Violent crime per resident is lower in White Oak than in 91% of U.S. towns
Its 4 neighbors with figures all record more crime per resident. On top of that, each year brought 0.3 violent crime and 6.2 incidents of property crime for every 1,000 residents (2.9 and 17.5 in the rest of Pennsylvania). White Oak grades A− for safety overall (#198 of 578 graded towns in Pennsylvania): less crime per resident than 83% of U.S. towns, on crimes its police reported from 2023 to 2025.
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 White Oak
White Oak reports less crime than every graded town next door
Of the 4 Pennsylvania towns on White Oak’s borders, 4 have a Safety Grade: Elizabeth Township (A−), North Huntingdon Township (A−), North Versailles Township (B−), McKeesport (D−). Neighbors ↓
Among Pennsylvania towns, closer to the middle
Pennsylvania’s cities and towns report less crime than most states’, so White Oak’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 66% of the 578 Pennsylvania towns we grade, against 83% nationally. Safety Grade ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind White Oak’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are lower than in most U.S. towns; violent crime is the stronger of the two.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | White Oak | Rest of Pennsylvania | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
White Oak’s police reported 7 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 0.3 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 White Oak 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 | White Oak property | Rest of Pennsylvania property | White Oak violent | Rest of Pennsylvania violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8.0 | 19.1 | 0.0 | 3.2 |
| 2024 | 2.2 | 17.4 | 0.3 | 2.9 |
| 2025 | 8.2 | 16.1 | 0.7 | 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.
65 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.
5 violent and 60 property, as reported to the FBI by White Oak’s police.
Four people died in crashes on White Oak’s roads in 2019–2023
White Oak had 4 fatal crashes in five years, in which four people died; 1 was a pedestrian.
That is about what 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 White Oak’s size would see about 2 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so White Oak’s own rate (10.7) 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.
White Oak and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Oak | A− | 0.3 | 6.2 |
| McKeesport | D− | 15.6 | 25.2 |
| North Versailles Township | B− | 1.3 | 14.6 |
| Elizabeth Township | A− | 0.9 | 4.5 |
| North Huntingdon Township | A− | 0.3 | 7.9 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Pennsylvania towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Oak | A− | 0.3 | 6.2 |
| Cumberland Township | A | 0.2 | 3.6 |
| Ohio Township | A | 0.1 | 4.5 |
| Ridley Park | A | 0.6 | 4.3 |
| Souderton | B+ | 1.0 | 6.1 |
| DuBois | C | 2.8 | 15.7 |
The five graded Pennsylvania towns closest to White Oak’s population (7,286), 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 White Oak. 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 White Oak’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (7,285 in 2025); our figure for White Oak is 7,286 (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 White Oak
Is White Oak, PA safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, White Oak reports less crime per resident than 83% of U.S. towns, an A− Safety Grade and #198 of 578 in Pennsylvania. Its police reported 0.3 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 White Oak?
0.3 violent and 6.2 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 White Oak safer than McKeesport?
McKeesport reports more crime per resident than White Oak: McKeesport grades D− for safety and White Oak A−. McKeesport’s police reported 15.6 violent and 25.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices White Oak?
White Oak’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “White Oak”. 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.