Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Howland Township, OH Crime Grade
How Howland 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
3/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Ohio
4/10
vs. Ohio cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Howland Township, OH was 88.0 per 100,000 residents (15 incidents over a population of 17,051). That puts Howland Township 76% below the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 72% below the Ohio statewide rate of 313.0.
That ranks Howland Township #980 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 74% of them, and #83 of 213 in Ohio. Violent crime is down 12% year over year and up 31% over the last five years.
Howland Township, OH crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (3/10)
- Ohio Grade
- B (4/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 88.0 / 100k
- National rank
- #980 of 3,771
- OH rank
- #83 of 213
- Safer than
- 74% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 12%
- 5-year change
- up 31%
- Population
- 17,051
- Reporting agency
- Howland Township Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by Howland Township Police Department (FBI ORI OH0781200) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Howland Township (red), Ohio (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Howland Township vs. U.S., 2024 — 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 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 67.4(11) | 123.3(20) | 93.1(16) | 99.6(17) | 88.0(15) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 6.1(1) | 18.5(3) | 5.8(1) | 5.9(1) | 5.9(1) |
| Robbery | 6.1(1) | 6.2(1) | 5.8(1) | 0.0(0) | 5.9(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 55.2(9) | 98.6(16) | 81.5(14) | 93.7(16) | 76.2(13) |
| Property crime | 1262.4(206) | 1134.4(184) | 1327.4(228) | 1599.6(273) | 1161.2(198) |
| Burglary | 153.2(25) | 86.3(14) | 174.7(30) | 169.9(29) | 93.8(16) |
| Larceny | 1060.2(173) | 961.8(156) | 1024.6(176) | 1376.9(235) | 1020.5(174) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 49.0(8) | 86.3(14) | 128.1(22) | 52.7(9) | 46.9(8) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Howland 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 Howland 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 Howland Township calculated?
- Howland 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 Howland 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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