Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWhat is recorded in Jefferson Township, and why there is no grade
Widen the search to 25 miles and 3 graded towns turn up. There are no FBI figures for Jefferson Township by itself for 2023–2025, so the grade has nothing to work from. Within 10 miles, Portsmouth is the one town with a Safety Grade.
The nearest Ohio towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portsmouth | D | 9 mi | 7.1 | 37.7 |
| Waverly | B | 17 mi | 1.5 | 8.6 |
| Jackson | C− | 19 mi | 2.8 | 22.0 |
| Wellston | B− | 27 mi | 1.8 | 12.2 |
| Ironton | B | 28 mi | 2.6 | 6.3 |
| Chillicothe | D | 31 mi | 2.1 | 43.5 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Jefferson Township. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Jefferson Township.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
No one died in a crash on Jefferson Township’s roads in 2019–2023
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 Jefferson Township’s size would see about 1 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Jefferson Township’s own rate (0.0) 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.
Jefferson Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Township | — | — | — |
| Valley Township | — | — | — |
| Clay Township | — | — | — |
| Lucasville | — | — | — |
| Union Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Madison Township, Valley Township, Clay Township and Union Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Lucasville is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) with no police department of its own.
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 Jefferson Township
Is Jefferson Township, OH safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Jefferson Township. Jefferson 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 Portsmouth (D, 9 mi), Waverly (B, 17 mi), Jackson (C−, 19 mi).
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Jefferson 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.