Photo: Dwight Burdette · CC BY 3.0Policing and crime in Erie Township, MI
Widen the search to 25 miles and 6 graded towns turn up. The grade needs a town’s own FBI figures, and Erie Township has none for 2023–2025. Monroe, 11 miles away, is the nearest town with a Safety Grade (C).
The nearest Michigan towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe | C | 11 mi | 5.4 | 10.5 |
| Blissfield | A | 20 mi | 0.6 | 2.6 |
| Milan | B+ | 24 mi | 1.7 | 5.9 |
| Rockwood | A− | 24 mi | 1.2 | 4.5 |
| Sumpter Township | B− | 25 mi | 3.0 | 6.1 |
| Flat Rock | B− | 25 mi | 2.8 | 9.8 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Erie Township. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Erie Township.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
11 people died in crashes on Erie Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Erie Township had 9 fatal crashes in five years, in which 11 people died. Most of these deaths (6 of 11) were on an Interstate passing through, so they say more about through-traffic than about the town’s own streets.
That is 50.8 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Michigan towns of 2,500–5,000 people (12.4, 375 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.
Erie Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luna Pier | — | — | — |
| La Salle Township | — | — | — |
| Bedford Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Luna Pier, La Salle Township and Bedford 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 Erie Township
Is Erie Township, MI safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Erie Township. Erie 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 Monroe (C, 11 mi), Blissfield (A, 20 mi), Milan (B+, 24 mi).
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Erie 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.