Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMore property crime is recorded per resident in Colerain Township than in 75% of U.S. towns
Colerain Township’s overall Safety Grade is C (#232 of 296 graded towns in Ohio): more crime per resident than 69% of U.S. towns, on crimes its police reported from 2023 to 2025. Violence and property crime split as 2.2 violent crimes and 19.0 incidents of property crime per 1,000 residents a year, beside 3.7 and 19.6 in the rest of Ohio. Among its 2 neighbors with figures, only one records less crime per resident.
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 Colerain Township
1 of the 2 graded towns next door reports less crime
Of the 8 Ohio towns on Colerain Township’s borders, 2 have a Safety Grade: Green Township (B−), North College Hill (D). Taylor Creek, Dunlap, White Oak and Pleasant Run are unincorporated communities (census-designated places) with no police department of their own. Crosby Township and Whitewater Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Neighbors ↓
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Colerain Township’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are higher than in most U.S. towns; violent crime is the closer of the two to typical. Its violent rate (2.2) is below the FBI’s national estimate (3.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | Colerain Township property | Rest of Ohio property | Colerain Township violent | Rest of Ohio violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 21.6 | 22.6 | 1.6 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 20.7 | 21.1 | 2.4 | 3.8 |
| 2024 | 19.3 | 19.8 | 2.5 | 3.9 |
| 2025 | 17.0 | 17.9 | 1.8 | 3.5 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Ohio.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Colerain Township | Rest of Ohio | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Colerain Township’s police reported 391 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 2.2 per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.7 in the rest of Ohio and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Crime in Colerain Township per 1,000 residents
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.
And about 2 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
1,114 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
107 violent and 1,007 property, as reported to the FBI by Colerain Township’s police.
27 people died in crashes on Colerain Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Colerain Township had 26 fatal crashes in five years, in which 27 people died; 6 were pedestrians and 1 was a cyclist. 5 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 9.1 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Ohio towns of 25,000–100,000 people (4.7, 98 towns).
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.
Colerain Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colerain Township | C | 2.2 | 19.0 |
| Taylor Creek | — | — | — |
| Crosby Township | — | — | — |
| Whitewater Township | — | — | — |
| Dunlap | — | — | — |
| White Oak | — | — | — |
| North College Hill | D | 7.1 | 30.2 |
| Green Township | B− | 1.2 | 14.0 |
| Pleasant Run | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Taylor Creek, Dunlap, White Oak and Pleasant Run are unincorporated communities (census-designated places) with no police department of their own. Crosby Township and Whitewater Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.
Ohio towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colerain Township | C | 2.2 | 19.0 |
| Kettering | B | 0.6 | 14.3 |
| Elyria | C+ | 2.3 | 14.1 |
| Hamilton | C− | 3.0 | 20.9 |
| Lorain | C− | 5.4 | 15.6 |
| Springfield | D− | 12.9 | 44.6 |
The five graded Ohio towns closest to Colerain Township’s population (59,509), by grade.
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.
- One number for all of Colerain Township. A citywide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of the city to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Colerain Township’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (59,366 in 2025); our figure for Colerain Township is 59,509 (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 Colerain Township
Is Colerain Township, OH safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Colerain Township reports more crime per resident than 69% of U.S. towns, a C Safety Grade and #232 of 296 in Ohio. Its police reported 2.2 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 Colerain Township?
2.2 violent and 19.0 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.
How many homicides were there in Colerain Township in 2025?
Colerain Township’s police reported 4 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 6.7 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Colerain Township safer than North College Hill?
North College Hill reports more crime per resident than Colerain Township: North College Hill grades D for safety and Colerain Township C. North College Hill’s police reported 7.1 violent and 30.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Colerain Township?
Colerain Township’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Colerain 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.