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 2026-08-24
- 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
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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.
- Genoa Township 14
Genoa Township
14 /100K
- Avon Lake
Avon Lake
19 /100K
- Perrysburg
Perrysburg
28 /100K
- Upper Arlington
Upper Arlington
28 /100K
- Westlake
Westlake
29 /100K
- Hamilton Township, Warren County
Hamilton Township, Warren County
32 /100K
- Mason
Mason
36 /100K
- Centerville
Centerville
38 /100K
What this shows Genoa Township is the safest sizeable city in Ohio, at 14.2 violent crimes per 100,000.
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.
- Cleveland
Cleveland
1,561 /100K
- Springfield
Springfield
1,371 /100K
- Dayton
Dayton
1,339 /100K
- Canton
Canton
1,122 /100K
- Toledo
Toledo
1,041 /100K
- Cincinnati
Cincinnati
846 /100K
- Akron
Akron
820 /100K
- Lima
Lima
758 /100K
What this shows Cleveland reports the highest big-city violent-crime rate in Ohio, at 1,561.1 per 100,000.
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.
| 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 |
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
Top 8 counties by population, violent crime per 100,000 residents. Hover a bar for the exact rate.
- Franklin 8
Franklin
8 /100K
- Cuyahoga 3
Cuyahoga
3 /100K
- Hamilton
Hamilton
24 /100K
- Summit 21
Summit
21 /100K
- Montgomery
Montgomery
48 /100K
- Lucas 9
Lucas
9 /100K
- Butler 14
Butler
14 /100K
- Stark
Stark
57 /100K
Nationwide peers for Ohio
Similar violent rate (~292.8/100K)
Similar property rate (~1,545.4/100K)
- South Dakota · 1535.5/100K property
- Virginia · 1590.1/100K property
- Alabama · 1622.1/100K property
- Minnesota · 1624.6/100K property
Nearby States
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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.
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