Photo: Roseohioresident · CC BY-SA 4.0Crime per resident in Springfield Township runs higher than in 90% of U.S. towns
It has more violent crime than 61% of U.S. towns, and more property crime than 97%. The graded rate rose 62% from 2023 to 2025. Graded on crimes Springfield Township’s police reported from 2023 to 2025, it scores D for safety: #276 of 296 graded towns in Ohio. For every 1,000 residents, 2.2 violent crimes and 41.9 incidents of property crime were logged a year; in the rest of Ohio, the figures are 3.7 and 19.5.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of OH” is every other Ohio city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Springfield Township
1 of the 2 graded towns next door reports less crime
Of the 6 Ohio towns on Springfield Township’s borders, 2 have a Safety Grade: Mogadore (B), Akron (D). Sawyerwood is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) with no police department of its own. Green, Coventry Township and Suffield Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Neighbors ↓
Reported crime is rising
Crime reported per resident rose from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Springfield Township’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are higher than in most U.S. towns; violent crime is the closer of the two to typical. Its violent rate (2.2) is below the FBI’s national estimate (3.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | Springfield Township property | Rest of Ohio property | Springfield Township violent | Rest of Ohio violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 39.1 | 22.6 | 2.6 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 29.5 | 21.0 | 2.4 | 3.7 |
| 2024 | 46.4 | 19.8 | 2.4 | 3.9 |
| 2025 | 49.6 | 17.8 | 1.9 | 3.5 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident rose from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Ohio.
Crime in Springfield Township per 1,000 residents
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
And about 2 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Springfield Township | Rest of Ohio | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Springfield Township’s police reported 94 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 2.2 per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.7 in the rest of Ohio and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
730 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
27 violent and 703 property, as reported to the FBI by Springfield Township’s police.
Nine people died in crashes on Springfield Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Springfield Township had 9 fatal crashes in five years, in which nine people died; 2 were pedestrians and 1 was a cyclist. 1 died in crash on an Interstate.
That is more than 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 Springfield Township’s size would see about 5 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Springfield Township’s own rate (12.7) 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.
Springfield Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Township | D | 2.2 | 41.9 |
| Akron | D | 8.2 | 29.2 |
| Sawyerwood | — | — | — |
| Mogadore | B | 0.7 | 11.1 |
| Green | — | — | — |
| Coventry Township | — | — | — |
| Suffield Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Sawyerwood is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) with no police department of its own. Green, Coventry Township and Suffield Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.
Ohio towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Township | D | 2.2 | 41.9 |
| Willowick | A | 0.6 | 3.1 |
| Poland Township | A− | 0.7 | 4.5 |
| Bellefontaine | B+ | 1.4 | 7.3 |
| American Township | B− | 0.6 | 14.8 |
| Washington Court House | B− | 1.5 | 11.4 |
The five graded Ohio towns closest to Springfield Township’s population (14,240), by grade.
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.
- One number for all of Springfield Township. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Springfield Township’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (14,171 in 2025); our figure for Springfield Township is 14,240 (2025 Census estimate).
- 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 Springfield Township
Is Springfield Township, OH safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Springfield Township reports more crime per resident than 90% of U.S. towns, a D Safety Grade and #276 of 296 in Ohio. Its police reported 2.2 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.7 in the rest of Ohio and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Springfield Township?
2.2 violent and 41.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Ohio reports 3.7 and 19.5; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is Springfield Township safer than Akron?
Akron reports more crime per resident than Springfield Township: Akron grades D for safety and Springfield Township D. Akron’s police reported 8.2 violent and 29.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Springfield Township?
Springfield Township’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Springfield Township, Summit County”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, 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.