Norwood, PA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Norwood, PA Summary

Crime in Norwood research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Norwood over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Norwood:

  • There were 39 total crimes committed in Norwood in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 663.9 total crimes per 100K people in Norwood.
  • The overall crime rate in Norwood is -68.67% below the national average.
  • Norwood ranks #449 safest out of 880 cities in Pennsylvania.
  • Norwood ranks #2,984 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Norwood Vs Pennsylvania And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Norwood is 663.9 per 100,000 people. That's -68.67% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -60.49% lower than the Pennsylvania total crime rate of 1,680.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Norwood
/ 100k People
Pennsylvania
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 39 663.9 1,680.6 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.0 5.0
Robbery 1 17.0 51.4 61.0
Aggravated Assault 8 136.2 161.4 256.0
Violent Crime 10 170.2 245.6 359.0
Burglary 1 17.0 116.7 229.0
Larceny 22 374.5 1,129.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 6 102.1 188.5 259.0
Property Crime 29 493.7 1,435.0 1,760.0

Norwood Crime Compared To Pennsylvania Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Pennsylvania.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Norwood

10
Violent Crimes
170.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-52.58%
Below The National Average
  • There were 10 violent crimes in Norwood in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Norwood is 170.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 587.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Norwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 407.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -52.58% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -30.69% lower than the Pennsylvania violent crime rate of 245.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Norwood

29
Property Crimes
493.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-71.95%
Below The National Average
  • There were 29 property crimes in Norwood in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Norwood is 493.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 202.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Norwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -71.95% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -65.60% lower than the Pennsylvania property crime rate of 1,435.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Norwood

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Collingdale, PA 8,813 180 2,042.4 1,758.8 283.7
Ridley Park, PA 7,200 52 722.2 625.0 97.2
Glenolden, PA 7,151 164 2,293.4 2,181.5 111.9
Folcroft, PA 6,717 188 2,798.9 2,262.9 536.0
Prospect Park, PA 6,357 61 959.6 786.5 173.0
Sharon Hill, PA 5,942 128 2,154.2 1,918.5 235.6
Aldan, PA 4,198 52 1,238.7 952.8 285.9

Norwood SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
6
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8.5
Education
7
Commute
8
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