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Safest towns in Ohio

Ranked by crime reported to police per 1,000 residents, averaged over 2023–2025, with violent crimes counted four times as heavily as property crimes. Lower is safer. 244 towns with 2,500+ residents whose police reported every year.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Broadview Heights 1 Broadview Heights 1.1 Violent 0.1 per 1,000 Map of St. Clairsville 2 St. Clairsville 1.9 Violent 0.1 per 1,000 Munroe Falls 3 Munroe Falls 2.4 Violent 0.2 per 1,000
#TownWeighted crime rateViolentProperty
1 Broadview Heights Broadview Heights19,771 people 1.1 0.1 per 1,000 0.8 per 1,000
2 Map of St. Clairsville St. Clairsville5,003 people 1.9 0.1 per 1,000 1.4 per 1,000
3 Munroe Falls Munroe Falls5,000 people 2.4 0.2 per 1,000 1.6 per 1,000
4 Olmsted OlmstedCuyahoga County · 14,523 people 2.7 0.2 per 1,000 2.0 per 1,000
5 Grafton Grafton5,657 people 2.7 0.1 per 1,000 2.2 per 1,000
6 Montville MontvilleMedina County · 13,290 people 3.6 0.3 per 1,000 2.4 per 1,000
7 HinckleyMedina County · 8,103 people 4.0 0.3 per 1,000 2.8 per 1,000
8 Avon Lake Avon Lake25,752 people 4.2 0.2 per 1,000 3.2 per 1,000
9 Bay Village Bay Village15,984 people 4.5 0.3 per 1,000 3.3 per 1,000
10 Barnesville Barnesville3,945 people 4.5 0.6 per 1,000 2.1 per 1,000
11 Map of Pepper Pike Pepper Pike6,840 people 4.7 0.2 per 1,000 4.1 per 1,000
12 Madeira Madeira9,484 people 4.8 0.3 per 1,000 3.8 per 1,000
13 Brecksville Brecksville13,692 people 4.9 0.3 per 1,000 3.8 per 1,000
14 Bellbrook Bellbrook7,394 people 5.0 0.3 per 1,000 3.7 per 1,000
15 New Richmond New Richmond2,766 people 5.2 0.7 per 1,000 2.3 per 1,000
16 Berea Berea18,218 people 5.5 0.4 per 1,000 3.7 per 1,000
17 Willowick14,162 people 5.5 0.6 per 1,000 3.1 per 1,000
18 Mayfield Heights Mayfield Heights20,022 people 5.7 0.5 per 1,000 3.6 per 1,000
19 Map of Huron Huron6,757 people 5.8 0.6 per 1,000 3.6 per 1,000
20 Highland Heights Highland Heights8,623 people 5.8 0.1 per 1,000 5.3 per 1,000
21 Cortland Cortland7,080 people 5.9 0.5 per 1,000 4.1 per 1,000
22 Aurora Aurora17,581 people 6.2 0.4 per 1,000 4.8 per 1,000
23 Map of Perrysburg Perrysburg25,181 people 6.2 0.3 per 1,000 5.0 per 1,000
24 Brook Park Brook Park18,284 people 6.2 0.5 per 1,000 4.3 per 1,000
25 Map of Rocky River Rocky River21,490 people 6.3 0.3 per 1,000 4.9 per 1,000
26 Map of Hudson Hudson23,039 people 6.4 0.5 per 1,000 4.6 per 1,000
27 Columbiana Columbiana6,903 people 6.4 0.7 per 1,000 3.6 per 1,000
28 Brunswick35,246 people 6.5 0.5 per 1,000 4.5 per 1,000
29 Map of Orrville Orrville8,343 people 6.9 1.0 per 1,000 3.1 per 1,000
30 Map of Lisbon Lisbon2,832 people 7.2 0.9 per 1,000 3.5 per 1,000
31 Map of Ottawa Hills Ottawa Hills4,798 people 7.4 0.2 per 1,000 6.5 per 1,000
32 Map of Wyoming Wyoming8,723 people 7.5 0.4 per 1,000 5.8 per 1,000
33 Map of Champion ChampionTrumbull County · 9,344 people 7.7 0.4 per 1,000 6.1 per 1,000
34 Ross RossButler County · 8,874 people 7.8 0.9 per 1,000 4.3 per 1,000
35 Map of Paulding Paulding3,230 people 7.8 1.3 per 1,000 2.6 per 1,000
