Crime in Northampton Township, Pennsylvania
Updated ·Vorp Labs
The model puts major crime in Northampton Township at 83% below the U.S. rate per resident: 89% lower for persons crimes and 81% lower for property crimes. Expected major crimes are down 3.9% from a year earlier.
- Modeled from FBI crime data for the police agencies serving Northampton 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 3.0 major crimes per 1,000 residents a year (0.3 violent, 2.7 property), against 17.2 for the U.S.
- By the model's major-crime rate per resident, Northampton Township is lower than 97% of the 478 other Pennsylvania places and 98% 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 Northampton Township's 25 census block groups for 40,013 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 Northampton 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 Northampton Township
Half of residents live where the major-crime index is between 8 and 22.
- 0–5097.7%
- 50–1002.3%
- 100–2000.0%
- 200–4000.0%
- 400+0.0%
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Every crime type in Northampton Township is near or below 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 3.9% 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.
Northampton Township against U.S. places with 25,000 to 50,000 residents
1,109 of the 1,120 other places of this size have a major-crime index at least 15% above Northampton Township's, and 11 are within 15% of it; the middle of the group is 73. The 9 nearest in population:
U.S. = 100. Residents in gray.
Northampton Township has a lower major-crime index than all of its 8 nearest neighbors
The closest, Richboro (1 mi), is 1.6 times Northampton Township's rate.
U.S. = 100. Miles between population centers.
Questions about crime in Northampton Township
Is Northampton Township safe?
Northampton Township's major-crime index is 18, 83% below the U.S. rate per resident and lower than 97% of the 478 other Pennsylvania places on CrimeMetric: violent crimes against people are 89% below the U.S. rate, and property crimes 81% below the U.S. rate.
What is the crime rate in Northampton Township?
The model expects about 120 major crimes a year in Northampton Township, about 3.0 per 1,000 residents, 83% below the U.S. rate.
Is crime going up or down in Northampton Township?
Expected major crimes in Northampton Township are down 3.9% from a year earlier; across Pennsylvania they're down 8.6%.
What are the most common crimes in Northampton Township?
By the model's expected count, the most common crimes against people and property are shoplifting (about 43 a year), other larceny (about 26 a year) and motor vehicle theft (about 17 a year).
Are car break-ins common in Northampton Township?
The model expects about 14 thefts from vehicles a year in Northampton Township, 87% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Are car thefts common in Northampton Township?
The model expects about 17 motor vehicle thefts a year in Northampton Township, 74% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Is Northampton Township safe at night?
The model's major-crime index is 20 on Sunday to Thursday nights from 6pm to 6am, against 17 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 Northampton Township higher than the Pennsylvania average?
Northampton Township's major-crime index is 18, 79% below the Pennsylvania rate per resident. Pennsylvania as a whole is 84, where 100 is the U.S. rate.
How does crime in Northampton Township compare with Richboro?
Richboro, 1 mile away, has a major-crime index of 28, 1.6 times Northampton Township's rate per resident. Northampton Township's is 18.
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. Northampton Township's figures add up its 25 block groups. The index compares crimes per resident with the U.S. rate.
- Northampton 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: 40,013. Model updated Nov 10, 2026. Release 2026-11-10
Full method and validation·Data sources
CrimeMetric. "Crime in Northampton Township, Pennsylvania." Vorp Labs, updated November 9, 2026 (model Nov 10, 2026). https://crimemetric.com/pa/northampton-township
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