Who polices Mio, and what they report
Mio has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Oscoda County. The Oscoda County Sheriff’s Office reports to the FBI for the parts of the county without police of their own, so there are no figures for Mio alone, and no Safety Grade.
What stands out about safety in Mio
Policed by the county
Mio is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Oscoda County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Oscoda County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Mio. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Michigan towns with their own police figures are Richfield Township (A, 26 mi), West Branch (B+, 26 mi), Grayling (C+, 27 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Mio. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Oscoda County Sheriff’s Office reports
Crimes reported to the FBI for the whole area the department covers, by year.
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Oscoda County without police of their own, which include Mio.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
Also reports crimes in Oscoda County to the FBI.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the Oscoda County Sheriff’s Office
Counts, not rates: the FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Tables 10–11.
The nearest Michigan towns with a Safety Grade
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richfield Township | A | 26 mi | 1.2 | 2.1 |
| West Branch | B+ | 26 mi | 0.7 | 8.5 |
| Grayling | C+ | 27 mi | 2.7 | 14.2 |
| Gerrish Township | B+ | 28 mi | 1.5 | 5.3 |
| Oscoda Township | B | 33 mi | 3.0 | 4.2 |
| Denton Township | A− | 36 mi | 1.2 | 4.7 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Mio. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Mio.
One person died in crashes on Mio’s roads in 2019–2023
Mio had 1 fatal crash in five years, in which one person died; 1 was a pedestrian.
That is about what is typical for Michigan towns of 2,500–5,000 people: at their median rate (12.4 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Mio’s size would see about 1 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Mio’s own rate (13.6) 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.
Mio and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comins Township | — | — | — |
| Mentor Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Comins Township and Mentor Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.
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 Mio
Is Mio, MI safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Mio. Mio has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Oscoda County. The Oscoda County Sheriff’s Office reports to the FBI for the parts of the county without police of their own, so there are no figures for Mio alone, and no Safety Grade. The nearest Michigan towns with a grade are Richfield Township (A, 26 mi), West Branch (B+, 26 mi), Grayling (C+, 27 mi).
Who polices Mio?
The Oscoda County Sheriff’s Office. Mio is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Oscoda County without police of their own.
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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.