36 Mason Mason35,509 people 7.9 0.4 per 1,000 6.3 per 1,000
37 Map of Montgomery Montgomery10,855 people 8.0 0.4 per 1,000 6.3 per 1,000
38 Springboro Springboro19,980 people 8.2 0.3 per 1,000 7.0 per 1,000
39 Map of Loveland Loveland13,197 people 8.3 0.9 per 1,000 4.5 per 1,000
40 Map of Ashville Ashville4,648 people 8.4 1.0 per 1,000 4.5 per 1,000
41 Twinsburg Twinsburg19,410 people 8.7 0.7 per 1,000 5.9 per 1,000
42 Johnstown Johnstown5,286 people 8.7 1.0 per 1,000 4.7 per 1,000
43 Amberley Amberley3,826 people 8.8 0.4 per 1,000 7.0 per 1,000
44 Delta Delta3,137 people 8.8 1.0 per 1,000 4.7 per 1,000
45 Upper Arlington Upper Arlington36,293 people 8.9 0.2 per 1,000 8.1 per 1,000
46 Cadiz Cadiz2,988 people 9.1 1.2 per 1,000 4.2 per 1,000
47 Map of Mentor-on-the-Lake Mentor-on-the-Lake7,111 people 9.5 1.0 per 1,000 5.5 per 1,000
48 Map of Toronto Toronto5,293 people 9.6 2.0 per 1,000 1.6 per 1,000
49 Map of Greenfield Greenfield3,966 people 9.6 1.1 per 1,000 5.2 per 1,000
50 Map of Powell Powell14,451 people 9.6 0.4 per 1,000 8.1 per 1,000
51 Bedford Bedford12,931 people 9.9 0.9 per 1,000 6.1 per 1,000
52 Map of Sylvania Sylvania19,055 people 10.1 0.8 per 1,000 7.0 per 1,000
53 North Olmsted North Olmsted31,924 people 10.2 0.5 per 1,000 8.3 per 1,000
54 Belpre Belpre6,654 people 10.4 1.1 per 1,000 6.1 per 1,000
55 Norwalk Norwalk17,095 people 10.4 0.9 per 1,000 6.7 per 1,000
56 Bryan Bryan8,631 people 10.4 0.9 per 1,000 7.0 per 1,000
57 New Philadelphia New Philadelphia17,520 people 10.7 1.2 per 1,000 6.0 per 1,000
58 Map of Batavia Batavia2,794 people 10.8 0.5 per 1,000 8.8 per 1,000
59 Map of South Bloomfield South Bloomfield3,329 people 10.8 0.9 per 1,000 7.2 per 1,000
60 Map of Solon Solon23,943 people 11.0 0.8 per 1,000 8.0 per 1,000
61 Seven Hills Seven Hills11,603 people 11.1 0.6 per 1,000 8.7 per 1,000
62 Bowling Green Bowling Green29,983 people 11.3 0.5 per 1,000 9.4 per 1,000
63 Map of Avon Avon25,317 people 11.4 0.6 per 1,000 9.1 per 1,000
64 Lordstown3,332 people 11.5 1.4 per 1,000 5.9 per 1,000
65 London10,484 people 11.6 0.9 per 1,000 8.0 per 1,000
66 Pierce PierceClermont County · 15,295 people 11.8 0.7 per 1,000 8.9 per 1,000
67 Map of Germantown Germantown5,825 people 11.8 1.0 per 1,000 7.7 per 1,000
68 Wickliffe Wickliffe12,659 people 12.0 0.9 per 1,000 8.5 per 1,000
69 Dover Dover13,053 people 12.0 1.6 per 1,000 5.7 per 1,000
70 Blendon BlendonFranklin County · 9,991 people 12.1 0.9 per 1,000 8.4 per 1,000
71 Centerville Centerville25,205 people 12.1 0.4 per 1,000 10.5 per 1,000
72 Map of Louisville Louisville9,602 people 12.2 0.9 per 1,000 8.7 per 1,000
73 Map of Parma Parma79,870 people 12.2 1.3 per 1,000 7.0 per 1,000
74 Deer Park Deer Park5,384 people 12.3 1.1 per 1,000 7.8 per 1,000
75 University Heights University Heights13,394 people 12.4 1.1 per 1,000 8.0 per 1,000
76 Map of Mount Orab Mount Orab4,987 people 12.4 1.5 per 1,000 6.3 per 1,000
77 Map of Sheffield Lake Sheffield Lake8,966 people 12.4 1.7 per 1,000 5.8 per 1,000
