Photo: Dj1997 · CC BY-SA 3.0More property crime is recorded per resident in Meridian Township than in 68% of U.S. towns
On crimes reported by Meridian Township’s police in 2023–2025, it grades C+ for safety: #163 of 266 graded towns in Michigan. Police counts work out at 2.1 violent crimes and 16.2 incidents of property crime per 1,000 residents annually; in the rest of Michigan they are 5.4 and 17.5. Even so, each of the two towns on its borders with figures 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 Meridian Township
2 of the 2 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 4 Michigan towns on Meridian Township’s borders, 2 have a Safety Grade: Bath Township (B+), East Lansing (C+). Williamstown Township and Alaiedon 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 Meridian Township’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are higher than in most U.S. towns; violent crime is the closer of the two to typical. Its violent rate (2.1) 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. Its property rate (16.2) is below the FBI’s national estimate (17.6) 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 | Meridian Township | Rest of Michigan | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.7 | 5.7 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 2.1 | 5.8 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 1.8 | 5.4 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 2.5 | 5.1 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Meridian Township’s police reported 283 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 2.1 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 Meridian 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 3 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 | Meridian Township property | Rest of Michigan property | Meridian Township violent | Rest of Michigan violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 19.3 | 18.7 | 1.7 | 5.7 |
| 2023 | 17.6 | 19.4 | 2.1 | 5.8 |
| 2024 | 17.0 | 17.4 | 1.8 | 5.4 |
| 2025 | 14.0 | 15.6 | 2.5 | 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.
750 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.
113 violent and 637 property, as reported to the FBI by Meridian Township’s police.
Nine people died in crashes on Meridian Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Meridian Township had 9 fatal crashes in five years, in which nine people died; 3 were pedestrians.
That is about what is typical for Michigan towns of 25,000–100,000 people: at their median rate (5.3 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Meridian Township’s size would see about 12 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Meridian Township’s own rate (4.1) 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.
Meridian Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meridian Township | C+ | 2.1 | 16.2 |
| East Lansing | C+ | 2.1 | 12.9 |
| Bath Township | B+ | 1.4 | 7.1 |
| Williamstown Township | — | — | — |
| Alaiedon Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Williamstown Township and Alaiedon Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.
Michigan towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meridian Township | C+ | 2.1 | 16.2 |
| Commerce Township | A− | 0.6 | 5.7 |
| Bloomfield Township | A− | 0.4 | 6.6 |
| Midland | B+ | 1.1 | 5.8 |
| Roseville | D | 5.1 | 33.7 |
| Saginaw | D− | 22.4 | 20.2 |
The five graded Michigan towns closest to Meridian Township’s population (44,869), 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 Meridian 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 Meridian Township’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (45,421 in 2025); our figure for Meridian Township is 44,869 (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 Meridian Township
Is Meridian Township, MI safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Meridian Township reports more crime per resident than 64% of U.S. towns, a C+ Safety Grade and #163 of 266 in Michigan. Its police reported 2.1 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 Meridian Township?
2.1 violent and 16.2 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.
How many homicides were there in Meridian Township in 2025?
Meridian Township’s police reported 0 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 0.0 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Meridian Township safer than East Lansing?
East Lansing reports less crime per resident than Meridian Township: East Lansing grades C+ for safety and Meridian Township C+. East Lansing’s police reported 2.1 violent and 12.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Meridian Township?
Meridian Township’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Meridian 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.