Policing and crime in St. Francis Township, IL
Out to 25 miles, the count of graded towns reaches 4. St. Francis Township reports no crime figures of its own to the FBI for 2023–2025, so there is no Safety Grade. Inside a 10-mile circle, only Effingham carries a grade.
The nearest Illinois towns with a Safety Grade
Straight-line distance from the center of St. Francis Township. Nearby towns can differ a lot from St. Francis Township.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
10 people died in crashes on St. Francis Township’s roads in 2019–2023
St. Francis Township had 6 fatal crashes in five years, in which 10 people died; 3 were pedestrians. 4 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 173.5 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Illinois towns of 2,500–5,000 people (7.1, 272 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.
St. Francis Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teutopolis Township | — | — | — |
| Bishop Township | — | — | — |
| Spring Point Township | — | — | — |
| Teutopolis | — | — | — |
| Watson Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Teutopolis Township, Bishop Township, Spring Point Township, Teutopolis and Watson 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 St. Francis Township
Is St. Francis Township, IL safe?
There is no Safety Grade for St. Francis Township. St. Francis 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 Effingham (C, 7 mi), Newton (C+, 17 mi), Altamont (B+, 19 mi).
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Neighbors looking out for each other in St. Francis 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.