78 Strongsville Strongsville45,983 people 12.5 0.7 per 1,000 9.7 per 1,000
79 Union Union7,037 people 12.6 0.9 per 1,000 9.0 per 1,000
80 Bellefontaine Bellefontaine13,807 people 12.7 1.4 per 1,000 7.3 per 1,000
81 Dublin Dublin49,294 people 12.7 0.9 per 1,000 9.0 per 1,000
82 Map of North Canton North Canton17,727 people 12.8 0.6 per 1,000 10.5 per 1,000
83 Medina Medina25,950 people 13.2 1.0 per 1,000 9.1 per 1,000
84 Willoughby Willoughby24,046 people 13.3 1.0 per 1,000 9.3 per 1,000
85 Wapakoneta Wapakoneta9,894 people 13.4 1.0 per 1,000 9.5 per 1,000
86 West Jefferson West Jefferson4,392 people 13.4 0.6 per 1,000 10.8 per 1,000
87 Marysville Marysville27,518 people 13.4 0.7 per 1,000 10.7 per 1,000
88 Troy Troy26,842 people 13.4 1.0 per 1,000 9.4 per 1,000
89 Amherst Amherst12,906 people 13.7 1.2 per 1,000 8.9 per 1,000
90 Galion10,339 people 13.7 2.0 per 1,000 5.9 per 1,000
91 Ada Ada4,797 people 13.7 1.7 per 1,000 6.8 per 1,000
92 Map of Northfield Northfield3,543 people 13.8 0.8 per 1,000 10.8 per 1,000
93 Wadsworth Wadsworth24,492 people 13.8 1.2 per 1,000 9.0 per 1,000
94 Mogadore Mogadore3,806 people 13.9 0.7 per 1,000 11.1 per 1,000
95 Tallmadge18,335 people 13.9 1.0 per 1,000 9.8 per 1,000
96 Waverly Waverly4,127 people 14.5 1.5 per 1,000 8.6 per 1,000
97 Groveport Groveport5,900 people 14.6 1.4 per 1,000 9.0 per 1,000
98 Canal Fulton Canal Fulton5,337 people 14.6 1.9 per 1,000 6.9 per 1,000
99 Richmond Heights Richmond Heights10,626 people 14.6 1.0 per 1,000 10.5 per 1,000
100 Eaton Eaton8,339 people 15.0 1.0 per 1,000 11.1 per 1,000
101 Pickerington Pickerington24,477 people 15.0 1.0 per 1,000 11.0 per 1,000
102 Lebanon Lebanon21,501 people 15.1 1.1 per 1,000 10.6 per 1,000
103 Fostoria Fostoria12,344 people 15.2 1.7 per 1,000 8.2 per 1,000
104 Athens Athens23,396 people 15.2 1.1 per 1,000 11.0 per 1,000
105 Map of Wintersville Wintersville3,677 people 15.2 1.3 per 1,000 10.1 per 1,000
106 Clayton Clayton13,277 people 15.3 1.1 per 1,000 10.8 per 1,000
107 Blanchester Blanchester4,538 people 15.4 1.5 per 1,000 9.4 per 1,000
108 Jefferson Jefferson3,522 people 15.6 1.9 per 1,000 8.1 per 1,000
109 Map of Hebron Hebron2,508 people 15.9 1.1 per 1,000 11.5 per 1,000
110 Delaware Delaware44,589 people 16.2 1.8 per 1,000 9.1 per 1,000
111 East Palestine East Palestine4,696 people 16.6 1.4 per 1,000 11.1 per 1,000
112 Lyndhurst Lyndhurst13,801 people 16.6 1.2 per 1,000 11.9 per 1,000
113 Kettering Kettering57,206 people 16.6 0.6 per 1,000 14.3 per 1,000
114 Ironton Ironton10,768 people 16.7 2.6 per 1,000 6.3 per 1,000
115 Obetz Obetz7,330 people 16.7 1.2 per 1,000 12.1 per 1,000
116 Milford Milford6,497 people 16.8 0.9 per 1,000 13.0 per 1,000
117 Lakewood Lakewood50,007 people 17.0 1.2 per 1,000 12.1 per 1,000
118 Archbold Archbold4,397 people 17.1 2.2 per 1,000 8.4 per 1,000
119 Kent Kent27,116 people 17.2 1.6 per 1,000 11.0 per 1,000
120 New Lebanon New Lebanon4,169 people 17.3 2.3 per 1,000 8.1 per 1,000
121 American AmericanAllen County · 14,492 people 17.4 0.6 per 1,000 14.8 per 1,000
122 Georgetown Georgetown3,899 people 17.5 1.7 per 1,000 10.7 per 1,000
