Recorded crime in Woodsdale, without a grade
The surrounding 10 miles hold 5 graded places to compare with. Woodsdale has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Butler County. The Butler 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 Woodsdale alone, and no Safety Grade.
What stands out about safety in Woodsdale
Policed by the county
Woodsdale is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Butler County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Butler County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Woodsdale. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Ohio towns with their own police figures are Hamilton (C−, 5 mi), Monroe (B−, 7 mi), West Chester Township (B−, 7 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Woodsdale. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Butler County Sheriff’s Office reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Butler County without police of their own, which include Woodsdale.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the Butler 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | C− | 5 mi | 3.0 | 20.9 |
| Monroe | B− | 7 mi | 1.1 | 15.3 |
| West Chester Township | B− | 7 mi | 1.0 | 14.7 |
| Fairfield | B− | 8 mi | 1.4 | 13.7 |
| Springdale | C− | 10 mi | 3.7 | 24.0 |
| Forest Park | C | 10 mi | 2.7 | 15.8 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Woodsdale. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Woodsdale.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
No one died in a crash on Woodsdale’s roads in 2019–2023
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 Woodsdale’s size would see about 0 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Woodsdale’s own rate (0.0) 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.
Woodsdale and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield Township | — | — | — |
| St. Clair Township | — | — | — |
| Madison Township | — | — | — |
| Liberty Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Fairfield Township, St. Clair Township, Madison Township and Liberty 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 Woodsdale
Is Woodsdale, OH safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Woodsdale. The nearest Ohio towns with a grade are Hamilton (C−, 5 mi), Monroe (B−, 7 mi), West Chester Township (B−, 7 mi).
Who polices Woodsdale?
The Butler County Sheriff’s Office. Woodsdale is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Butler County without police of their own.
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Woodsdale.
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.