Crime in Georgetown, PA

Georgetown is a borough of 2,410 in Beaver County, about 25 miles west of downtown Pittsburgh · Updated November 2026

Is Georgetown, PA safe?

Yes. Most US neighborhoods have little crime, and Georgetown has less than most of them: its overall CrimeGrade™ is A, safer than the neighborhoods where 63% of Americans live. Property crime grades better than violent crime here, A+ against A.

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Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 890 of 1,000
Safer than most US neighborhoods What this means

63% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Georgetown as a whole, and 37% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Georgetown scores 890.

Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.

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Violent crimeSafety score 862 of 1,000About as much violent crime as the typical US neighborhood
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Property crimeSafety score 936 of 1,000Less property crime than most US neighborhoods

How it works


Crime map of Georgetown

Map of Georgetown shaded by overall CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
Click the map to explore
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Highest crime Safest
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How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Georgetown, PA at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Georgetown, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.

Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports


What stands out in Georgetown

Aggravated assaults run high for an A-graded city. Georgetown has 4.2 aggravated assaults a year per 1,000 residents; for the typical resident of an A-graded US city, the figure is 1.2.


Crime rates and types in Georgetown

CrimeGrade™ estimates Georgetown has about 38 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, about the same as the US as a whole and 31% more than Pennsylvania.

Overall crime

Violent crime

Property crime

Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.

The largest share of crime reported in Georgetown is assault, about 58% of the total. It also makes up the largest share of what crime costs here.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
Violent crime
MurderA+under 10.040.05
RapeB+31.20.38
RobberyA+under 10.080.62
AssaultB+5321.912.3
Property crime
BurglaryA+31.12.4
TheftA177.013.1
Vehicle theftA+10.532.7
ArsonA+under 10.080.12
VandalismA145.75.5

Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.

Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.


How Georgetown compares with nearby cities

Georgetown has less crime than 2 of its 4 nearest cities; only New Cumberland, WV and Hookstown have less.

Nearby cities

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
GeorgetownA890AA+2,410
Hookstown 3 milesA916AA+2,460
Chester, WV 5 milesA849AA3,980
New Cumberland, WV 6 milesA+935A+A+5,000
Midland 6 milesA-842A-A2,290

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Georgetown. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with cities of similar size and density, Georgetown has more crime than 91% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
GeorgetownA890AA+2,410
Rockville, MNA+990A+A+2,410
Stanton, NEA+990A+A+2,410
Allenton, WIA+982A+A+2,410
St. Michaels, AZA+963A+A+2,410
Show all 10
PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Avonmore, PAA+961A+A+2,410
Shelburn, INA+961A+A+2,410
Wapwallopen, PAA+956A+A+2,410
Rough And Ready, CAA+940A+A+2,410
Dupont, PAA911AA2,410
Five Points, NMA909AA+2,410

What crime costs Georgetown

Crime costs Georgetown about $1,344 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 12% more than the US figure of $1,205.

Cost of crime per resident, per year

Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $4.5 million a year, or $1,862 per resident.

How the cost breaks down
CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$190,000$80
Rape$170,000$70
Robbery$5,900$2
Assault$600,000$249
Burglary$23,000$10
Theft$87,000$36
Vehicle theft$20,000$8
Arson$4,700$2
Vandalism$97,000$40
Total$1.2 million$498

How CrimeGrade™ works

A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Georgetown means the same as a B anywhere else.

CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.

The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.

Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.

Where the numbers come from

  • Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
  • State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • Published research on what crime costs victims and communities

These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.

More about CrimeGrade™ data


Schools in Georgetown

Schools in Georgetown, PA average a SchoolGrade of B+: 53% of students test proficient, against 59% projected for schools like them. Overall, they underperform expectations. See schools in Georgetown on SchoolGrade