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Safety in Decatur Township · Not graded

Crime reported in Decatur Township, OH

Decatur Township has no FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade it on.

Nearest with figures

The nearest Ohio towns with a Safety Grade

Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

TownGradeDistanceViolentProperty
IrontonB13 mi2.66.3
PortsmouthD16 mi7.137.7
JacksonC−22 mi2.822.0
GallipolisD26 mi4.733.2
WellstonB−28 mi1.812.2
WaverlyB33 mi1.58.6

Straight-line distance from the center of Decatur Township. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Decatur Township.

On the roads

Two people died in crashes on Decatur Township’s roads in 2019–2023

Decatur Township had 2 fatal crashes in five years, in which two people died.

That is about what 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 Decatur Township’s size would see about 0 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Decatur Township’s own rate (63.3) is context, not a ranking.

2
people died in crashes, 2019–2023
0
pedestrians among them
0
cyclists among them
63.3
per 100,000 a year · Ohio towns of 2,500–5,000: 9.6

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.

Next door

Decatur Township and its neighbors

How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.

Washington Township: not gradedElizabeth Township: not gradedBloom Township: not gradedSymmes Township: not gradedVernon Township: not gradedWashington TownshipElizabeth TownshipBloom TownshipSymmes TownshipVernon TownshipDecatur Township
A rangeB rangeC rangeD rangeNot graded
TownGradeViolentProperty
Elizabeth Township———
Bloom Township———
Vernon Township———

Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Elizabeth Township, Bloom Township and Vernon Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.

How to read these numbers

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 Decatur Township

Is Decatur Township, OH safe?

There is no Safety Grade for Decatur Township. Decatur Township has no FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade it on. The nearest Ohio towns with a grade are Ironton (B, 13 mi), Portsmouth (D, 16 mi), Jackson (C−, 22 mi).

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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.