Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWhat is recorded in St. Joseph Township, and why there is no grade
The nearest town with a Safety Grade is New Haven, 5 miles away, graded B−. 2 towns with a Safety Grade lie within 10 miles. No FBI crime figures of its own exist for St. Joseph Township for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade.
The nearest Indiana towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Haven | B− | 5 mi | 2.1 | 10.9 |
| Fort Wayne | C− | 6 mi | 2.8 | 21.4 |
| Auburn | A− | 16 mi | 0.5 | 5.6 |
| Columbia City | B | 22 mi | 1.3 | 8.1 |
| Butler | A | 22 mi | 0.4 | 3.6 |
| Kendallville | B | 23 mi | 1.8 | 6.7 |
Straight-line distance from the center of St. Joseph Township. Nearby towns can differ a lot from St. Joseph Township.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
24 people died in crashes on St. Joseph Township’s roads in 2019–2023
St. Joseph Township had 21 fatal crashes in five years, in which 24 people died; 3 were pedestrians and 1 was a cyclist. 5 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 6.2 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, below 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.
St. Joseph Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Township | — | — | — |
| Adams Township | — | — | — |
| Cedar Creek Township | — | — | — |
| Wayne Township | — | — | — |
| Milan Township | — | — | — |
| Fort Wayne | C− | 2.8 | 21.4 |
| New Haven | B− | 2.1 | 10.9 |
| Perry Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Washington Township, Adams Township, Cedar Creek Township, Wayne Township, Milan Township and Perry 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. Joseph Township
Is St. Joseph Township, IN safe?
There is no Safety Grade for St. Joseph Township. St. Joseph 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 New Haven (B−, 5 mi), Fort Wayne (C−, 6 mi), Auburn (A−, 16 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.