Crime in Bristol Township, Pennsylvania
Updated ·Vorp Labs
The model puts major crime in Bristol Township at 9% above the U.S. rate per resident: 44% lower for persons crimes and 20% higher for property crimes. Expected major crimes are down 8.9% from a year earlier.
- Modeled from FBI crime data for the police agencies serving Bristol Township. Where an agency didn't report to the FBI, its totals are estimated from its past reports or similar agencies.
- The model estimates about 18.6 major crimes per 1,000 residents a year (1.8 violent, 16.8 property), against 17.2 for the U.S.
- By the model's major-crime rate per resident, Bristol Township is higher than 74% of the 478 other Pennsylvania places and 68% of the 8,446 other places nationwide on CrimeMetric.
Where these numbers come from
The estimates start from what police agencies report to the FBI, modeled across Bristol Township's 37 census block groups for 54,106 residents. How Pennsylvania residents' crime totals reach the FBI: detailed incident reports for 32.2%, summary counts only for 35.0%, estimates from past reports or similar agencies for 24.9% and no reporting agency of their own for 8.0% (shares of 2020 residents). Sources · Method
- Year: many show an agency's last full FBI year (often two years back). These figures are the model's estimate for the current year, release 2026-11-10.
- Crimes counted: some add simple assault, vandalism or drug offenses to "violent" or "property" crime; here major crime is persons plus property crime, and social disorder is separate.
- Area: an agency's totals cover its jurisdiction, which can differ from the city's limits; these are summed over the block groups inside Bristol Township.
- Scale: a grade or a 1-to-100 score ranks places against each other; a rate per 1,000 residents and an index against the U.S. rate don't.
Rates are the model's estimates of reported crime per 1,000 residents a year. Index: 100 is the U.S. rate per resident; 200 is twice it. How we calculated this
How crime varies across Bristol Township
Half of residents live where the major-crime index is between 59 and 124.
- 0–508.4%
- 50–10058.0%
- 100–20021.9%
- 200–40011.8%
- 400+0.0%
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Drugs and alcohol stands out most, at 1.9 times the U.S. rate
Citywide indexWhere the middle half of residents live
Property crimes
Social disorder
Highest on weeknights
100 is the U.S. rate, same hours.
Expected major crime fell 8.9% in a year; across Pennsylvania it fell 8.6%
Change in the model's expected crimes, not a count of reports; Pennsylvania in gray. 2031 is a model projection, not tested against past years.
Bristol Township against U.S. places with 50,000 to 100,000 residents
156 of the 580 other places of this size have a major-crime index at least 15% above Bristol Township's, and 112 are within 15% of it; the middle of the group is 91. The 9 nearest in population:
U.S. = 100. Residents in gray.
Bristol Township's major-crime index is higher than 5, lower than 1 and within 15% of 2 of its 8 nearest neighbors
The closest, Bristol (2 mi), is 15% below Bristol Township's rate.
U.S. = 100. Miles between population centers.
Questions about crime in Bristol Township
Is Bristol Township safe?
Bristol Township's major-crime index is 109, 9% above the U.S. rate per resident and higher than 74% of the 478 other Pennsylvania places on CrimeMetric: violent crimes against people are 44% below the U.S. rate, and property crimes 20% above the U.S. rate.
What is the crime rate in Bristol Township?
The model expects about 1,009 major crimes a year in Bristol Township, about 18.6 per 1,000 residents, 9% above the U.S. rate.
Is crime going up or down in Bristol Township?
Expected major crimes in Bristol Township are down 8.9% from a year earlier; across Pennsylvania they're down 8.6%.
What are the most common crimes in Bristol Township?
By the model's expected count, the most common crimes against people and property are other larceny (about 418 a year), theft from vehicle (about 165 a year) and shoplifting (about 158 a year).
Are car break-ins common in Bristol Township?
The model expects about 165 thefts from vehicles a year in Bristol Township, 15% above the U.S. rate per resident.
Are car thefts common in Bristol Township?
The model expects about 122 motor vehicle thefts a year in Bristol Township, 42% above the U.S. rate per resident.
Is Bristol Township safe at night?
The model's major-crime index is 127 on Sunday to Thursday nights from 6pm to 6am, against 107 at its highest in the daytime; 100 is the U.S. rate for the same hours. That's a citywide estimate per resident for those hours: it can't speak to a particular street, venue or evening. For one address, use the address lookup on this page.
Is crime in Bristol Township higher than the Pennsylvania average?
Bristol Township's major-crime index is 109, 30% above the Pennsylvania rate per resident. Pennsylvania as a whole is 84, where 100 is the U.S. rate.
How does crime in Bristol Township compare with Bristol?
Bristol, 2 miles away, has a major-crime index of 92, 15% below Bristol Township's rate per resident. Bristol Township's is 109.
How we calculated this
Each police agency's crimes, as reported to the FBI or estimated where it didn't report, are spread across the census block groups it serves using population, jobs, points of interest and, where available, local incident records. Bristol Township's figures add up its 37 block groups. The index compares crimes per resident with the U.S. rate.
- Bristol Township has no published incident records in our data, so its estimate relies on agency totals and neighborhood characteristics.
- Rates are per resident, so places where many people work or visit but few live, such as downtowns, airports and stadiums, can read high.
- Disorderly conduct and trespassing are modeled, because the FBI records them only through arrests.
- Residents: 54,106. Model updated Nov 10, 2026. Release 2026-11-10
Full method and validation·Data sources
CrimeMetric. "Crime in Bristol Township, Pennsylvania." Vorp Labs, updated November 9, 2026 (model Nov 10, 2026). https://crimemetric.com/pa/bristol-township
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