Center Township has no Safety Grade
Crown Point, 1 mile away, is the nearest town with a Safety Grade (A−). Center Township has no FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade it on. Nearby, 7 communities within 10 miles carry a Safety Grade.
The nearest Indiana towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crown Point | A− | 1 mi | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| Cedar Lake | A | 4 mi | 0.7 | 2.6 |
| St. John | A+ | 6 mi | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Schererville | B | 7 mi | 0.9 | 12.2 |
| Lowell | A+ | 8 mi | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Hobart | C | 10 mi | 1.3 | 21.9 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Center Township. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Center Township.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
16 people died in crashes on Center Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Center Township had 14 fatal crashes in five years, in which 16 people died; 2 were pedestrians. 7 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 8.1 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, about the same as the median for Indiana towns of 25,000–100,000 people (8.1, 86 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.
Center Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winfield Township | — | — | — |
| Ross Township | — | — | — |
| Hanover Township | — | — | — |
| Cedar Creek Township | — | — | — |
| Crown Point | A− | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| Merrillville | — | — | — |
| Winfield | — | — | — |
| Lake Dalecarlia | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Winfield Township, Ross Township, Hanover Township, Cedar Creek Township and Winfield have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Merrillville reported to the FBI for 2025 but not 2023 or 2024. Lake Dalecarlia is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) with no police department of its own.
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 Center Township
Is Center Township, IN safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Center Township. The nearest Indiana towns with a grade are Crown Point (A−, 1 mi), Cedar Lake (A, 4 mi), St. John (A+, 6 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.