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Crime & Safety in Ohio

Crime rates, violent and property crime, and public safety.

Violent + property crime rate
1,759
2025 · FBI Crime Data Explorer
Violent crime rate, Ohio
287.9
2025 · FBI Crime Data Explorer
Property crime rate, Ohio
1,471.1
2025 · FBI Crime Data Explorer
Homicide rate, Ohio
5
2025 · FBI Crime Data Explorer
Sworn officers
≈ 25,600
Traffic fatalities
1,180
2023
Violent crime rate
293 /100k
Property crime rate
1,730 /100k

Historical data

Pick an indicator to see its long-run evolution.

Violent crime rate

1990–2023
293▼ 42%

FBI UCR violent crimes per 100,000 residents.

Crime Rate

Overall reported crime.

Violent + property crime rate
1,759
2025 · FBI Crime Data Explorer
Total crime rate
2,023 /100k
Trend
Falling

Violent + property crime rate

1985–2025
1,759▼ 60%

FBI Crime Data Explorer, violent and property offenses per 100,000 residents, sum of monthly rates from reporting agencies.

IndicatorOhioU.S.
Total crime rate (per 100k)2023, FBI UCR20232160

Violent Crime

Violent offences.

Violent crime rate, Ohio
287.9
2025 · FBI Crime Data Explorer
Violent crime rate, U.S.
329.3
2025 · FBI Crime Data Explorer
Violent crime rate
293 /100k
Aggravated assault
178 /100k
Robbery
60 /100k

Violent crime rate, Ohio

1985–2025
287.9▼ 29%

FBI Crime Data Explorer, violent offenses per 100,000 residents, sum of monthly rates from reporting agencies.

Violent crime rate, U.S.

1985–2025
329.3▼ 42%

FBI Crime Data Explorer, violent offenses per 100,000 residents, sum of monthly rates from reporting agencies.

IndicatorOhioU.S.
Violent crime rate (per 100k)2023, FBI UCR293364

Property Crime

Theft and burglary.

Property crime rate, Ohio
1,471.1
2025 · FBI Crime Data Explorer
Property crime rate, U.S.
1,552.1
2025 · FBI Crime Data Explorer
Property crime rate
1,730 /100k
Larceny-theft
1,215 /100k
Motor vehicle theft
245 /100k

Property crime rate, Ohio

1985–2025
1,471.1▼ 63%

FBI Crime Data Explorer, property offenses per 100,000 residents, sum of monthly rates from reporting agencies.

Property crime rate, U.S.

1985–2025
1,552.1▼ 68%

FBI Crime Data Explorer, property offenses per 100,000 residents, sum of monthly rates from reporting agencies.

IndicatorOhioU.S.
Property crime rate (per 100k)2023, FBI UCR17301954

Homicides

Murder and non-negligent manslaughter.

Homicide rate, Ohio
5
2025 · FBI Crime Data Explorer
Homicide rate, U.S.
4.3
2025 · FBI Crime Data Explorer
Homicide rate
6.9 /100k
Concentration
Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati

Homicide rate, Ohio

1985–2025
5▼ 9%

FBI Crime Data Explorer, murder and nonnegligent manslaughter per 100,000 residents, sum of monthly rates from reporting agencies.

Homicide rate, U.S.

1985–2025
4.3▼ 47%

FBI Crime Data Explorer, murder and nonnegligent manslaughter per 100,000 residents, sum of monthly rates from reporting agencies.

IndicatorOhioU.S.
Homicide rate (per 100k)2023, FBI/CDC6.95.7

Police Officers

Law enforcement staffing.

Sworn officers
≈ 25,600
Officers per 1,000
2.2
Agencies
≈ 900
IndicatorOhioU.S.
Officers per 1,000 residents2023, FBI2.22.4

Public Safety Indicators

Broader safety measures.

Traffic fatalities
1,180
2023
Overdose deaths
≈ 4,450
Firearm deaths
15.6 /100k
IndicatorOhioU.S.
Drug overdose deaths (per 100k)2023, CDC37.531.3
  • •Ohio was one of the states hardest hit by the opioid epidemic in the 2010s.

More figures

Homicide rate
6.9 /100k
Rape
48 /100k
Robbery
60 /100k
Aggravated assault
178 /100k
Burglary
270 /100k
Larceny-theft
1,215 /100k
Motor vehicle theft
245 /100k
Total reported crimes
≈ 240,000
2023
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