Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWest Chester Township records less violent crime per head than 69% of U.S. towns
In sum, crimes its police reported from 2023 to 2025 put West Chester Township at B− (#170 of 296 graded towns in Ohio): close to the middle of U.S. towns. Annual rates stand at 1.0 violent crime and 14.7 incidents of property crime for every thousand residents, next to 3.7 and 19.6 in the rest of Ohio. Its two neighbors with figures both record more crime per resident.
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 West Chester Township
West Chester Township reports less crime than every graded town next door
Of the 5 Ohio towns on West Chester Township’s borders, 2 have a Safety Grade: Fairfield (B−), Sharonville (C). Liberty Township, Deerfield Township and Fairfield Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Neighbors ↓
A job center
West Chester Township has 52,713 jobs based in town for 67,165 residents (Census LEHD), so some reports involve people who work or shop there rather than residents. How to read it ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind West Chester 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 West Chester Township’s grade up; property crime pulls it down. Its property rate (14.7) 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.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | West Chester Township | Rest of Ohio | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 1.0 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
West Chester Township’s police reported 183 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 1.0 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 West Chester 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.
Reported crime is steady
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| Year | West Chester Township property | Rest of Ohio property | West Chester Township violent | Rest of Ohio violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 16.8 | 22.6 | 0.9 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 14.2 | 21.1 | 0.8 | 3.8 |
| 2024 | 16.3 | 19.8 | 1.0 | 3.9 |
| 2025 | 13.6 | 17.9 | 1.1 | 3.5 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident was steady from 2023 to 2025: the change is within ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Ohio.
955 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.
70 violent and 885 property, as reported to the FBI by West Chester Township’s police.
23 people died in crashes on West Chester Township’s roads in 2019–2023
West Chester Township had 23 fatal crashes in five years, in which 23 people died; 2 were pedestrians and 1 was a cyclist. 2 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 7.0 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.
West Chester Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Chester Township | B− | 1.0 | 14.7 |
| Fairfield | B− | 1.4 | 13.7 |
| Liberty Township | — | — | — |
| Sharonville | C | 2.6 | 18.7 |
| Deerfield Township | — | — | — |
| Fairfield Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Liberty Township, Deerfield Township and Fairfield Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.
Ohio towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Chester Township | B− | 1.0 | 14.7 |
| Green Township | B− | 1.2 | 14.0 |
| Colerain Township | C | 2.2 | 19.0 |
| Hamilton | C− | 3.0 | 20.9 |
| Lorain | C− | 5.4 | 15.6 |
| Canton | D− | 10.7 | 37.0 |
The five graded Ohio towns closest to West Chester Township’s population (67,165), 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 West Chester 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 West Chester Township’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (64,911 in 2025); our figure for West Chester Township is 67,165 (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 West Chester Township
Is West Chester Township, OH safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, West Chester Township reports less crime per resident than 50% of U.S. towns, a B− Safety Grade and #170 of 296 in Ohio. Its police reported 1.0 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 West Chester Township?
1.0 violent and 14.7 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 West Chester Township in 2025?
West Chester 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 West Chester Township safer than Fairfield?
Fairfield reports more crime per resident than West Chester Township: Fairfield grades B− for safety and West Chester Township B−. Fairfield’s police reported 1.4 violent and 13.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices West Chester Township?
West Chester Township’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “West Chester 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.