What is recorded in Sheridan Township, and why there is no grade
Within a 25-mile drive lie 7 towns that have a grade. Newaygo is the only graded town within 10 miles. The FBI holds no crime figures for Sheridan Township alone for 2023–2025, so it can’t be graded.
The nearest Michigan towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newaygo | C− | 9 mi | 3.1 | 21.2 |
| Muskegon Township | C | 15 mi | 2.4 | 20.1 |
| Whitehall | B | 18 mi | 1.0 | 10.2 |
| Roosevelt Park | D | 21 mi | 2.1 | 52.1 |
| Norton Shores | C | 21 mi | 2.3 | 18.7 |
| Sparta | B | 23 mi | 1.4 | 8.1 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Sheridan Township. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Sheridan Township.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Six people died in crashes on Sheridan Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Sheridan Township had 4 fatal crashes in five years, in which six people died.
That is more than 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 Sheridan Township’s size would see about 2 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Sheridan Township’s own rate (47.3) 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.
Sheridan Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fremont | — | — | — |
| Garfield Township | — | — | — |
| Bridgeton Township | — | — | — |
| Holton Township | — | — | — |
| Ashland Township | — | — | — |
| Dayton Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Fremont reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2024 but not 2025. Garfield Township, Bridgeton Township, Holton Township, Ashland Township and Dayton 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 Sheridan Township
Is Sheridan Township, MI safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Sheridan Township. Sheridan 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 Newaygo (C−, 9 mi), Muskegon Township (C, 15 mi), Whitehall (B, 18 mi).
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Sheridan 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.