What is recorded in East Bay Township, and why there is no grade
Within a 25-mile drive lie 3 towns that have a grade. The grade needs a town’s own FBI figures, and East Bay Township has none for 2023–2025. Traverse City is the only graded town within 10 miles.
The nearest Michigan towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traverse City | C+ | 6 mi | 4.0 | 7.7 |
| Kalkaska | B | 16 mi | 0.9 | 11.3 |
| Manton | A− | 20 mi | 0.9 | 4.8 |
| Cadillac | C− | 31 mi | 4.1 | 20.5 |
| East Jordan | C+ | 37 mi | 3.1 | 9.6 |
| Grayling | C+ | 39 mi | 2.7 | 14.2 |
Straight-line distance from the center of East Bay Township. Nearby towns can differ a lot from East Bay Township.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
12 people died in crashes on East Bay Township’s roads in 2019–2023
East Bay Township had 11 fatal crashes in five years, in which 12 people died; 4 were pedestrians and 1 was a cyclist.
That is 20.5 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Michigan towns of 5,000–25,000 people (6.8, 309 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.
East Bay Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Traverse City | C+ | 4.0 | 7.7 |
| Whitewater Township | — | — | — |
| Blair Township | — | — | — |
| Paradise Township | — | — | — |
| Acme Township | — | — | — |
| Garfield Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Whitewater Township, Blair Township, Paradise Township, Acme Township and Garfield 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 East Bay Township
Is East Bay Township, MI safe?
There is no Safety Grade for East Bay Township. East Bay Township has no FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade it on. The nearest Michigan towns with a grade are Traverse City (C+, 6 mi), Kalkaska (B, 16 mi), Manton (A−, 20 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.