate (16.3) is below the FBI’s national estimate (17.6) 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 Sadsbury Township | Rest of Pennsylvania | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
West Sadsbury Township’s police reported 8 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 1.1 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 Sadsbury 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 1 violent crime, 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 Sadsbury Township property | Rest of Pennsylvania property | West Sadsbury Township violent | Rest of Pennsylvania violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 11.4 | 19.1 | 1.2 | 3.2 |
| 2024 | 14.8 | 17.4 | 1.2 | 2.9 |
| 2025 | 22.7 | 16.1 | 0.8 | 2.6 |
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.
58 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. 2025 figures come from Pennsylvania State Police UCR, which publishes violent crime, homicides, robberies and property crime only.
2 violent and 56 property, as reported to the FBI by West Sadsbury Township’s police.
Six people died in crashes on West Sadsbury Township’s roads in 2019–2023
West Sadsbury Township had 6 fatal crashes in five years, in which six people died.
That is more than 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 Sadsbury 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 Sadsbury Township’s own rate (45.6) 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 Sadsbury Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Sadsbury Township | B− | 1.1 | 16.3 |
| Sadsbury Township (township) | — | — | — |
| Christiana | — | — | — |
| Sadsbury Township (township) | A | 0.3 | 4.6 |
| Atglen | — | — | — |
| Parkesburg | A− | 1.4 | 1.8 |
| West Caln Township | A | 0.7 | 3.9 |
| West Fallowfield Township | A+ | 0.0 | 0.9 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Sadsbury Township (township) and Atglen have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Christiana reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023.
Pennsylvania towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Sadsbury Township | B− | 1.1 | 16.3 |
| McAdoo | A+ | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Nanty-Glo | A+ | 0.4 | 1.4 |
| Penndel | A+ | 0.3 | 2.4 |
| Mount Carmel Township | A | 0.5 | 4.1 |
| Eddystone | D | 5.9 | 30.7 |
The five graded Pennsylvania towns closest to West Sadsbury Township’s population (2,458), 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 Sadsbury 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 Sadsbury Township’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (2,467 in 2025); our figure for West Sadsbury Township is 2,458 (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 Sadsbury Township
Is West Sadsbury Township, PA safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, West Sadsbury Township reports more crime per resident than 55% of U.S. towns, a B− Safety Grade. Its police reported 1.1 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 Sadsbury Township?
1.1 violent and 16.3 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 Sadsbury Township safer than Sadsbury Township?
Sadsbury Township reports less crime per resident than West Sadsbury Township: Sadsbury Township grades A for safety and West Sadsbury Township B−. Sadsbury Township’s police reported 0.3 violent and 4.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices West Sadsbury Township?
West Sadsbury Township’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “West Sadsbury Township Police Department”. 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.