Public Safety Indicators in Ohio

1,180
Traffic fatalities
2023
≈ 4,450
Overdose deaths
15.6 /100k
Firearm deaths

Historical data

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Compared to the United States

IndicatorOhioUnited States
Drug overdose deaths (per 100k)2023, CDC37.531.3

National ranking

Ohio ranks #15 of 30 states by overdose death rate.

#1Alaska1
#2Wyoming3
#3Vermont9
#4Illinois9.6
#5Maine11.2
#6Florida14.1
#7Georgia22.5
#8Wisconsin26
#9Washington26
#10Virginia28.7
#11Michigan28.8
#12New Jersey30
#13Arizona30.8
#14Missouri34
#15Ohio37.5
#16North Carolina38.5
#17Indiana40
#18Kentucky45
#19Montana52%
#20New Mexico52
#21Massachusetts120
#22New Hampshire170
#23Rhode Island175
#24Utah233
#25Minnesota244
#26Oregon285
#27Delaware330
#28Colorado417
#29South Dakota421
#30Louisiana556

Overview

Ohio's overdose death rate of 37.5 per 100,000 remains among the highest in the nation, a legacy of the opioid crisis.

Did you know?

  • Ohio was one of the states hardest hit by the opioid epidemic in the 2010s.

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