Photo: Eugene F. Schrand · Public domainPolicing and crime in Falls Township, OH
The nearest town with a Safety Grade is Zanesville, 4 miles away, graded D. Without FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, Falls Township has nothing to grade it on. The surrounding 10 miles hold 2 graded places to compare with.
The nearest Ohio towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zanesville | D | 4 mi | 4.2 | 31.5 |
| South Zanesville | A− | 7 mi | 0.2 | 7.0 |
| Newark | C | 20 mi | 2.9 | 18.3 |
| Heath | D | 21 mi | 1.6 | 39.5 |
| Hebron | B | 23 mi | 1.1 | 11.5 |
| Granville | A− | 24 mi | 0.5 | 6.4 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Falls Township. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Falls Township.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
12 people died in crashes on Falls Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Falls Township had 11 fatal crashes in five years, in which 12 people died.
That is 27.6 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Ohio towns of 5,000–25,000 people (6.9, 458 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.
Falls Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zanesville | D | 4.2 | 31.5 |
| North Zanesville | — | — | — |
| Hopewell Township | — | — | — |
| Washington Township | — | — | — |
| Muskingum Township | — | — | — |
| Springfield Township | — | — | — |
| Licking Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. North Zanesville is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) with no police department of its own. Hopewell Township, Washington Township, Muskingum Township, Springfield Township and Licking 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 Falls Township
Is Falls Township, OH safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Falls Township. Falls 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 Zanesville (D, 4 mi), South Zanesville (A−, 7 mi), Newark (C, 20 mi).
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Falls 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.