Williams-Cole House · Photo: Jetmound · CC BY-SA 3.0Crime recorded in Vernon Township, and why it isn’t graded
Without FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, Vernon Township has nothing to grade it on. For a graded neighbor, the nearest is Durand (B−), 2 miles away. 4 towns with a Safety Grade lie within 10 miles.
The nearest Michigan towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durand | B− | 2 mi | 2.4 | 10.8 |
| Argentine Township | A | 6 mi | 0.8 | 2.2 |
| Clayton Township | A | 9 mi | 0.9 | 1.8 |
| Linden | A | 10 mi | 0.8 | 2.6 |
| Corunna | A− | 11 mi | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Flint Township | D− | 12 mi | 9.3 | 41.0 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Vernon Township. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Vernon Township.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Six people died in crashes on Vernon Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Vernon Township had 5 fatal crashes in five years, in which six people died. Most of these deaths (3 of 6) were on an Interstate passing through, so they say more about through-traffic than about the town’s own streets.
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 Vernon Township’s size would see about 3 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Vernon Township’s own rate (27.9) 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.
Vernon Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shiawassee Township | — | — | — |
| Venice Township | — | — | — |
| Gaines Township | — | — | — |
| Durand | B− | 2.4 | 10.8 |
| Burns Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Shiawassee Township, Venice Township, Gaines Township and Burns 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 Vernon Township
Is Vernon Township, MI safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Vernon Township. Vernon 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 Durand (B−, 2 mi), Argentine Township (A, 6 mi), Clayton Township (A, 9 mi).
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Vernon 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.