Policing and crime in Oregon Township, IN
The nearest town with a Safety Grade is La Porte, 18 miles away, graded C+. Out to 25 miles, the count of graded towns reaches 2. Without FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, Oregon Township has nothing to grade it on.
The nearest Indiana towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Porte | C+ | 18 mi | 2.1 | 15.3 |
| South Bend | D | 24 mi | 8.7 | 18.6 |
| Mishawaka | C− | 27 mi | 2.6 | 24.1 |
| Nappanee | B+ | 28 mi | 1.6 | 6.2 |
| Valparaiso | B+ | 28 mi | 1.0 | 8.6 |
| Michigan City | C | 28 mi | 3.0 | 19.9 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Oregon Township. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Oregon Township.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Six people died in crashes on Oregon Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Oregon Township had 4 fatal crashes in five years, in which six people died.
That is more than 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 Oregon Township’s size would see about 2 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Oregon Township’s own rate (36.8) is context, not a ranking.
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.
Oregon Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Township | — | — | — |
| Washington Township | — | — | — |
| Polk Township | — | — | — |
| West Township | — | — | — |
| Koontz Lake | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Lincoln Township, Washington Township, Polk Township and West Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Koontz Lake 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 Oregon Township
Is Oregon Township, IN safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Oregon Township. Oregon 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 La Porte (C+, 18 mi), South Bend (D, 24 mi), Mishawaka (C−, 27 mi).
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Oregon 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.