CrimeMetric

Crime in Lower Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania

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The model puts major crime in Lower Pottsgrove at 43% below the U.S. rate per resident: 58% lower for persons crimes and 40% lower for property crimes. Expected major crimes are down 5.4% from a year earlier.

Where these numbers come from

The estimates start from what police agencies report to the FBI, modeled across Lower Pottsgrove's 9 census block groups for 13,177 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

Why other sites show different numbers for Lower Pottsgrove:
  • 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 Lower Pottsgrove.
  • 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.
Major crime
9.8
per 1,000 residents a year
Index 57: 43% below the U.S. rate
32% below the Pennsylvania rate
down 5.4% in a year
Persons crimes
1.3
per 1,000 residents a year
Index 42: 58% below the U.S. rate
39% below the Pennsylvania rate
down 2.8% in a year
Property crimes
8.5
per 1,000 residents a year
Index 60: 40% below the U.S. rate
31% below the Pennsylvania rate
down 5.8% in a year
Social disorder
15.9
per 1,000 residents a year
Index 69: 31% below the U.S. rate
22% below the Pennsylvania rate
down 5.5% in a year

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 Lower Pottsgrove

Half of residents live where the major-crime index is between 20 and 69.

Map of Lower Pottsgrove, with its census block groups shaded by major-crime index band
Pale gray: under 100 residents. Tap one to compare.
  • 0–5037.1%
  • 50–10057.4%
  • 100–2005.5%
  • 200–4000.0%
  • 400+0.0%

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Crime by type

Every crime type in Lower Pottsgrove is near or below the U.S. rate

Citywide indexWhere the middle half of residents live

IndexPer year
When it happens

Highest on weeknights

100 is the U.S. rate, same hours.

Monday to Friday, 6am to 6pm52
Sunday to Thursday nights, 6pm to 6am64
Saturday and Sunday, 6am to 6pm57
Friday and Saturday nights, 6pm to 6am56
Trend and outlook

Expected major crime fell 5.4% in a year; across Pennsylvania it fell 8.6%

Past yearBy 2031
Major crime-5.4%PA -8.6%-8.8%PA -14.0%
Persons crimes-2.8%PA -5.4%+3.9%PA -6.0%
Property crimes-5.8%PA -9.2%-10.8%PA -15.4%
Social disorder-5.5%PA -6.1%-2.4%PA -8.5%

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.

Similar-size places

Lower Pottsgrove against U.S. places with 10,000 to 25,000 residents

1,280 of the 2,480 other places of this size have a major-crime index at least 15% above Lower Pottsgrove's, and 367 are within 15% of it; the middle of the group is 67. The 9 nearest in population:

Vidalia, GA13,168172
Marion, AR13,197132
Kilgore, TX13,163105
Lower Pottsgrove, PA13,17757
Amherst, OH13,16850
Burley, ID13,16648

U.S. = 100. Residents in gray.

Nearby places

Lower Pottsgrove's major-crime index is higher than 4 and lower than 4 of its 8 nearest neighbors

The closest, Sanatoga (under 1 mi), is 24% below Lower Pottsgrove's rate.

Pottstown2 mi248
Stowe4 mi168
Limerick4 mi79
Lower Pottsgrove57
Sanatogaunder 1 mi43
Amity8 mi24

U.S. = 100. Miles between population centers.

Questions about crime in Lower Pottsgrove

Is Lower Pottsgrove safe?

Lower Pottsgrove's major-crime index is 57, 43% below the U.S. rate per resident and lower than 43% of the 478 other Pennsylvania places on CrimeMetric: violent crimes against people are 58% below the U.S. rate, and property crimes 40% below the U.S. rate.

What is the crime rate in Lower Pottsgrove?

The model expects about 129 major crimes a year in Lower Pottsgrove, about 9.8 per 1,000 residents, 43% below the U.S. rate.

Is crime going up or down in Lower Pottsgrove?

Expected major crimes in Lower Pottsgrove are down 5.4% from a year earlier; across Pennsylvania they're down 8.6%.

What are the most common crimes in Lower Pottsgrove?

By the model's expected count, the most common crimes against people and property are other larceny (about 45 a year), shoplifting (about 41 a year) and theft from vehicle (about 16 a year).

Are car break-ins common in Lower Pottsgrove?

The model expects about 16 thefts from vehicles a year in Lower Pottsgrove, 55% below the U.S. rate per resident.

Are car thefts common in Lower Pottsgrove?

The model expects about 5 motor vehicle thefts a year in Lower Pottsgrove, 77% below the U.S. rate per resident.

Is Lower Pottsgrove safe at night?

The model's major-crime index is 64 on Sunday to Thursday nights from 6pm to 6am, against 57 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 Lower Pottsgrove higher than the Pennsylvania average?

Lower Pottsgrove's major-crime index is 57, 32% below the Pennsylvania rate per resident. Pennsylvania as a whole is 84, where 100 is the U.S. rate.

How does crime in Lower Pottsgrove compare with Sanatoga?

Sanatoga, under a mile away, has a major-crime index of 43, 24% below Lower Pottsgrove's rate per resident. Lower Pottsgrove's is 57.

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. Lower Pottsgrove's figures add up its 9 block groups. The index compares crimes per resident with the U.S. rate.

  • Lower Pottsgrove 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: 13,177. Model updated Nov 10, 2026. Release 2026-11-10

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CrimeMetric. "Crime in Lower Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania." Vorp Labs, updated November 9, 2026 (model Nov 10, 2026). https://crimemetric.com/pa/lower-pottsgrove

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