State crime profile · 2024

Ohio Crime Rates: Safest & Most Dangerous Cities

Crime data for 340 cities and 72 of 88 counties in Ohio (OH), ranked safest to most dangerous from 862 reporting agencies.

Data updated 2026-09-05

292.8
Violent / 100K
1,545.4
Property / 100K
340
Cities
72
Counties

Ohio violent crime is 292.8 per 100,000, 17% below the U.S. average

According to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program for 2024, Ohio records 292.8 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 17% below the national average (about the 23rd-safest of 51 states and D.C.). Statewide averages hide city and county variation; UCR participation is voluntary.

  • 292.8 violent crimes per 100K
  • -17% vs. the U.S. average
  • 23rd safest of 51 states & DC
  • 1,545.4 property crimes per 100K

How safe is Ohio? FBI UCR data snapshot

Ohio (OH) reported 34,794 violent crimes and 183,645 property crimes in 2024, based on FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program submissions from 862 law enforcement agencies. That translates to a statewide violent crime rate of 292.8 per 100,000 residents and a property crime rate of 1545.4 per 100,000 against a reporting population of 11,883,304. The PlainCrime dataset indexes 340 Ohio cities and 72 counties, each with their own detail pages and local crime figures drawn from FBI UCR Tables 8 and 10.

The FBI's state-level summary reports violent and property crime as aggregate totals rather than broken out by individual offense type (murder, rape, robbery, assault, burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, arson). For an offense-by-offense breakdown, see the individual city and county pages for Ohio below, which draw on FBI UCR Tables 8 and 10 and do report each offense type separately.

Across 11 years of state-level UCR history (2014–2024), the violent crime rate moved from 266.4 to 292.8 per 100,000, a rise of 9.9%. City-level detail pages within Ohio include safety grades (A+ to F), benchmarks against national averages, per-capita risk estimates, and multi-year trend tables for users comparing specific jurisdictions. All figures above are drawn from FBI UCR 2024 submissions; reporting completeness varies by agency, and the FBI periodically restates prior-year figures as late submissions arrive.

How Ohio ranks nationally

Ohio vs. every U.S. state

Violent crime per 100,000 residents, FBI UCR 2024. Lower is safer.

293 Safer than 55% among 51 U.S. states

OH 0 1,100+ every state & DC, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band of values; taller bars hold more U.S. states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program · 2024

Safest cities · Most dangerous cities · Crime trends

Crime Trends

Year Population Violent Crime Rate Property Crime Rate
2024 11,883,304 34,794 292.8 183,645 1545.4
2023 11,785,935 35,036 297.3 199,780 1695.1
2022 11,756,058 34,894 296.8 204,063 1735.8
2021 11,780,017 36,339 308.5 188,854 1603.2
2020 11,693,217 35,785 306 203,633 1741.5
2019 11,689,100 33,656 287.9 222,386 1902.5
2018 11,689,442 33,588 287.3 239,119 2045.6
2017 11,658,609 33,488 287.2 265,215 2274.8
2016 11,614,373 33,891 291.8 279,017 2402.3
2015 11,613,423 31,110 267.9 275,838 2375.2
2014 11,594,163 30,886 266.4 287,472 2479.5

Cities in Ohio

Safest cities in Ohio

Cities with 25,000+ residents, lowest violent crime per 100,000, FBI UCR 2024. Hover a bar for the exact rate.

/100K

What this shows Genoa Township is the safest sizeable city in Ohio, at 14.2 violent crimes per 100,000.

Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program As of 2024

Highest violent-crime cities in Ohio

Cities with 25,000+ residents, highest violent crime per 100,000, FBI UCR 2024. Hover a bar for the exact rate.

/100K

What this shows Cleveland reports the highest big-city violent-crime rate in Ohio, at 1,561.1 per 100,000.

Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program As of 2024

Cleveland is both volume #1 and rate #1 among 71 Ohio cities with 25,000+ residents in FBI UCR 2024. That non-invert is disclosed, not hidden.

