Radnor's Violent Crime Dropped, Property Crime Jumped In 2016: FBI

RADNOR TOWNSHIP, PA – The FBI released its crime data from 2016 recently, and we have the details on crime rates in Radnor Township.

The information comes from the FBI’s annual report Crime in the United States. The publication is a statistical compilation of offense, arrest, and police employee data reported by law enforcement agencies voluntarily participating in the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program, according to the FBI.

According to FBI data, violent crimes in Radnor went down throughout 2016, while property crimes climbed slightly.

Data shows 22 incidents of violent crime in the township were recorded in 2016, while 2015 had 31 incidents.

Violent crimes include robbery, aggravated assault, rape, murder/non-negligent manslaughter.

In 2016, Radnor saw no murder or manslaughter incidents, one rape, no robberies, and 21 aggravated assaults.

Regarding property crime, the township saw an increase from 2015 to 2016. FBI data shows 2015 had 271 property crimes, while 2016's number jumped slightly to 291 reported property crimes.

These crimes include theft/larceny, burglary, arson, and motor vehicle theft.

Radnor saw 30 burglaries, 251 thefts/larcenies, 10 vehicle thefts, and no arson cases in 2016.

The 251 theft/larceny incidents accounted for the highest increase, as just 231 were reported in 2015.

Nationally, the FBI said the 2016 statistics showed an increase in the estimated number of violent crimes, with a 4.1 percent rise when compared with 2015 data. Nationally, property crimes dropped 1.3 percent.

The 2016 statistics show the estimated rate of violent crime was 386.3 offenses per 100,000 inhabitants nationally, and the estimated rate of property crime was 2,450.7 offenses per 100,000 inhabitants. The violent crime rate rose 3.4 percent compared with the 2015 rate, and the property crime rate declined 2.0 percent.

The UCR Program report for 2016 included information from 16,782 agencies across the country, out of 18,481 city, county, university and college, state, tribal, and federal agencies eligible to participate,
the FBI said.

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