Smith's Chapel · Photo: Michael Tomko · CC BY-SA 3.0Recorded crime in Milton Township, without a grade
The surrounding 10 miles hold 2 graded places to compare with. Niles, 5 miles away, is the nearest town with a Safety Grade (C−). The FBI holds no crime figures for Milton Township alone for 2023–2025, so it can’t be graded.
The nearest Michigan towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niles | C− | 5 mi | 4.3 | 16.6 |
| Ontwa Township | B | 6 mi | 1.6 | 7.4 |
| Buchanan | C | 10 mi | 2.6 | 18.8 |
| Cassopolis | C+ | 12 mi | 3.1 | 9.2 |
| Dowagiac | D | 14 mi | 6.3 | 31.1 |
| Bridgman | A− | 22 mi | 0.5 | 5.7 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Milton Township. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Milton Township.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
10 people died in crashes on Milton Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Milton Township had 10 fatal crashes in five years, in which 10 people died; 1 was a pedestrian.
That is 63.7 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.
Milton Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Township | — | — | — |
| Niles Township | — | — | — |
| Ontwa Township | B | 1.6 | 7.4 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Howard Township and Niles 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 Milton Township
Is Milton Township, MI safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Milton Township. Milton 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 Niles (C−, 5 mi), Ontwa Township (B, 6 mi), Buchanan (C, 10 mi).
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Milton 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.