Atlas Grange Hall · Photo: kennethaw88 · CC BY 4.0For property crime, Davison Township beats 64% of U.S. towns per resident
Per 1,000 residents a year, 1.9 violent crimes and 7.8 incidents of property crime were recorded, against 5.4 and 17.5 in the rest of Michigan. Davison Township’s overall Safety Grade is B (#114 of 266 graded towns in Michigan): close to the middle of U.S. towns, on crimes its police reported from 2023 to 2025. Among its 2 neighbors with figures, only one records less crime per resident.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of MI” is every other Michigan city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Davison Township
1 of the 2 graded towns next door reports less crime
Of the 4 Michigan towns on Davison Township’s borders, 2 have a Safety Grade: Richfield Township (A−), Burton (D). Atlas Township and Elba Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Neighbors ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Davison Township’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Property crime holds Davison Township’s grade up; violent crime pulls it down. Its violent rate (1.9) is below the FBI’s national estimate (3.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Davison Township | Rest of Michigan | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2.4 | 5.7 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 1.8 | 5.7 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 1.9 | 5.4 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 2.2 | 5.1 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Davison Township’s police reported 118 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 1.9 per 1,000 residents a year, against 5.4 in the rest of Michigan and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Crime in Davison Township per 1,000 residents
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
And about 2 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Reported crime is steady
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| Year | Davison Township property | Rest of Michigan property | Davison Township violent | Rest of Michigan violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 10.3 | 18.7 | 2.4 | 5.7 |
| 2023 | 6.8 | 19.5 | 1.8 | 5.7 |
| 2024 | 8.8 | 17.4 | 1.9 | 5.4 |
| 2025 | 7.7 | 15.6 | 2.2 | 5.1 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident was steady from 2023 to 2025: the change is within ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Michigan.
202 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
44 violent and 158 property, as reported to the FBI by Davison Township’s police.
Three people died in crashes on Davison Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Davison Township had 3 fatal crashes in five years, in which three people died; 1 was a pedestrian.
That is about what is typical for Michigan towns of 5,000–25,000 people: at their median rate (6.8 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Davison Township’s size would see about 7 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Davison Township’s own rate (2.9) 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.
Davison Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davison Township | B | 1.9 | 7.8 |
| Atlas Township | — | — | — |
| Burton | D | 7.6 | 24.5 |
| Richfield Township | A− | 0.7 | 5.3 |
| Elba Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Atlas Township and Elba Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.
Michigan towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davison Township | B | 1.9 | 7.8 |
| Oakland Township | A+ | 0.5 | 1.8 |
| Highland Township | A | 0.9 | 2.6 |
| Monroe | C | 5.4 | 10.5 |
| Adrian | C− | 5.4 | 19.5 |
| Genesee Township | D | 7.6 | 15.0 |
The five graded Michigan towns closest to Davison Township’s population (20,403), by grade.
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.
- One number for all of Davison Township. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Davison Township’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (20,437 in 2025); our figure for Davison Township is 20,403 (2025 Census estimate).
- 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 Davison Township
Is Davison Township, MI safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Davison Township reports less crime per resident than 58% of U.S. towns, a B Safety Grade and #114 of 266 in Michigan. Its police reported 1.9 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 5.4 in the rest of Michigan and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Davison Township?
1.9 violent and 7.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Michigan reports 5.4 and 17.5; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is Davison Township safer than Burton?
Burton reports more crime per resident than Davison Township: Burton grades D for safety and Davison Township B. Burton’s police reported 7.6 violent and 24.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Davison Township?
Davison Township’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Davison Township”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, 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.