Photo: Nyttend · Public domainRecorded crime in Brown Township, without a grade
Brown Township has no FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade it on. Hilliard itself is graded B, and no other graded town is as close.
The nearest Ohio towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilliard | B | 4 mi | 1.3 | 9.5 |
| West Jefferson | B | 6 mi | 0.6 | 10.8 |
| Plain City | A+ | 8 mi | 0.4 | 1.1 |
| Upper Arlington | A− | 8 mi | 0.2 | 8.1 |
| Dublin | B+ | 9 mi | 0.9 | 9.0 |
| Grandview Heights | C+ | 10 mi | 0.4 | 20.2 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Brown Township. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Brown Township.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Five people died in crashes on Brown Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Brown Township had 5 fatal crashes in five years, in which five people died; 1 was a pedestrian and 1 was a cyclist. 1 died in crash on an Interstate.
That is more than is typical for Ohio towns of 2,500–5,000 people: at their median rate (9.6 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Brown Township’s size would see about 2 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Brown Township’s own rate (26.3) 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.
Brown Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Township | — | — | — |
| Canaan Township | — | — | — |
| Lake Darby | — | — | — |
| Prairie Township | — | — | — |
| Columbus | D | 4.0 | 26.2 |
| West Jefferson | B | 0.6 | 10.8 |
| Norwich Township | — | — | — |
| Hilliard | B | 1.3 | 9.5 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Jefferson Township, Canaan Township, Prairie Township and Norwich Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Lake Darby is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) with no police department of its own.
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 Brown Township
Is Brown Township, OH safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Brown Township. The nearest Ohio towns with a grade are Hilliard (B, 4 mi), West Jefferson (B, 6 mi), Plain City (A+, 8 mi).
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Brown 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.