Crawford County
81,792 people, served by 18 police agencies that report to the FBI.
How a case moves here
Crawford County follows Pennsylvania law on arrests, release, and courts. These rules are the same in every county in the state; the full set covers prosecutors, defense, and jails too.
- Who decides release first
Outside Philadelphia, a magisterial district judge sets bail at the preliminary arraignment. In Philadelphia, an arraignment court magistrate appointed by the Municipal Court sets it; magistrates need not be lawyers if they complete a training program. Neither may set bail for murder or voluntary manslaughter; a Common Pleas judge does.
Pa.R.Crim.P. 51942 Pa.C.S. 1515(a)(4)42 Pa.C.S. 1123(a)(5)- Time to see a judge
A person arrested without a warrant must have a preliminary arraignment without unnecessary delay. The rule sets no hour limit. The U.S. Supreme Court's 48-hour rule for a probable cause finding applies as the federal floor.
Pa.R.Crim.P. 516(A)- Money bail
Money bail is allowed. The rules list five kinds of release, from release on recognizance to a money condition no larger than needed to ensure the person appears.
Pa.R.Crim.P. 524(C)- Courts
The Court of Common Pleas, organized in 60 judicial districts, tries felonies and misdemeanors. Magisterial district judges hear summary offenses, the lowest grade, and hold first arraignments and preliminary hearings. In Philadelphia, the Municipal Court tries crimes punishable by up to five years without a jury.
Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania, Courts of Common Pleas42 Pa.C.S. 151542 Pa.C.S. 1123- Judges and magistrates
Common Pleas judges win a contested election for a 10-year term, then run in yes-or-no retention elections without party labels. Magisterial district judges are elected in contested elections to six-year terms and need not be lawyers. All other judges must be members of the bar.
Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania, How Judges Are Elected
Read from the statutes and court rules cited, 2026-09-30. The prison board statute covers counties of the third to fifth class and those that opt in; Philadelphia and Allegheny run jails under other arrangements not read here.
What this county does differently
Nothing county-specific yet
Cities and towns
- Meadville12,577
- Vernon township5,269
- Titusville5,189
- West Mead township4,974
- Hayfield township2,747
- Woodcock township2,732
- Sadsbury township2,716
- Cambridge Springs borough2,408
- Sparta township2,070
- South Shenango township2,042
- Rome township1,935
- Randolph township1,789
- Bloomfield township1,739
- Oil Creek township1,715
- Cussewago township1,550
- Summit township1,499
- Cambridge township1,487
- East Fallowfield township1,457
- East Mead township1,429
- Greenwood township1,361
- North Shenango township1,346
- Wayne township1,313
- Spring township1,300
- Richmond township1,285
- Summerhill township1,245
- Rockdale township1,198
- Linesville borough1,132
- Cochranton borough1,084
- Fairfield township1,068
- Conneaut township1,000
- Venango township915
- Troy township888
- East Fairfield township880
- Steuben township853
- Saegertown borough828
- Union township818
- Beaver township782
- Conneautville borough748
- West Fallowfield township701
- Athens township676
- Conneaut Lake borough526
- Hydetown borough505
- Pine township451
- Springboro borough425
- West Shenango township404
- Blooming Valley borough390
- Spartansburg borough378
- Townville borough340
- Centerville borough222
- Venango borough199
- Woodcock borough131
Every city, village, town, and township with any of its land in Crawford County, largest first. Population, the whole place's: Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020 to 2024.
Police agencies
- State Police: Crawford CountyState police agency45,038 served
- Meadville Police DepartmentCity police department17,415 served
- Conneaut Lake Regional Police DepartmentCity police department5,533 served
- No name PA0201100City police department5,228 served
- Titusville Police DepartmentCity police department5,131 served
- West Mead Township Police DepartmentCity police department4,917 served
- Cambridge Springs Police DepartmentCity police department2,276 served
- Cochranton Police DepartmentCity police department1,094 served
- No name PA0201700City police department983 served
- No name PA0200800City police department937 served
- No name PA0201000City police department846 served
- No name PA0200700City police department718 served
- Allegheny CollegeCollege or university police
- Bureau of Forestry: Crawford CountyOther state agency
- Office of Attorney General Region 3: Crawford CountyOther state agency
- No name PA0200000Sheriff or county police
- State Park Rangers: PymatuningOther state agency
- University of Pittsburgh: TitusvilleCollege or university police
Agencies: FBI NIBRS master file 2025 batch headers; names from the FBI agency list, pulled 2026-09-29. An agency that serves several counties appears on each. Population served is the FBI's figure.
Crime
The crime index
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Per 100k | Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 64 | 72 | 45 | 62 | 54 | 117 | 270 |
| Murder | 2 | 1 | 1 | Too few for a rate: the count is under 20. | 6.8 | ||
| Rape | 24 | 32 | 23 | 20 | 24 | 49 | 31 |
| Robbery | 1 | Too few for a rate: the count is under 20. | 61 | ||||
| Aggravated assault | 38 | 39 | 22 | 41 | 29 | 67 | 170 |
| Property crime | 353 | 486 | 386 | 389 | 249 | 735 | 1,445 |
| Burglary | 74 | 91 | 95 | 79 | 53 | 155 | 133 |
| Larceny | 256 | 353 | 264 | 281 | 172 | 523 | 1,108 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 23 | 42 | 27 | 29 | 24 | 57 | 204 |
| Arson | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | Too few for a rate: the count is under 20. | 12 |
Outside the crime index
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Per 100k | Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All offenses outside the crime index | 1,279 | 1,104 | 1,003 | 784 | 800 | 1,960 | 2,703 |
| Simple assault and intimidation | 365 | 367 | 362 | 331 | 362 | 705 | 897 |
| Vandalism | 161 | 128 | 127 | 91 | 106 | 242 | 580 |
| Fraud | 212 | 151 | 132 | 76 | 111 | 269 | 415 |
| Drug abuse violations | 399 | 321 | 262 | 179 | 109 | 501 | 475 |
| Weapons: carrying, possessing, etc. | 35 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 48 | 158 |
| Stolen property: buying, receiving, possessing | 10 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 27 |
| Forgery and counterfeiting | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | Too few for a rate: the count is under 20. | 31 |
| Embezzlement | 17 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 26 | 16 |
| Sex offenses (except rape and prostitution) | 45 | 49 | 46 | 42 | 53 | 93 | 51 |
| Other Group A offenses | 29 | 24 | 33 | 27 | 20 | 52 | 44 |
| Human trafficking (not in the total) | 1 | Too few for a rate: the count is under 20. | 0.7 |
Offenses agencies in Crawford County reported to the FBI in incident detail (NIBRS), each year, the second table by the arrest class each offense falls in. Per 100k: offenses per 100,000 people the reporting agencies police, 2021 to 2025 added together, beside Pennsylvania's rate over the same years. Agencies that reported part of a year are counted with their people, as the state's rates count them. – means too few for a rate: the count is under 20.
Source: FBI NIBRS national master files, each agency's offenses and the FBI's population for it. Pennsylvania: the crime index: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CrimeDB's chosen value per year (the state page's figures); outside it: FBI NIBRS, agencies that sent incident detail.