Crime in West Manchester, Pennsylvania
Updated ·Vorp Labs
The model puts major crime in West Manchester at 1.9 times the U.S. rate per resident: 11% lower for persons crimes and 2.1 times for property crimes. Expected major crimes are down 4.4% from a year earlier.
- Modeled from FBI crime data for the police agencies serving West Manchester. Where an agency didn't report to the FBI, its totals are estimated from its past reports or similar agencies.
- The model estimates about 32.3 major crimes per 1,000 residents a year (2.8 violent, 29.5 property), against 17.2 for the U.S.
- By the model's major-crime rate per resident, West Manchester is higher than 93% of the 478 other Pennsylvania places and 90% 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 West Manchester's 15 census block groups for 19,478 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 West Manchester.
- 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 West Manchester
Half of residents live where the major-crime index is between 49 and 218.
- 0–5042.2%
- 50–1009.5%
- 100–20020.2%
- 200–40014.8%
- 400+13.4%
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Shoplifting stands out most, at 3.3 times the U.S. rate
Citywide indexWhere the middle half of residents live
Property crimes
Social disorder
Highest on weeknights and on weekend daytimes
100 is the U.S. rate, same hours.
Expected major crime fell 4.4% 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.
West Manchester against U.S. places with 10,000 to 25,000 residents
98 of the 2,480 other places of this size have a major-crime index at least 15% above West Manchester's, and 122 are within 15% of it; the middle of the group is 67. The 9 nearest in population:
U.S. = 100. Residents in gray.
West Manchester's major-crime index is higher than 6 and within 15% of 2 of its 8 nearest neighbors
The closest, Shiloh (1 mi), is 17% below West Manchester's rate.
U.S. = 100. Miles between population centers.
Questions about crime in West Manchester
Is West Manchester safe?
West Manchester's major-crime index is 188, 1.9 times the U.S. rate per resident and higher than 93% of the 478 other Pennsylvania places on CrimeMetric: violent crimes against people are 11% below the U.S. rate, and property crimes 2.1 times the U.S. rate.
What is the crime rate in West Manchester?
The model expects about 629 major crimes a year in West Manchester, about 32.3 per 1,000 residents, 1.9 times the U.S. rate.
Is crime going up or down in West Manchester?
Expected major crimes in West Manchester are down 4.4% from a year earlier; across Pennsylvania they're down 8.6%.
What are the most common crimes in West Manchester?
By the model's expected count, the most common crimes against people and property are other larceny (about 262 a year), shoplifting (about 202 a year) and theft from vehicle (about 87 a year).
Are car break-ins common in West Manchester?
The model expects about 87 thefts from vehicles a year in West Manchester, 1.7 times the U.S. rate per resident.
Are car thefts common in West Manchester?
The model expects about 14 motor vehicle thefts a year in West Manchester, 55% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Is West Manchester safe at night?
The model's major-crime index is 202 on Sunday to Thursday nights from 6pm to 6am, against 203 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 West Manchester higher than the Pennsylvania average?
West Manchester's major-crime index is 188, 2.3 times the Pennsylvania rate per resident. Pennsylvania as a whole is 84, where 100 is the U.S. rate.
How does crime in West Manchester compare with Shiloh?
Shiloh, 1 mile away, has a major-crime index of 156, 17% below West Manchester's rate per resident. West Manchester's is 188.
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. West Manchester's figures add up its 15 block groups. The index compares crimes per resident with the U.S. rate.
- West Manchester 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: 19,478. Model updated Nov 10, 2026. Release 2026-11-10
Full method and validation·Data sources
CrimeMetric. "Crime in West Manchester, Pennsylvania." Vorp Labs, updated November 9, 2026 (model Nov 10, 2026). https://crimemetric.com/pa/west-manchester
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