Photo: User:Mingusboodle · Public domainCrime recorded in Franklin Township, and why it isn’t graded
No FBI crime figures of its own exist for Franklin Township for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade. Of the graded towns, Beech Grove is the closest, at C.
The nearest Indiana towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beech Grove | C | 5 mi | 3.2 | 14.3 |
| Greenwood | C+ | 7 mi | 1.2 | 17.0 |
| Cumberland | C− | 8 mi | 4.0 | 21.6 |
| Whiteland | A− | 9 mi | 0.7 | 7.4 |
| Indianapolis | D | 10 mi | 8.3 | 30.0 |
| Franklin | B | 13 mi | 0.9 | 10.1 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Franklin Township. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Franklin Township.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
27 people died in crashes on Franklin Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Franklin Township had 27 fatal crashes in five years, in which 27 people died; 7 were pedestrians. 6 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 8.2 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.
Franklin Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Township | — | — | — |
| Perry Township | — | — | — |
| Indianapolis | D | 8.3 | 30.0 |
| Moral Township | — | — | — |
| Clark Township | — | — | — |
| Center Township | — | — | — |
| Pleasant Township | — | — | — |
| Sugar Creek Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Warren Township, Perry Township, Moral Township, Clark Township, Center Township, Pleasant Township and Sugar Creek 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 Franklin Township
Is Franklin Township, IN safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Franklin Township. Franklin 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 Beech Grove (C, 5 mi), Greenwood (C+, 7 mi), Cumberland (C−, 8 mi).
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Franklin 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.