Benjamin and Maria (Ogden) Drake Farm · Photo: Karen High2 · CC BY-SA 3.0Policing and crime in Oshtemo Township, MI
The closest graded town is Kalamazoo Township, 5 miles away, at D. Oshtemo Township has no FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade it on. 4 towns with a Safety Grade lie within 10 miles.
The nearest Michigan towns with a Safety Grade
Straight-line distance from the center of Oshtemo Township. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Oshtemo Township.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
17 people died in crashes on Oshtemo Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Oshtemo Township had 15 fatal crashes in five years, in which 17 people died; 1 was a pedestrian.
That is 14.3 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Michigan towns of 5,000–25,000 people (6.8, 309 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.
Oshtemo Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalamazoo | D− | 12.0 | 35.0 |
| Texas Township | — | — | — |
| Alamo Township | — | — | — |
| Almena Township | — | — | — |
| Kalamazoo Township | D | 6.2 | 27.9 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Texas Township, Alamo Township and Almena 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 Oshtemo Township
Is Oshtemo Township, MI safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Oshtemo Township. The nearest Michigan towns with a grade are Kalamazoo Township (D, 5 mi), Kalamazoo (D−, 6 mi), Mattawan (C, 7 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.