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Safety in Cotton Township · Not graded

Crime reported in Cotton Township, IN

Cotton 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 Indiana towns with a Safety Grade

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

TownGradeDistanceViolentProperty
LawrenceburgA−18 mi1.12.9
North VernonC+35 mi2.611.6
GreensburgC+43 mi2.312.8
AustinB44 mi0.611.9
SeymourB−48 mi0.713.9
ColumbusA54 mi0.44.7

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

On the roads

One person died in crashes on Cotton Township’s roads in 2019–2023

Cotton Township had 1 fatal crash in five years, in which one person died.

That is about what is typical for Indiana towns of 2,500–5,000 people: at their median rate (13.8 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Cotton Township’s size would see about 2 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Cotton Township’s own rate (8.2) is context, not a ranking.

1
people died in crashes, 2019–2023
0
pedestrians among them
0
cyclists among them
8.2
per 100,000 a year · Indiana towns of 2,500–5,000: 13.8

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

Cotton Township and its neighbors

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

Jefferson Township: not gradedCass Township: not gradedPleasant Township: not gradedPosey Township: not gradedYork Township: not gradedJefferson TownshipCass TownshipPleasant TownshipPosey TownshipYork TownshipCotton Township
A rangeB rangeC rangeD rangeNot graded
TownGradeViolentProperty
Jefferson Township———
Pleasant Township———
Posey Township———
York Township———

Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Jefferson Township, Pleasant Township, Posey Township and York Township have no FBI figures of their 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 Cotton Township

Is Cotton Township, IN safe?

There is no Safety Grade for Cotton Township. Cotton Township has no FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade it on. The nearest Indiana towns with a grade are Lawrenceburg (A−, 18 mi), North Vernon (C+, 35 mi), Greensburg (C+, 43 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.