Photo: SilentMatt Psychedelic · CC BY-SA 4.0Crime in Eaton Township: the figures, without a grade
There are no FBI figures for Eaton Township by itself for 2023–2025, so the grade has nothing to work from. For a graded neighbor, the nearest is Grafton (A+), 3 miles away. The surrounding 10 miles hold 8 graded places to compare with.
The nearest Ohio towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grafton | A+ | 3 mi | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| North Ridgeville | A | 5 mi | 0.4 | 2.6 |
| Olmsted Township | A+ | 6 mi | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Elyria | C+ | 6 mi | 2.3 | 14.1 |
| North Olmsted | B+ | 8 mi | 0.5 | 8.3 |
| Berea | A | 8 mi | 0.4 | 3.7 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Eaton Township. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Eaton Township.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Four people died in crashes on Eaton Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Eaton Township had 3 fatal crashes in five years, in which four people died.
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 Eaton Township’s size would see about 2 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Eaton Township’s own rate (13.5) 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.
Eaton Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grafton | A+ | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| Elyria | C+ | 2.3 | 14.1 |
| Carlisle Township | — | — | — |
| North Ridgeville | A | 0.4 | 2.6 |
| Columbia Township | — | — | — |
| Grafton Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Carlisle Township, Columbia Township and Grafton Township 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 Eaton Township
Is Eaton Township, OH safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Eaton Township. Eaton 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 Grafton (A+, 3 mi), North Ridgeville (A, 5 mi), Olmsted Township (A+, 6 mi).
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Eaton 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.