What the figures say about crime in Elba Township, MI
Lapeer has a Safety Grade of C+; no graded town is nearer. The FBI holds no crime figures for Elba Township alone for 2023–2025, so it can’t be graded.
The nearest Michigan towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lapeer | C+ | 4 mi | 2.3 | 14.7 |
| Lapeer Township | A+ | 6 mi | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| Davison Township | B | 6 mi | 1.9 | 7.8 |
| Davison | B | 7 mi | 1.9 | 7.7 |
| Metamora Township | A− | 8 mi | 1.3 | 2.7 |
| Richfield Township | A− | 9 mi | 0.7 | 5.3 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Elba Township. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Elba Township.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Three people died in crashes on Elba Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Elba Township had 3 fatal crashes in five years, in which three people died; 1 was a pedestrian. 1 died in crash on an Interstate.
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 Elba Township’s size would see about 2 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Elba Township’s own rate (11.4) 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.
Elba Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lapeer | C+ | 2.3 | 14.7 |
| Hadley Township | — | — | — |
| Davison Township | B | 1.9 | 7.8 |
| Oregon Township | — | — | — |
| Lapeer Township | A+ | 0.3 | 0.9 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Hadley Township and Oregon 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 Elba Township
Is Elba Township, MI safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Elba Township. Elba 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 Lapeer (C+, 4 mi), Lapeer Township (A+, 6 mi), Davison Township (B, 6 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.