Lower Merion Township is a region located in PA, and has a population of 58,009. This region is policed by LOWER MERION TOWNSHIP PD.
Lower Merion Township has an overall crime rate of 2,007 per 100,000 residents. This is one of the safest regions in the United States. This means that your chances of becoming a victim of any type of crime in Lower Merion Township is 1 in 50 if you reside there for a year.
The average overall crime rate for Lower Merion Township for the previous 2 years was 1,896 per 100,000 residents. This means that the crime rate for Lower Merion Township has been increasing over time.
Below are its crime rates and policing statistics according to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports (UCR). For more specific crime statistics (NIBRS) for many US cities & counties, see Offense Statistics.
| (per 100,000) | Lower Merion Township | USA | |
| Crime Rate (Overall) | 2,007 | 4,506 | |
| Murder Rate | N/A | 6 | |
| Robbery Rate | 48 | 148 | |
| Rape Rate | N/A | 30 | |
| Assault Rate | 190 | 644 | |
| Burglary Rate | 319 | 726 | |
| Forced Entry Rate | 169 | 417 | |
| Larceny Rate | 1,384 | 2,185 | |
| Auto Theft Rate | 66 | 362 |
| Lower Merion Township | USA | |
| Overall Clearance | 16% | 28% |
| Homicide Clearance | N/A | 56% |
| Assault Clearance | 33% | 52% |
| Rape Clearance | N/A | 38% |
| Robbery Clearance | 15% | 23% |
| Burglary Clearance | 13% | 12% |
| Larceny Clearance | 15% | 18% |
| Auto Theft Clearance | 8% | 12% |
Of the 730,000 sex offenders in the United States, there are a total of 0 sex offender(s) in Lower Merion Township.
On a per capita basis, there are approximately 0 sex offender(s) per 100,000 people in Lower Merion Township. This is compared to the nation-wide average of 240 sex offenders per 100,000 people.
To search the official state sex offender registry for Pennsylvania see http://www.pameganslaw.state.pa.us/
Data estimated from arrests & clearances from a sample from the Uniform Crime Reports, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justice. Washington, D.C. 2011. If missing data exist, these figures will tend to underestimate the true figures. Insideprison.com is not responsible for the currency or accuracy of this data.
