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Safety in Riverview Park · County and nearby FBI data

Safety in Riverview Park

Riverview Park doesn’t have its own police figures in the FBI’s data. It’s most likely covered by the Berks County Sheriff’s Office and the Pennsylvania State Police. Below is what they report.

Nearest ER
1.9 mi
Penn State Health St. Joseph
Storm & flood risk
Low
higher than 35% of U.S. places
FEMA

What stands out about safety in Riverview Park

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

Who patrols here

Riverview Park is covered by the county and the state

Riverview Park has no police department of its own in the FBI’s data. Calls here most likely go to the Berks County Sheriff’s Office and the Pennsylvania State Police, and their numbers cover the whole area they patrol, not just Riverview Park.

Berks County Sheriff’s Office

Crimes reported in the parts of Berks County it patrols: the towns and villages without police of their own.

Property crimes (burglary, theft, stolen cars)

Violent crimes (assault, robbery, rape, murder)

Pennsylvania State Police

The State Police also patrol Berks County, mostly its rural roads and towns.

Property crimes (burglary, theft, stolen cars)

Violent crimes (assault, robbery, rape, murder)

▼ Property crime down 21% since 2022▼ Violent crime down 15% since 2022

These are counts, not rates. The FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers, so we can’t turn them into a per-resident figure or a Safety Grade. Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, offenses known to law enforcement by county and by state agency.

Next door

Riverview Park and its neighbors

How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.

A rangeB rangeC rangeD rangeNot graded
TownGradeViolentPropertyYear
Muhlenberg—0.6162024
Bern—14.52025

Reported crimes per 1,000 residents in each town’s latest year; * = a count, for towns under 1,000 people; — = not graded. No town figures in the FBI’s data: Muhlenberg Park, Fox Chase.

Be ready

Know who to call, and what the weather can do

For emergencies, the nearest ER, and the storms and floods Riverview Park plans for.

Emergencies911

Police, fire or medical, anywhere in Riverview Park.

Nearest emergency roomPenn State Health St. Joseph

Reading · 1.9 miles

Directions Health care →
Storms & floods
LowFEMA riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingEarthquakesHurricanes

Expected damage is higher than in 35% of U.S. communities. 5 paid flood insurance claims since 2020.

Natural hazards in Riverview Park →

Phone numbers come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A number you add goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

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Neighbors looking out for each other in Riverview Park.

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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Natural hazards: FEMA National Risk Index and flood insurance claims. Hospitals: CMS Hospital General Information. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.

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