Crime in Upper Moreland, Pennsylvania
Updated ·Vorp Labs
The model puts major crime in Upper Moreland at 29% above the U.S. rate per resident: 58% lower for persons crimes and 49% higher for property crimes. Expected major crimes are up 8.4% from a year earlier.
- Modeled from FBI crime data for the police agencies serving Upper Moreland. Where an agency didn't report to the FBI, its totals are estimated from its past reports or similar agencies.
- The model estimates about 22.2 major crimes per 1,000 residents a year (1.3 violent, 20.9 property), against 17.2 for the U.S.
- By the model's major-crime rate per resident, Upper Moreland is higher than 82% of the 478 other Pennsylvania places and 76% 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 Moreland's 20 census block groups for 26,059 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 Moreland.
- 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 Moreland
Half of residents live where the major-crime index is between 38 and 117.
- 0–5045.4%
- 50–10026.4%
- 100–20014.0%
- 200–4008.7%
- 400+5.6%
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Shoplifting stands out most, at 3.1 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 rose 8.4% 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 Moreland against U.S. places with 25,000 to 50,000 residents
146 of the 1,120 other places of this size have a major-crime index at least 15% above Upper Moreland's, and 126 are within 15% of it; the middle of the group is 73. The 9 nearest in population:
U.S. = 100. Residents in gray.
Upper Moreland's major-crime index is higher than 7 and within 15% of 1 of its 8 nearest neighbors
The closest, Willow Grove (1 mi), is about Upper Moreland's rate.
U.S. = 100. Miles between population centers.
Questions about crime in Upper Moreland
Is Upper Moreland safe?
Upper Moreland's major-crime index is 129, 29% above the U.S. rate per resident and higher than 82% of the 478 other Pennsylvania places on CrimeMetric: violent crimes against people are 58% below the U.S. rate, and property crimes 49% above the U.S. rate.
What is the crime rate in Upper Moreland?
The model expects about 578 major crimes a year in Upper Moreland, about 22.2 per 1,000 residents, 29% above the U.S. rate.
Is crime going up or down in Upper Moreland?
Expected major crimes in Upper Moreland are up 8.4% from a year earlier; across Pennsylvania they're down 8.6%.
What are the most common crimes in Upper Moreland?
By the model's expected count, the most common crimes against people and property are shoplifting (about 261 a year), other larceny (about 165 a year) and theft from vehicle (about 83 a year).
Are car break-ins common in Upper Moreland?
The model expects about 83 thefts from vehicles a year in Upper Moreland, 20% above the U.S. rate per resident.
Are car thefts common in Upper Moreland?
The model expects about 19 motor vehicle thefts a year in Upper Moreland, 54% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Is Upper Moreland safe at night?
The model's major-crime index is 142 on Sunday to Thursday nights from 6pm to 6am, against 137 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 Moreland higher than the Pennsylvania average?
Upper Moreland's major-crime index is 129, 1.5 times the Pennsylvania rate per resident. Pennsylvania as a whole is 84, where 100 is the U.S. rate.
How does crime in Upper Moreland compare with Willow Grove?
Willow Grove, 1 mile away, has a major-crime index of 130, about Upper Moreland's rate per resident. Upper Moreland's is 129.
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 Moreland's figures add up its 20 block groups. The index compares crimes per resident with the U.S. rate.
- Upper Moreland 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: 26,059. Model updated Nov 10, 2026. Release 2026-11-10
Full method and validation·Data sources
CrimeMetric. "Crime in Upper Moreland, Pennsylvania." Vorp Labs, updated November 9, 2026 (model Nov 10, 2026). https://crimemetric.com/pa/upper-moreland
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