Photo: Mosesintheflesh · Public domainFor violent crime, Sylvania Township beats 77% of U.S. towns per resident
Of the 3 towns on its borders with figures, 2 record less crime per resident. Even so, each year brought 0.7 violent crime and 15.4 incidents of property crime for every 1,000 residents (3.7 and 19.6 in the rest of Ohio). Overall, Sylvania Township grades B− for safety (#166 of 296 graded towns in Ohio): close to the middle of U.S. towns, on crimes its police reported from 2023 to 2025. The rate the grade counts dropped 33% from 2023 to 2025.
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 Sylvania Township
2 of the 3 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 5 Ohio towns on Sylvania Township’s borders, 3 have a Safety Grade: Ottawa Hills (A−), Sylvania (B+), Toledo (D−). Richfield Township and Springfield Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Neighbors ↓
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell 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 Sylvania Township’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Violent crime holds Sylvania Township’s grade up; property crime pulls it down. Its property rate (15.4) is below the FBI’s national estimate (17.6) 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 | Sylvania Township property | Rest of Ohio property | Sylvania Township violent | Rest of Ohio violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 20.1 | 22.6 | 1.1 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 18.8 | 21.1 | 0.8 | 3.8 |
| 2024 | 14.9 | 19.8 | 0.7 | 3.9 |
| 2025 | 12.4 | 17.9 | 0.6 | 3.5 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Ohio.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Sylvania Township | Rest of Ohio | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 0.7 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 0.6 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Sylvania Township’s police reported 69 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 0.7 per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.7 in the rest of Ohio and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Crime in Sylvania 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 1 violent crime, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
415 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.
20 violent and 395 property, as reported to the FBI by Sylvania Township’s police.
15 people died in crashes on Sylvania Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Sylvania Township had 15 fatal crashes in five years, in which 15 people died; 3 were pedestrians and 1 was a cyclist. 2 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 5.9 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Ohio towns of 25,000–100,000 people (4.7, 98 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.
Sylvania Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvania Township | B− | 0.7 | 15.4 |
| Toledo | D− | 10.1 | 27.3 |
| Richfield Township | — | — | — |
| Ottawa Hills | A− | 0.2 | 6.5 |
| Springfield Township | — | — | — |
| Sylvania | B+ | 0.8 | 7.0 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Richfield Township and Springfield Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.
Ohio towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvania Township | B− | 0.7 | 15.4 |
| Dublin | B+ | 0.9 | 9.0 |
| Lakewood | B− | 1.2 | 12.1 |
| Cuyahoga Falls | C+ | 2.0 | 17.7 |
| Newark | C | 2.9 | 18.3 |
| Miami Township | C | 1.8 | 22.9 |
The five graded Ohio towns closest to Sylvania Township’s population (50,627), 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 Sylvania Township. A citywide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of the city to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Sylvania Township’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (31,858 in 2025); our figure for Sylvania Township is 50,627 (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 Sylvania Township
Is Sylvania Township, OH safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Sylvania Township reports less crime per resident than 51% of U.S. towns, a B− Safety Grade and #166 of 296 in Ohio. Its police reported 0.7 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 Sylvania Township?
0.7 violent and 15.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Ohio reports 3.7 and 19.6; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
How many homicides were there in Sylvania Township in 2025?
Sylvania Township’s police reported 0 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 0.0 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Sylvania Township safer than Toledo?
Toledo reports more crime per resident than Sylvania Township: Toledo grades D− for safety and Sylvania Township B−. Toledo’s police reported 10.1 violent and 27.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Sylvania Township?
Sylvania Township’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Sylvania Township”. 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.