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West Chester Crime Rate Report (Pennsylvania)

West Chester crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 22 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in West Chester for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for West Chester in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 43.93% and the city property crime rate in West Chester was lower than the national property crime rate average by 37.43%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in West Chester was lower than the violent crime rate in Pennsylvania by 18.98% and the city property crime rate in West Chester was lower than the property crime rate in Pennsylvania by 27.46%.

Property and Violent Crime
West Chester Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
West Chester Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

West Chester Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault30
Arson1
Burglary17
Larceny and Theft194
Motor Vehicle Theft19
Murder and Manslaughter2
Rape8
Robbery4
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)326
Property Crime230
Violent Crime44
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault26
Arson2
Burglary5
Larceny and Theft167
Motor Vehicle Theft12
Murder and Manslaughter1
Rape6
Robbery0
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)280
Property Crime184
Violent Crime32

Property and Violent Crime Totals

West Chester Property Crime

West Chester Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

West Chester Crime 2025

West Chester Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

West Chester Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

West Chester Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this West Chester, Pennsylvania crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the West Chester crime report data for 2026 was projected from 22 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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