The crime rate in Chester, PA County is significantly lower than the average for the United States as a whole. The violent crime rate in Chester, PA County is 9.8 per 100,000 people, which is approximately half of the US average violent crime rate of 22.7 per 100,000 people. Similarly, property crime in Chester County stands at 17.7 per 100,000 people compared to 35.4 for the United States as a whole. This demonstrates the relative safety of living in Chester County when comparing it to other areas across the country.
Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)
Chester County violent crime is 9.8. (The US average is 22.7)
Chester County property crime is 17.7. (The US average is 35.4)
NOTE: The city of Chester, Pennsylvania does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Newark, New Jersey. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Newark, Pennsylvania. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.