Ohio's largest cities, violent vs. property crime. X axis violent crime per 100K, Y axis property crime per 100K, split by the national averages. 14 cities; the anchor is ringed. Ohio's largest cities, violent vs. property crime 87 1,686 Violent crime per 100K → 639 4,780 Property crime per 100K → Columbus Cleveland Cincinnati Toledo SAFEST HIGHEST CRIME PROPERTY-HEAVY VIOLENT-HEAVY Safety grade A / B C D / F
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program · split lines are Ohio's statewide averages · the four largest cities are labeled
Read the chart as a list
  • Columbus: 435 violent, 2653 property per 100,000 (grade D)
  • Cleveland: 1561 violent, 4426 property per 100,000 (grade F)
  • Cincinnati: 846 violent, 3829 property per 100,000 (grade F)
  • Toledo: 1041 violent, 2732 property per 100,000 (grade F)
  • Akron: 820 violent, 2955 property per 100,000 (grade F)
  • Dayton: 1339 violent, 4334 property per 100,000 (grade F)
  • Parma: 119 violent, 710 property per 100,000 (grade A)
  • Canton: 1122 violent, 3454 property per 100,000 (grade F)
  • Lorain: 581 violent, 1551 property per 100,000 (grade D)
  • West Chester Township: 96 violent, 1633 property per 100,000 (grade A)
  • Hamilton: 313 violent, 2057 property per 100,000 (grade C)
  • Green Township: 113 violent, 1200 property per 100,000 (grade A)
  • Youngstown: 688 violent, 2753 property per 100,000 (grade F)
  • Colerain Township: 252 violent, 1930 property per 100,000 (grade C)
C

Ohio safety livability score: 58/100

Percentile-benchmarked against all 51 tracked states, 2024 FBI UCR data.

  • Violent crime rate

    292.8/100K · C (55th percentile)

  • Property crime rate

    1545.4/100K · C (63th percentile)

  • Murder rate

    N/A, dropped from score, weight redistributed

City Population Violent / 100K Grade
Columbus 915,447
434.9
D
Cleveland 362,762
1,561.1
F
Cincinnati 311,599
845.6
F
Toledo 263,668
1,041.1
F
Akron 188,223
820.3
F
Dayton 134,857
1,339.2
F
Parma 78,967
119
A
Canton 68,725
1,121.9
F
Lorain 65,374
581.3
D
West Chester Township 63,335
96.3
A
Hamilton 62,860
313.4
C
Green Township 59,412
112.8
A
Youngstown 58,850
688.2
F
Colerain Township 58,402
251.7
C
Springfield 57,911
1,371.1
F
Kettering 56,562
42.4
A
Elyria 53,263
291
C
Newark 51,394
282.1
C
Cuyahoga Falls 50,639
173.8
B
Lakewood 49,272
142.1
A
Dublin 48,784
108.6
A
Euclid 48,176
218
B
Beavercreek 47,389
73.9
A
Mentor 46,765
115.5
A
Delaware 46,369
146.6
A
Strongsville 45,600
72.4
A
Miami Township, Clermont County 44,929
84.6
A
Fairfield 44,296
167.1
B
Cleveland Heights 43,853
250.8
B
Grove City 43,284
129.4
B
Huber Heights 43,269
189.5
B
Jackson Township, Stark County 42,924
212
B
Lancaster 41,687
405.4
C
Reynoldsburg 41,277
479.7
D
Findlay 40,089
314.3
C
Boardman 39,587
133.9
B
Westerville 37,540
221.1
B
Hilliard 37,305
120.6
A
Mason 35,923
36.2
A+
Austintown 35,491
101.4
A
Upper Arlington 35,410
28.2
A+
Marion 35,373
446.7
C
Springfield Township, Hamilton County 35,232
164.6
B
Gahanna 34,979
231.6
B
Brunswick 34,952
65.8
A+
Fairborn 34,779
273.2
B
Lima 34,552
758.3
F
Westlake 34,189
29.2
A+
Stow 33,791
115.4
B
Massillon 32,569
316.3
C
Sylvania Township 31,726
72.5
A
North Olmsted 31,532
63.4
A
Miami Township, Montgomery County 30,666
182.6
B
Bowling Green 30,287
69.3
A
Marysville 29,393
98.7
A
Garfield Heights 28,876
464.1
D
Delhi Township 28,332
134.1
A
Hamilton Township, Warren County 28,313
31.8
A+
Perry Township, Stark County 28,114
81.8
A
Genoa Township 28,085
14.2
A+
Kent 27,524
127.2
A
Troy 27,008
140.7
A
Wooster 26,966
285.5
C
Centerville 26,281
38.1
A
Avon Lake 26,167
19.1
A+
Pickerington 25,959
134.8
A
Medina 25,827
100.7
A
Xenia 25,820
278.9
C
Avon 25,562
74.3
A
Perrysburg 25,302
27.7
A+
Athens 25,104
95.6
A
Wadsworth 24,925
136.4
A
Zanesville 24,610
333.2
C
Barberton 24,375
303.6
C
Willoughby 24,261
107.2
A
Sandusky 23,981
387.8
D
Solon 23,736
54.8
A
Fairfield Township 22,989
147.9
B
Hudson 22,932
34.9
A+
Trotwood 22,895
698.8
F
Lebanon 21,985
118.3
A
Chillicothe 21,848
206
C
Alliance 21,490
274.5
C
Rocky River 21,256
23.5
A+
South Euclid 21,255
207
B
Piqua 20,861
522.5
F
Painesville 20,713
183.5
A
Parma Heights 20,484
29.3
A+
Sidney 20,230
311.4
C
Mayfield Heights 19,792
20.2
A+
Miamisburg 19,781
146.6
B
Clearcreek Township 19,749
35.4
A+
Forest Park 19,730
283.8
C
Broadview Heights 19,709
5.1
A+
Oregon 19,639
193.5
C
Whitehall 19,603
1,050.9
F
Springboro 19,591
45.9
A+
Twinsburg 19,500
56.4
A+
Madison Township, Franklin County 19,179
46.9
A+
Norwood 19,057
241.4
C
Showing the 100 largest of 340 reporting cities. Browse all 340 cities → Or see the safest and most dangerous rankings.

