How Safe Are Marple, Newtown? New Report Ranks PA's 'Safest Towns'

MARPLE-NEWTOWN, 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 Marple and Newtown townships 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."

Marple Township has a population of 23,872 and had four reported crimes, giving it a score of 0.17.

That put Marple as the safest town in Delaware County at No. 25 overall, per the report.

For Pennsylvania towns with 10,000 to 30,000 residents, Marple was ranked No. 8 in terms of safety.

As for Newtown Township, its population of 13,571 and five reported crimes gave it a score of 0.37, which ranked it No. 76 on the overall list of towns.

For towns with 10,000 to 30,000 residents, Newtown was ranked No. 33 for safety.

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

See the full ranks online here.