Richard and Mary Woodward Gregory House · Photo: rossograph · CC BY-SA 4.0Crime reported in Ross Township, MI
Ross Township’s police reported to the FBI for 2025 but not 2023 or 2024, so there is no Safety Grade: the grade needs all three years, 2023–2025.
For every 1,000 residents, about 3 property crimes reported
And about 1 violent crime, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
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.
The years Ross Township’s police reported
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents, against the rest of Michigan. A year the department didn’t report in full is a gap, not a zero.
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| Year | Ross Township | Rest of Michigan | Ross Township | Rest of Michigan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | not reported | 18.7 | not reported | 5.7 |
| 2023 | not reported | 19.4 | not reported | 5.7 |
| 2024 | not reported | 17.4 | not reported | 5.4 |
| 2025 | 2.7 | 15.6 | 0.7 | 5.1 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
14 crimes reported in 2025
3 violent and 11 property, as reported to the FBI by Ross Township’s police.
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battle Creek | D− | 9 mi | 11.5 | 26.0 |
| Kalamazoo | D− | 14 mi | 12.0 | 35.0 |
| Kalamazoo Township | D | 14 mi | 6.2 | 27.9 |
| Emmett Township | D | 14 mi | 3.5 | 45.4 |
| Plainwell | C+ | 15 mi | 2.9 | 12.5 |
| Portage | C− | 18 mi | 2.5 | 29.1 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Ross Township. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Ross Township.
10 people died in crashes on Ross Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Ross Township had 9 fatal crashes in five years, in which 10 people died.
That is 41.1 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.
Ross Township and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston Township | — | — | — |
| Richland Township | — | — | — |
| Bedford Township | — | — | — |
| Barry Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Charleston Township, Richland Township, Bedford Township and Barry 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.
- One number for all of Ross 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 Ross Township’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (4,088 in 2025); our figure for Ross Township is 4,891 (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 Ross Township
Is Ross Township, MI safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Ross Township. Ross Township’s police reported to the FBI for 2025 but not 2023 or 2024, so there is no Safety Grade: the grade needs all three years, 2023–2025. The nearest Michigan towns with a grade are Battle Creek (D−, 9 mi), Kalamazoo (D−, 14 mi), Kalamazoo Township (D, 14 mi).
Who polices Ross Township?
Ross Township’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Ross 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.