Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2019
Chester Township, OH Crime Grade
How Chester Township grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Ohio — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
1/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Ohio
1/10
vs. Ohio cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2019, the violent crime rate in Chester Township, OH was 0.0 per 100,000 residents (0 incidents over a population of 10,322). That puts Chester Township 100% below the U.S. rate of 380.9 and 100% below the Ohio statewide rate of 316.8.
That ranks Chester Township #16 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 100% of them, and #4 of 213 in Ohio.
Chester Township, OH crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (1/10)
- Ohio Grade
- A (1/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 0.0 / 100k
- National rank
- #16 of 3,771
- OH rank
- #4 of 213
- Safer than
- 100% of U.S. cities
- 5-year change
- down 100%
- Population
- 10,322
- Reporting agency
- Chester Township Police Department
- Data year
- 2019 · FBI UCR
Reported by Chester Township Police Department (FBI ORI OH0281000) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Chester Township (red), Ohio (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Chester Township vs. U.S., 2019 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 9.6(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Robbery | 9.6(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Property crime | 336.8(35) | 173.6(18) | 77.3(8) | 48.5(5) | 145.3(15) |
| Burglary | 28.9(3) | 28.9(3) | 9.7(1) | 19.4(2) | 19.4(2) |
| Larceny | 288.7(30) | 144.6(15) | 67.6(7) | 29.1(3) | 116.3(12) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 19.2(2) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 9.7(1) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Chester Township, OH Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Chester Township Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Chester Township calculated?
- Chester Township's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Ohio state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Ohio cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Chester Township Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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