West Chester, PA Crime


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West Chester, PA is a city with relatively low crime rates. The violent crime rate in West Chester is 17, lower than the US average of 22.7. Similarly, the property crime rate of 29.1 in West Chester is also lower than the US average of 35.4. This indicates that West Chester is generally a safe place to live, with lower rates of violent and property crimes than the national averages.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

West Chester violent crime is 17.0. (The US average is 22.7)
West Chester property crime is 29.1. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
West Chester, PA Crime History
*Closest City
Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2000656.3093164.1399.23975.9639.92920.4415.6
2001610072.7229.4307.83805.3755.52613.3436.5
2002563066.9239.7256.43216.3668.92162.8384.6
2003654.30111.9268.42743506.5704.72376.8425
2004494.9067.5185.6241.83194.4663.62176.5354.3
2005783.85.6124.1248.14062847.6507.52103.3236.8
2006542.55.538.8215.9282.33150.1542.52347.3260.2
2007623.85.598.5202.5317.42347.3410.41750.9186
2008612.9093257.2262.72610.4432.31959.2218.9
2009402.95.470.8147179.72820.4500.92096.3223.2
2010349.9048.4107.7193.82411.5419.91851.7140
2011529.25.464.8286.2172.82672.85132035.6124.2
20123895.262.2129.7191.92961.8632.82204.5124.5
2013373.95.373.7147.5147.52190.94741606.3110.6
2014225.2026.2104.794.31958.6319.51565.973.3
2015397.45.267.1123.9201.31729.1247.81403.977.4
2016293.1079.594.4119.22002.1337.81589.774.5
2017247.7054.589.21041506.2178.41288.239.6
2018182.34.934.554.288.71522.2226.6120293.6

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
West Goshen, PA146.8962.923,13012018
Westtown, PA320.92,590.214,58032002
East Goshen, PA135.9534.531,69142019
Birmingham township (Chester County), PA71.3213.84,25742019
West Whiteland, PA48.92,028.418,48052019
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
West Goshen, PA146.8962.923,13012018
Westtown, PA320.92,590.214,58032002
East Goshen, PA135.9534.531,69142019
West Whiteland, PA48.92,028.418,48052019
Willistown, PA27.3264.010,60062018

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We've lived in various states, small towns & big cities, all over the country and we both felt West Chester was home as soon as we hit downtown. We've been here 8 years  More

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There seems to be 2 different profiles for West Chester, PA. One says it's a town of <20K and another says it's more like a small city at over 40K. I was kind of  More

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Over 12 years ago

Good that you live in Allentown, because you sure aren't seeing the real West Chester. We're from CA, and we couldn't afford to buy a home there. WC has grown into a  More

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