123 Independence Independence7,534 people 17.5 1.5 per 1,000 11.5 per 1,000
124 Washington Court House Washington Court House14,439 people 17.6 1.6 per 1,000 11.4 per 1,000
125 Mentor Mentor47,171 people 17.6 1.2 per 1,000 12.7 per 1,000
126 Map of Delhi DelhiHamilton County · 28,682 people 17.7 1.4 per 1,000 12.1 per 1,000
127 Yellow Springs Yellow Springs3,711 people 17.7 1.3 per 1,000 12.4 per 1,000
128 Orange Orange3,485 people 17.9 1.2 per 1,000 13.0 per 1,000
129 Hillsboro Hillsboro6,527 people 18.1 1.2 per 1,000 13.3 per 1,000
130 New Albany New Albany10,896 people 18.1 1.2 per 1,000 13.4 per 1,000
131 West Chester West ChesterButler County · 65,755 people 18.6 1.0 per 1,000 14.7 per 1,000
132 Austintown AustintownMahoning County · 35,755 people 18.6 1.0 per 1,000 14.6 per 1,000
133 Green Green27,393 people 18.8 1.2 per 1,000 14.0 per 1,000
134 Hubbard Hubbard7,598 people 18.9 2.0 per 1,000 10.8 per 1,000
135 Worthington Worthington14,938 people 19.2 1.5 per 1,000 13.2 per 1,000
136 Martins Ferry Martins Ferry6,140 people 19.2 3.6 per 1,000 4.6 per 1,000
137 Bazetta BazettaTrumbull County · 5,888 people 19.3 0.8 per 1,000 16.2 per 1,000
138 Map of Wellston Wellston5,452 people 19.5 1.8 per 1,000 12.2 per 1,000
139 Salem Salem11,758 people 19.7 1.6 per 1,000 13.4 per 1,000
140 Euclid Euclid48,823 people 19.7 1.7 per 1,000 12.9 per 1,000
141 Monroe Monroe15,401 people 19.7 1.1 per 1,000 15.3 per 1,000
142 Map of Struthers Struthers9,923 people 19.9 2.3 per 1,000 10.7 per 1,000
143 Oberlin Oberlin8,329 people 20.0 1.6 per 1,000 13.5 per 1,000
144 Uniontown Uniontown7,920 people 20.0 1.5 per 1,000 14.1 per 1,000
145 Bellaire Bellaire3,800 people 20.0 3.2 per 1,000 7.1 per 1,000
146 East Liverpool East Liverpool9,783 people 20.1 3.0 per 1,000 8.1 per 1,000
147 Map of Bethel Bethel2,658 people 20.3 1.7 per 1,000 13.3 per 1,000
148 Streetsboro Streetsboro17,661 people 20.3 1.0 per 1,000 16.3 per 1,000
149 Miamisburg Miamisburg19,948 people 20.4 1.7 per 1,000 13.7 per 1,000
150 Stow Stow34,240 people 20.6 1.1 per 1,000 16.1 per 1,000
151 Map of Weathersfield WeathersfieldTrumbull County · 24,494 people 20.8 1.7 per 1,000 14.1 per 1,000
152 Shelby Shelby8,865 people 20.8 2.3 per 1,000 11.6 per 1,000
153 Ashland Ashland18,911 people 20.9 1.6 per 1,000 14.6 per 1,000
154 Map of Norton Norton11,524 people 20.9 1.4 per 1,000 15.5 per 1,000
155 Cleveland Heights Cleveland Heights44,497 people 21.0 2.3 per 1,000 11.8 per 1,000
156 Map of Defiance Defiance17,276 people 21.4 2.3 per 1,000 12.2 per 1,000
157 Grandview Heights Grandview Heights8,647 people 21.7 0.4 per 1,000 20.2 per 1,000
158 Beavercreek Beavercreek47,126 people 21.9 0.6 per 1,000 19.5 per 1,000
159 Sebring Sebring4,146 people 22.2 2.4 per 1,000 12.5 per 1,000
160 Greenhills Greenhills3,702 people 22.4 3.0 per 1,000 10.3 per 1,000
161 Bucyrus Bucyrus11,594 people 22.5 1.5 per 1,000 16.3 per 1,000
162 Map of Port Clinton Port Clinton5,970 people 22.6 3.0 per 1,000 10.4 per 1,000
163 Ravenna Ravenna11,274 people 22.9 1.4 per 1,000 17.2 per 1,000
