Photo: Smallbones · Public domainPer resident, West Whiteland Township records less violent crime than 75% of U.S. towns
2 of the 3 towns next door with figures record less crime per resident. Overall, it grades B for safety (#392 of 578 graded towns in Pennsylvania). Behind the grade sit 0.8 violent crime and 13.0 incidents of property crime per 1,000 people a year, where the comparison is 2.9 and 17.5 in the rest of Pennsylvania.
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 Whiteland Township
2 of the 3 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 5 Pennsylvania towns on West Whiteland Township’s borders, 3 have a Safety Grade: Uwchlan Township (A−), East Whiteland Township (B+), West Goshen Township (B−). East Bradford Township and East Caln Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Neighbors ↓
Among Pennsylvania towns, closer to the middle
Pennsylvania’s cities and towns report less crime than most states’, so West Whiteland Township’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 32% of the 578 Pennsylvania towns we grade, against 56% nationally. Safety Grade ↓
A job center
West Whiteland Township has 15,458 jobs based in town for 20,826 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 Whiteland 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 Whiteland Township’s grade up; property crime pulls it down. Its property rate (13.0) 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 Whiteland Township | Rest of Pennsylvania | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
West Whiteland Township’s police reported 48 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 0.8 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 Whiteland 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 Whiteland Township property | Rest of Pennsylvania property | West Whiteland Township violent | Rest of Pennsylvania violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 12.5 | 19.1 | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| 2024 | 12.3 | 17.4 | 1.0 | 2.9 |
| 2025 | 14.2 | 16.1 | 0.6 | 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.
315 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.
13 violent and 302 property, as reported to the FBI by West Whiteland Township’s police.
No one died in a crash on West Whiteland Township’s roads in 2019–2023
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 Whiteland Township’s size would see about 6 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so West Whiteland 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 Whiteland Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Whiteland Township | B | 0.8 | 13.0 |
| Uwchlan Township | A− | 0.9 | 5.3 |
| East Whiteland Township | B+ | 0.6 | 8.4 |
| West Goshen Township | B− | 2.3 | 10.4 |
| East Bradford Township | — | — | — |
| East Caln Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. East Bradford Township and East Caln Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.
Pennsylvania towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Whiteland Township | B | 0.8 | 13.0 |
| Penn Township | A+ | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Murrysville | A+ | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| Buckingham Township | A+ | 0.2 | 3.1 |
| Springfield Township | A− | 0.3 | 7.0 |
| Hatfield Township | B+ | 0.5 | 8.0 |
The five graded Pennsylvania towns closest to West Whiteland Township’s population (20,826), 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 Whiteland 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 Whiteland Township’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (21,199 in 2025); our figure for West Whiteland Township is 20,826 (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 Whiteland Township
Is West Whiteland Township, PA safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, West Whiteland Township reports less crime per resident than 56% of U.S. towns, a B Safety Grade and #392 of 578 in Pennsylvania. Its police reported 0.8 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 Whiteland Township?
0.8 violent and 13.0 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 Whiteland Township safer than Uwchlan Township?
Uwchlan Township reports less crime per resident than West Whiteland Township: Uwchlan Township grades A− for safety and West Whiteland Township B. Uwchlan Township’s police reported 0.9 violent and 5.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices West Whiteland Township?
West Whiteland Township’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “West Whiteland 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.