Recorded crime in Park Layne, without a grade
The nearest town with a Safety Grade is Huber Heights, 4 miles away, graded C+. Count 5 graded towns in the 10 miles around. Park Layne has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Clark County. The Clark County Sheriff’s Office reports to the FBI for the parts of the county without police of their own, so there are no figures for Park Layne alone, and no Safety Grade.
What stands out about safety in Park Layne
Policed by the county
Park Layne is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Clark County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Clark County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Park Layne. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Ohio towns with their own police figures are Huber Heights (C+, 4 mi), Fairborn (C+, 6 mi), Vandalia (C+, 8 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Park Layne. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Clark County Sheriff’s Office reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Clark County without police of their own, which include Park Layne.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2023 offenses reported by the Clark County Sheriff’s Office
Counts, not rates: the FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Tables 10–11.
Crimes reported to the FBI for the whole area the department covers, by year.
The nearest Ohio towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huber Heights | C+ | 4 mi | 1.8 | 17.7 |
| Fairborn | C+ | 6 mi | 2.7 | 12.2 |
| Vandalia | C+ | 8 mi | 1.7 | 15.5 |
| Tipp City | A− | 9 mi | 0.2 | 9.3 |
| Yellow Springs | B− | 10 mi | 1.3 | 12.4 |
| Beavercreek | C+ | 10 mi | 0.6 | 19.5 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Park Layne. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Park Layne.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
One person died in crashes on Park Layne’s roads in 2019–2023
Park Layne had 1 fatal crash in five years, in which one person 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 Park Layne’s size would see about 2 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Park Layne’s own rate (4.7) 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.
Park Layne and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Lakes | — | — | — |
| Bethel Township (township) | — | — | — |
| Bethel Township (township) | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Crystal Lakes is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) with no police department of its own. Bethel Township (township) and Bethel Township (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 Park Layne
Is Park Layne, OH safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Park Layne. The nearest Ohio towns with a grade are Huber Heights (C+, 4 mi), Fairborn (C+, 6 mi), Vandalia (C+, 8 mi).
Who polices Park Layne?
The Clark County Sheriff’s Office. Park Layne is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Clark County without police of their own.
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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.