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Safety in Esmen Township · Not graded

Crime reported in Esmen Township, IL

Esmen Township has no FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade it on.

Nearest with figures

The nearest Illinois towns with a Safety Grade

Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

TownGradeDistanceViolentProperty
PontiacC+5 mi3.211.0
StreatorC+15 mi2.016.1
ChenoaA17 mi0.24.4
LexingtonA+24 mi0.01.0
MarseillesB+24 mi1.54.7
OttawaC+28 mi2.414.0

Straight-line distance from the center of Esmen Township. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Esmen Township.

On the roads

Two people died in crashes on Esmen Township’s roads in 2019–2023

Esmen Township had 2 fatal crashes in five years, in which two people died; 1 was a pedestrian.

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 Esmen Township’s size would see about 0 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Esmen Township’s own rate (86.8) is context, not a ranking.

2
people died in crashes, 2019–2023
1
pedestrian among them
0
cyclists among them
86.8
per 100,000 a year · Illinois towns of 2,500–5,000: 7.1

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.

Next door

Esmen Township and its neighbors

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

Amity Township: not gradedSunbury Township: not gradedOdell Township: not gradedPontiac Township: not gradedAmity TownshipSunbury TownshipOdell TownshipPontiac TownshipEsmen Township
A rangeB rangeC rangeD rangeNot graded
TownGradeViolentProperty
Odell Township———

Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Odell Township has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025.

How to read these numbers

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 Esmen Township

Is Esmen Township, IL safe?

There is no Safety Grade for Esmen Township. Esmen 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 Pontiac (C+, 5 mi), Streator (C+, 15 mi), Chenoa (A, 17 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.