Most Dangerous Cities in Ohio

Top 50 cities (≥10,000 pop) by highest FBI UCR violent crime rate per 100,000 · 2024. Lead: Cleveland at 1561.1/100K.

FBI UCR Highest-Crime Snapshot: Ohio

Ohio lists 50 cities with 10,000+ population for 2024, spanning Cleveland at 1561.1/100K violent down to Gahanna at 231.6/100K on this highest-crime cut. That is a 1329.5/100K spread inside the elevated cohort alone, not a single statewide rate. Cohort average: 509.1 violent offenses per 100,000 residents.

Cleveland reported 5,663 violent and 16,057 property offenses on a 362,762 reporting population in 2024. Property rate 4426.3/100K sits beside the 1561.1/100K violent rate. Top five on the table: Cleveland, East Cleveland, Springfield, Dayton, Canton.

Cleveland offense desk

Cleveland's 2024 violent book concentrates in aggravated assault (64% of 5,663 Part I violent offenses; mix index 4,818).

Cleveland's violent rate fell 9.6% vs 2023 (1726.1 → 1561.1 per 100K) while staying #1 on this Ohio highest-crime list.

Cleveland violent offense mix (2024)

Mix index is HHI × 10,000 on Part I violent shares for the #1 city only, distinct from the per-100K ranking table.

# City GradePopulationViolent Crime RateProperty Crime Rate
1 Cleveland F 362,762 1561.1/100K 4426.3/100K
2 East Cleveland F 13,336 1409.7/100K 2999.4/100K
3 Springfield F 57,911 1371.1/100K 4515.5/100K
4 Dayton F 134,857 1339.2/100K 4334.2/100K
5 Canton F 68,725 1121.9/100K 3454.3/100K
6 Whitehall F 19,603 1050.9/100K 5958.3/100K
7 Toledo F 263,668 1041.1/100K 2732.2/100K
8 Cincinnati F 311,599 845.6/100K 3829.3/100K
9 Akron F 188,223 820.3/100K 2955/100K
10 Lima F 34,552 758.3/100K 3368.8/100K
11 Portsmouth F 17,343 715/100K 3857.5/100K
12 Trotwood F 22,895 698.8/100K 2817.2/100K
13 Youngstown F 58,850 688.2/100K 2752.8/100K
14 Lorain D 65,374 581.3/100K 1551.1/100K
15 Piqua F 20,861 522.5/100K 2991.2/100K
16 Reynoldsburg D 41,277 479.7/100K 2398.4/100K
17 Springdale F 11,096 477.6/100K 3379.6/100K
18 Garfield Heights D 28,876 464.1/100K 1870.1/100K
19 Marion C 35,373 446.7/100K 1320.2/100K
20 Columbus D 915,447 434.9/100K 2653.3/100K
21 Lancaster C 41,687 405.4/100K 2125.4/100K
22 Sandusky D 23,981 387.8/100K 2589.6/100K
23 West Carrollton C 12,798 351.6/100K 1648.7/100K
24 Zanesville C 24,610 333.2/100K 2840.3/100K
25 Sharonville C 13,811 318.6/100K 1882.6/100K
26 Massillon C 32,569 316.3/100K 1817.7/100K
27 Findlay C 40,089 314.3/100K 1633.9/100K
28 Hamilton C 62,860 313.4/100K 2057/100K
29 Sidney C 20,230 311.4/100K 2081.1/100K
30 Barberton C 24,375 303.6/100K 2075.9/100K
31 Niles C 18,202 291.2/100K 2785.4/100K
32 Elyria C 53,263 291/100K 1479.5/100K
33 Wooster C 26,966 285.5/100K 2065.6/100K
34 Forest Park C 19,730 283.8/100K 1687.8/100K
35 Newark C 51,394 282.1/100K 1626.6/100K
36 Circleville C 14,623 280.4/100K 1702.8/100K
37 Xenia C 25,820 278.9/100K 1460.1/100K
38 Alliance C 21,490 274.5/100K 2061.4/100K
39 Fairborn B 34,779 273.2/100K 1293.9/100K
40 Fremont C 15,782 272.5/100K 2262.1/100K
41 Ironton B 10,068 268.2/100K 476.8/100K
42 Eastlake B 17,269 254.8/100K 1667.7/100K
43 Colerain Township C 58,402 251.7/100K 1929.7/100K
44 Cleveland Heights B 43,853 250.8/100K 1299.8/100K
45 Galion B 10,243 244.1/100K 527.2/100K
46 Norwood C 19,057 241.4/100K 3153.7/100K
47 Springfield Township, Summit County C 14,090 241.3/100K 4641.6/100K
48 Amherst B 12,996 238.5/100K 1000.3/100K
49 Van Wert C 11,018 236/100K 3249.2/100K
50 Gahanna B 34,979 231.6/100K 1841.1/100K

Ohio overview · Safest cities · National most dangerous cities · Methodology - FBI UCR Part I rates; cities ≥10,000 pop; 2024.