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North Wales, PA crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2024 calendar year; released from FBI in October 2025 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2025 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

North Wales has an overall crime rate of 9 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in North Wales is 1 in 108. How does North Wales fare compared to other communities in Pennsylvania of all population sizes? North Wales's crime rate is lower than approximately 33% of Pennsylvania communities.

However, when you compare North Wales to other communities of similar population, then North Wales crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how North Wales does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.

Now let us turn to take a look at how North Wales does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in North Wales.

NeighborhoodScout's research shows that North Wales's violent crime rate is 1 per one thousand inhabitants, which is about average for all communities in America, across all population sizes. Violent crimes that are tracked and included in this rate are armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape (not statutory), and murder and non-negligent manslaughter. Roughly similar to the national average, our analysis shows that your chance of becoming a victim of violent crime in North Wales is one in 1150.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that North Wales's rate for property crime is 8 per one thousand population. This makes North Wales a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in North Wales is one in 119.

North Wales Crime Data

total Crime Index

43

(100 is safest)


Safer than 43% of U.S. cities.

North Wales Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

3

29

32

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

0.87

8.41

9.28

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
0.87
2.46
National Median: 4
    North Wales
    Pennsylvania

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 1,150

in North Wales

1 in 407

in Pennsylvania

North Wales Violent Crimes

Population: 3,450
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 0 0 0 3
Rate per 1,000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.87

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 340,110,988
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 16,935 127,527 205,952 870,931
Rate per 1,000 0.05 0.38 0.61 2.56

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
8.41
14.35
National Median: 18
    North Wales
    Pennsylvania

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 119

in North Wales

1 in 70

in Pennsylvania

Property Crimes

Population: 3,450
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 2 27 0
Rate per 1,000 0.58 7.83 0.00

United States Property Crimes

Population: 340,110,988
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 779,542 4,326,531 880,327
Rate per 1,000 2.29 12.72 2.59

North Wales Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
54
41
National Median: 24.5
    North Wales
    Pennsylvania