Crime reported in Cottage Township, IL
Cottage Township has no FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade it on.
The nearest Illinois towns with a Safety Grade
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eldorado | C | 5 mi | 4.9 | 11.9 |
| Harrisburg | A− | 6 mi | 1.2 | 5.3 |
| Carrier Mills | B | 11 mi | 0.8 | 10.9 |
| Norris City | A+ | 18 mi | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| McLeansboro | A | 25 mi | 1.2 | 1.7 |
| Marion | C− | 28 mi | 3.7 | 22.9 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Cottage Township. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Cottage Township.
One person died in crashes on Cottage Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Cottage Township had 1 fatal crash in five years, in which one person died.
That is about what is typical for Illinois towns of 2,500–5,000 people: at their median rate (7.1 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Cottage Township’s size would see about 0 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Cottage Township’s own rate (150.4) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Cottage Township and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Eldorado Township | — | — | — |
| Harrisburg Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. East Eldorado Township and Harrisburg Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Cottage Township
Is Cottage Township, IL safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Cottage Township. Cottage Township has no FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade it on. The nearest Illinois towns with a grade are Eldorado (C, 5 mi), Harrisburg (A−, 6 mi), Carrier Mills (B, 11 mi).
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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. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.