Crime in Trainer, PA

Trainer is a borough of 1,730 in Delaware County, about 15 miles southwest of downtown Philadelphia · Updated November 2026

Is Trainer, PA safe?

Crime in Trainer is moderate, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of B. Most US neighborhoods have little crime: 75% of Americans live in neighborhoods with less crime than Trainer. Property crime grades better than violent crime here, A- against C+.

B
Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 624 of 1,000
Less safe than most US neighborhoods What this means

25% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Trainer as a whole, and 75% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Trainer scores 624.

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.

C+
Violent crimeSafety score 501 of 1,000More violent crime than most US neighborhoods
A-
Property crimeSafety score 833 of 1,000About as much property crime as the typical US neighborhood

How it works


Crime map of Trainer

Map of Trainer shaded by overall CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
Click the map to explore
F D C B A+
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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 Trainer, PA at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Trainer, 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


Crime rates and types in Trainer

CrimeGrade™ estimates Trainer has about 33 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 11% less than the US as a whole and 16% 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.

Theft is the most common crime in Trainer, about 40% of everything reported.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
Violent crime
MurderD+under 10.180.05
RapeB+under 10.460.38
RobberyA-under 10.490.62
AssaultA106.012.3
Property crime
BurglaryA21.42.4
TheftA-2313.513.1
Vehicle theftA+21.32.7
ArsonAunder 10.120.12
VandalismB-179.95.5

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.

The Trainer Police Department reports to the FBI in a format that leaves out vandalism, so CrimeGrade™ makes its own vandalism estimate.

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


How Trainer compares with nearby cities

Of the 8 cities closest to Trainer, 5 have less crime. Aston and Marcus Hook have the least.

Nearby cities

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
TrainerB624C+A-1,730
Marcus Hook 2 milesA-794A-A-18,500
Chester 2 milesF0FB-34,100
Upland 2 milesC451D+A-3,060
Philadelphia 18 milesF9D-F1.59 million
Show all 8
PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Brookhaven 3 milesB+750A-B11,300
Parkside 3 milesB654BB2,320
Aston 3 milesA905AA21,200
Claymont, DE 4 milesB680BB15,700

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

Compared with cities of similar size and density, Trainer has more crime than 89% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
TrainerB624C+A-1,730
Cressona, PAA+944A+A+1,730
Chualar, CAA+930A+A+1,690
Sea Bright, NJA+927AA+1,720
Southside Place, TXA920A+A1,710
Show all 10
PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Parachute, COA909AA1,750
Buttonwillow, CAA870AA1,750
Mount Berry, GAA-821A-A-1,710
McMechen, WVB+765B+A-1,760
Phoenix, ILB-598B-B1,710
Wellston, MOF0FC1,770

What crime costs Trainer

Crime costs Trainer about $1,649 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 37% 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 $5.7 million a year, or $3,293 per resident.

How the cost breaks down
CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$580,000$337
Rape$48,000$28
Robbery$26,000$15
Assault$200,000$117
Burglary$22,000$13
Theft$120,000$69
Vehicle theft$34,000$19
Arson$5,000$3
Vandalism$120,000$70
Total$1.2 million$671

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 Trainer 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 Trainer

Schools in Trainer, PA average a SchoolGrade of D: 39% of students test proficient, against 25% projected for schools like them. Overall, they greatly exceed expectations. See schools in Trainer on SchoolGrade