Chesterland is policed by the county: what that means
Chesterland has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Geauga County. The Geauga County Sheriff’s Office reports to the FBI for the parts of the county without police of their own, so there are no figures for Chesterland alone, and no Safety Grade. Count 16 graded towns in the 10 miles around. The nearest town with a Safety Grade is Kirtland, 5 miles away, graded A+.
What stands out about safety in Chesterland
Policed by the county
Chesterland is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Geauga County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Geauga County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Chesterland. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Ohio towns with their own police figures are Kirtland (A+, 5 mi), Mayfield Heights (A, 5 mi), Highland Heights (A, 6 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Chesterland. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Geauga County Sheriff’s Office reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Geauga County without police of their own, which include Chesterland.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2024 offenses reported by the Geauga County Sheriff’s Office
Counts, not rates: the FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Tables 10–11.
Crimes reported to the FBI for the whole area the department covers, by year.
The nearest Ohio towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirtland | A+ | 5 mi | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| Mayfield Heights | A | 5 mi | 0.5 | 3.6 |
| Highland Heights | A | 6 mi | 0.1 | 5.3 |
| Pepper Pike | A | 6 mi | 0.1 | 4.1 |
| Lyndhurst | B | 7 mi | 1.2 | 11.9 |
| Wickliffe | B+ | 8 mi | 0.9 | 8.5 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Chesterland. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Chesterland.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Two people died in crashes on Chesterland’s roads in 2019–2023
Chesterland had 2 fatal crashes in five years, in which two people died; 1 was a pedestrian.
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 Chesterland’s size would see about 2 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Chesterland’s own rate (5.6) 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.
Chesterland and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chester Township | — | — | — |
| Russell Township | — | — | — |
| Gates Mills | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Chester Township, Russell Township and Gates Mills 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 Chesterland
Is Chesterland, OH safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Chesterland. The nearest Ohio towns with a grade are Kirtland (A+, 5 mi), Mayfield Heights (A, 5 mi), Highland Heights (A, 6 mi).
Who polices Chesterland?
The Geauga County Sheriff’s Office. Chesterland is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Geauga County without police of their own.
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Chesterland.
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.