Counties in Ohio

72 of 88 Census county-equivalents (81.8%) appear in FBI Table 10 for this vintage. Missing counties are absent from the FBI source for this year, not dropped by PlainCrime. See national county coverage and methodology.

Largest counties in Ohio, violent crime per 100K

The 5 of the 8 largest counties with complete FBI agency coverage, violent crime per 100,000 residents. Hover a bar for the exact rate.

/100K
Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program As of 2024

Not charted (Incomplete report): Franklin, Cuyahoga, Lucas. Their 2024 FBI agency coverage fails this site's completeness screen, so a rate here would read as unusually safe only because agencies did not report.

Adams
Allen
Ashland
Ashtabula
Athens
Belmont
Butler
Champaign
Clermont
Clinton
Columbiana
Coshocton
Crawford
Cuyahoga
Darke
Defiance
Delaware
Erie
Fairfield
Fayette
Franklin
Gallia
Geauga
Greene
Hamilton
Hancock
Hardin
Harrison
Henry
Highland
Hocking
Holmes
Jackson
Jefferson
Licking
Logan
Lucas
Madison
Mahoning
Medina
Meigs
Mercer
Miami
Monroe
Montgomery
Morgan
Morrow
Muskingum
Paulding
Perry
Pickaway
Pike
Portage
Preble
Richland
Ross
Scioto
Seneca
Shelby
Stark
Summit
Trumbull
Tuscarawas
Union
Van Wert
Vinton
Warren
Washington
Wayne
Williams
Wood
Wyandot

Nationwide peers for Ohio

Similar violent rate (~292.8/100K)

Similar property rate (~1,545.4/100K)

Nearby States

North Carolina
NC
North Dakota
ND
Oklahoma
OK
Oregon
OR
Pennsylvania
PA

Safest cities · Most dangerous · Trends · National rankings · Crime grades · Compare · Methodology

Primary source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, Crime in the United States annual release. State-level trends cross-check against the FBI Crime Data Explorer (CDE) API.

Population figures for rate calculations reference U.S. Census Bureau estimates where FBI-reported populations are unavailable. Verify with Census.gov QuickFacts.

Read our methodology , how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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