Photo: Alexbaumgarner · CC BY-SA 3.0Crime recorded in Rockford Township, and why it isn’t graded
The nearest town with a Safety Grade is Rockford, 1 mile away, graded D−. Without FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, Rockford Township has nothing to grade it on. Count 6 graded towns in the 10 miles around.
The nearest Illinois towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockford | D− | 1 mi | 10.4 | 25.7 |
| Cherry Valley | D | 5 mi | 4.0 | 44.4 |
| Loves Park | C+ | 7 mi | 3.2 | 12.2 |
| Winnebago | A− | 8 mi | 0.3 | 7.2 |
| Machesney Park | C+ | 9 mi | 2.5 | 14.7 |
| Belvidere | B+ | 10 mi | 1.8 | 4.8 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Rockford Township. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Rockford Township.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
102 people died in crashes on Rockford Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Rockford Township had 99 fatal crashes in five years, in which 102 people died; 27 were pedestrians and 4 were cyclists.
That is 12.1 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Illinois towns of 100,000+ people (6.1, 28 towns).
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.
Rockford Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Valley Township | — | — | — |
| Owen Township | — | — | — |
| Winnebago Township | — | — | — |
| Harlem Township | — | — | — |
| Monroe Township | — | — | — |
| Rockford | D− | 10.4 | 25.7 |
| Marion Township | — | — | — |
| Byron Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Cherry Valley Township, Owen Township, Winnebago Township, Harlem Township, Monroe Township, Marion Township and Byron Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
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 Rockford Township
Is Rockford Township, IL safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Rockford Township. Rockford 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 Rockford (D−, 1 mi), Cherry Valley (D, 5 mi), Loves Park (C+, 7 mi).
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Rockford Township.
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.