How Safe Is Haverford Township? New Report Ranks PA's 'Safest Towns'

HAVERFORD TOWNSHIP, PA — A new report from website ElitePersonalFinance ranks Pennsylvania's safest towns by measuring violent crime statistics reported since the year's start.

So how did Haverford Township stack up against other towns?

First, ElitePersonalFinance looked at the latest FBI crime statistic data, using violent crime as the main criteria. To get calculate scores for towns, the website divided the total number of violent crimes by the population, then multiplying that figure by 1,000.

"This way, safer cities got the lowest score, and those more vulnerable to crimes got higher scores," the website reads. "The cities that did not report crimes to the FBI and those under 5,000 residents were not included in the list."

Haverford Township has a population of 49,422 and had 24 crimes reported, giving it a score of 0.49.

That score ranked it No. 97 on the list.

The other towns to rank lower than Haverford in the overall list were Tunkhannock Township, Wyoming County, North Huntingdon Township, and Whitemarsh Township, respectively.

However, when looking at towns with more than 30,000 residents specifically, Haverford Township was ranked No. 8 in terms of safety. That makes it the safest large town in Delaware County.

The data shows the safest towns in Pennsylvania with more than 30,000 residents are:

1. Northern Regional
2. Cranberry Township
3. Lower Makefield Township
4. Northampton Township
5. Hampden Township
6. Bethel Park
7. State College
8. Haverford Township
9. North Huntingdon Township
10. Northern York County Regional

The data shows the safest towns in Pennsylvania are:

1. Granville Township
2. Collegeville
3. Fox Chapel
4. Adams Township, Cambria County
5. Wright Township
6. Butler Township, Schuylkill County
7. Millcreek Township, Lebanon County
8. Luzerne Township
9. East Vincent Township
10. East Marlborough Township

Of Delaware County towns, Marple Township was ranked the safest at No. 25.

Aston Township was ranked No. 74, Newtown Township No. 76, and Upper Providence Township No. 79.

See the full ranks online here.