Crime in Upper Merion, Pennsylvania
Updated ·Vorp Labs
The model puts major crime in Upper Merion at 1.5 times the U.S. rate per resident: 83% lower for persons crimes and 1.8 times for property crimes. Expected major crimes are down 16.9% from a year earlier.
- Modeled from FBI crime data for the police agencies serving Upper Merion. Where an agency didn't report to the FBI, its totals are estimated from its past reports or similar agencies.
- The model estimates about 26.1 major crimes per 1,000 residents a year (0.5 violent, 25.6 property), against 17.2 for the U.S.
- By the model's major-crime rate per resident, Upper Merion is higher than 86% of the 478 other Pennsylvania places and 83% 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 Upper Merion's 37 census block groups for 37,535 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 Upper Merion.
- 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 Upper Merion
Half of residents live where the major-crime index is between 24 and 73.
- 0–5055.5%
- 50–10025.7%
- 100–20013.1%
- 200–4003.1%
- 400+2.5%
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Shoplifting stands out most, at 5.1 times the U.S. rate
Citywide indexWhere the middle half of residents live
Property crimes
Social disorder
Highest on weekend daytimes
100 is the U.S. rate, same hours.
Expected major crime fell 16.9% 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.
Upper Merion against U.S. places with 25,000 to 50,000 residents
94 of the 1,120 other places of this size have a major-crime index at least 15% above Upper Merion's, and 96 are within 15% of it; the middle of the group is 73. The 9 nearest in population:
U.S. = 100. Residents in gray.
Upper Merion's major-crime index is higher than 6 and lower than 2 of its 8 nearest neighbors
The closest, King of Prussia (1 mi), is 21% above Upper Merion's rate.
U.S. = 100. Miles between population centers.
Questions about crime in Upper Merion
Is Upper Merion safe?
Upper Merion's major-crime index is 152, 1.5 times the U.S. rate per resident and higher than 86% of the 478 other Pennsylvania places on CrimeMetric: violent crimes against people are 83% below the U.S. rate, and property crimes 1.8 times the U.S. rate.
What is the crime rate in Upper Merion?
The model expects about 980 major crimes a year in Upper Merion, about 26.1 per 1,000 residents, 1.5 times the U.S. rate.
Is crime going up or down in Upper Merion?
Expected major crimes in Upper Merion are down 16.9% from a year earlier; across Pennsylvania they're down 8.6%.
What are the most common crimes in Upper Merion?
By the model's expected count, the most common crimes against people and property are shoplifting (about 609 a year), other larceny (about 197 a year) and theft from vehicle (about 97 a year).
Are car break-ins common in Upper Merion?
The model expects about 97 thefts from vehicles a year in Upper Merion, about the U.S. rate per resident.
Are car thefts common in Upper Merion?
The model expects about 37 motor vehicle thefts a year in Upper Merion, 38% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Is Upper Merion safe at night?
The model's major-crime index is 120 on Friday and Saturday nights from 6pm to 6am, against 270 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 Upper Merion higher than the Pennsylvania average?
Upper Merion's major-crime index is 152, 1.8 times the Pennsylvania rate per resident. Pennsylvania as a whole is 84, where 100 is the U.S. rate.
How does crime in Upper Merion compare with King of Prussia?
King of Prussia, 1 mile away, has a major-crime index of 184, 21% above Upper Merion's rate per resident. Upper Merion's is 152.
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. Upper Merion's figures add up its 37 block groups. The index compares crimes per resident with the U.S. rate.
- Upper Merion 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: 37,535. Model updated Nov 10, 2026. Release 2026-11-10
Full method and validation·Data sources
CrimeMetric. "Crime in Upper Merion, Pennsylvania." Vorp Labs, updated November 9, 2026 (model Nov 10, 2026). https://crimemetric.com/pa/upper-merion
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