Photo: Nyttend · Public domainAmerican Township reports less violent crime than most U.S. towns, but more property crime
Overall, American Township grades B− for safety (#156 of 296 graded towns in Ohio): close to the middle of U.S. towns, on crimes its police reported to the FBI in 2023–2025.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of OH” is every other Ohio city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in American Township
1 of the 2 graded towns next door reports less crime
Of the 3 Ohio towns on American Township’s borders, 2 have a Safety Grade: Shawnee Township (B+), Lima (D). Sugar Creek Township has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025. Neighbors ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind American Township’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Violent crime holds American Township’s grade up; property crime pulls it down. Its property rate (14.8) is below the FBI’s national estimate (17.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns.
Violent crime, by year and by type
American Township’s police reported 24 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 0.6 per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.7 in the rest of Ohio and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
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| Year | American Township | Rest of Ohio | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 0.2 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
For every 1,000 residents, about 14 property crimes reported
And fewer than 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.
Reported crime is steady
Reported crime per resident was steady from 2023 to 2025: the change is within ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Ohio.
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| Year | American Township property | Rest of Ohio property | American Township violent | Rest of Ohio violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 13.5 | 22.6 | 1.3 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 11.7 | 21.1 | 1.4 | 3.7 |
| 2024 | 18.7 | 19.8 | 0.2 | 3.9 |
| 2025 | 14.1 | 17.8 | 0.2 | 3.5 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
180 crimes reported in 2025
3 violent and 177 property, as reported to the FBI by American 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.
Five people died in crashes on American Township’s roads in 2019–2023
American Township had 4 fatal crashes in five years, in which five people died; 2 were pedestrians.
That is about what is typical for Ohio towns of 5,000–25,000 people: at their median rate (6.9 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of American Township’s size would see about 5 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so American Township’s own rate (6.9) 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.
American Township and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Township | B− | 0.6 | 14.8 |
| Lima | D | 7.7 | 33.1 |
| Sugar Creek Township | — | — | — |
| Shawnee Township | B+ | 1.0 | 6.8 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Sugar Creek Township has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025.
Ohio towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Township | B− | 0.6 | 14.8 |
| Olmsted Township | A+ | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Poland Township | A− | 0.7 | 4.5 |
| Washington Court House | B− | 1.5 | 11.4 |
| Worthington | B− | 1.5 | 13.2 |
| Springfield Township | D | 2.2 | 41.9 |
The five graded Ohio towns closest to American Township’s population (14,434), by grade.
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 American 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 American Township’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (12,517 in 2025); our figure for American Township is 14,434 (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 American Township
Is American Township, OH safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, American Township reports less crime per resident than 53% of U.S. towns, a B− Safety Grade and #156 of 296 in Ohio. Its police reported 0.6 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.7 in the rest of Ohio and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in American Township?
0.6 violent and 14.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Ohio reports 3.7 and 19.6; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is crime going up or down in American Township?
Reported crime per resident was steady from 2023 to 2025: the change is within ordinary year-to-year swings.
Is American Township safer than Lima?
Lima reports more crime per resident than American Township: Lima grades D for safety and American Township B−. Lima’s police reported 7.7 violent and 33.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices American Township?
American Township’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “American 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.