Photo: Bwsmith84 · CC BY 3.0Crime in Muskingum Township: the figures, without a grade
Belpre, 15 miles away, is the nearest town with a Safety Grade (B+). The grade needs a town’s own FBI figures, and Muskingum Township has none for 2023–2025.
The nearest Ohio towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belpre | B+ | 15 mi | 1.1 | 6.1 |
| Athens | B | 35 mi | 1.1 | 11.0 |
| Cambridge | B− | 38 mi | 1.0 | 15.0 |
| Barnesville | A | 39 mi | 0.6 | 2.1 |
| Nelsonville | C | 39 mi | 2.4 | 20.6 |
| South Zanesville | A− | 41 mi | 0.2 | 7.0 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Muskingum Township. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Muskingum Township.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Four people died in crashes on Muskingum Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Muskingum Township had 4 fatal crashes in five years, in which four people died. 1 died in crash on an Interstate.
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 Muskingum Township’s size would see about 2 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Muskingum Township’s own rate (18.5) 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.
Muskingum Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marietta | — | — | — |
| Adams Township | — | — | — |
| Salem Township | — | — | — |
| Warren Township | — | — | — |
| Watertown Township | — | — | — |
| Marietta Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Marietta reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2025 but not 2024. Adams Township, Salem Township, Warren Township, Watertown Township and Marietta 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 Muskingum Township
Is Muskingum Township, OH safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Muskingum Township. Muskingum 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 Belpre (B+, 15 mi), Athens (B, 35 mi), Cambridge (B−, 38 mi).
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Muskingum 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.