164 Elyria Elyria53,035 people 23.2 2.3 per 1,000 14.2 per 1,000
165 Fairborn34,534 people 23.2 2.8 per 1,000 12.2 per 1,000
166 Girard Girard9,505 people 23.3 2.8 per 1,000 12.3 per 1,000
167 Map of Beachwood Beachwood13,865 people 23.4 0.6 per 1,000 20.9 per 1,000
168 Map of Brimfield BrimfieldPortage County · 11,413 people 23.6 0.7 per 1,000 20.8 per 1,000
169 Bedford Heights Bedford Heights10,847 people 23.9 1.2 per 1,000 19.0 per 1,000
170 Urbana Urbana11,204 people 24.1 1.4 per 1,000 18.5 per 1,000
171 South Euclid South Euclid21,534 people 24.4 1.8 per 1,000 17.0 per 1,000
172 Huber Heights Huber Heights43,455 people 24.7 1.8 per 1,000 17.7 per 1,000
173 Map of Xenia Xenia25,689 people 24.8 2.3 per 1,000 15.4 per 1,000
174 Upper Sandusky Upper Sandusky6,558 people 24.8 1.6 per 1,000 18.6 per 1,000
175 Sugarcreek Sugarcreek2,504 people 25.0 0.7 per 1,000 22.1 per 1,000
176 Blue Ash Blue Ash13,455 people 25.2 1.5 per 1,000 19.1 per 1,000
177 Westerville Westerville38,645 people 25.4 1.9 per 1,000 17.9 per 1,000
178 Gahanna Gahanna35,486 people 25.5 2.0 per 1,000 17.7 per 1,000
179 Cuyahoga Falls Cuyahoga Falls50,909 people 25.8 2.0 per 1,000 17.7 per 1,000
180 Napoleon Napoleon8,802 people 25.9 2.3 per 1,000 16.9 per 1,000
181 Findlay Findlay40,287 people 26.4 2.6 per 1,000 16.1 per 1,000
182 Forest Park Forest Park20,025 people 26.5 2.7 per 1,000 15.8 per 1,000
183 Fremont Fremont15,835 people 26.5 2.2 per 1,000 17.7 per 1,000
184 Map of Kenton Kenton7,663 people 26.9 2.6 per 1,000 16.5 per 1,000
185 Colerain ColerainHamilton County · 59,077 people 27.9 2.2 per 1,000 19.0 per 1,000
186 Map of Marion Marion35,669 people 28.6 3.9 per 1,000 13.2 per 1,000
187 Sharonville Sharonville14,030 people 29.2 2.6 per 1,000 18.7 per 1,000
188 Newark Newark50,783 people 29.8 2.9 per 1,000 18.3 per 1,000
189 Map of Wooster Wooster26,971 people 30.3 2.6 per 1,000 20.0 per 1,000
190 Nelsonville Nelsonville4,279 people 30.3 2.4 per 1,000 20.6 per 1,000
191 Map of Montpelier Montpelier3,905 people 30.6 2.7 per 1,000 19.9 per 1,000
192 Bexley13,114 people 30.8 1.8 per 1,000 23.6 per 1,000
193 Sidney Sidney20,501 people 31.2 3.0 per 1,000 19.4 per 1,000
194 Maumee Maumee13,715 people 31.5 1.8 per 1,000 24.2 per 1,000
195 Cheviot Cheviot8,660 people 31.9 3.0 per 1,000 19.9 per 1,000
196 Reading Reading10,502 people 32.0 2.8 per 1,000 20.8 per 1,000
197 Circleville Circleville14,142 people 32.0 2.6 per 1,000 21.4 per 1,000
198 Franklin Franklin11,712 people 32.1 2.2 per 1,000 23.2 per 1,000
199 Barberton Barberton24,844 people 32.2 2.9 per 1,000 20.5 per 1,000
200 Map of Sandusky Sandusky24,606 people 32.4 2.5 per 1,000 22.6 per 1,000
201 Grove City Grove City42,517 people 32.5 1.8 per 1,000 25.3 per 1,000
202 Hamilton Hamilton63,468 people 32.7 3.0 per 1,000 20.9 per 1,000
203 Englewood Englewood13,356 people 33.0 1.6 per 1,000 26.8 per 1,000
204 Niles Niles18,287 people 33.1 2.5 per 1,000 23.2 per 1,000
205 Alliance Alliance21,478 people 33.2 3.2 per 1,000 20.5 per 1,000
206 West Carrollton West Carrollton12,976 people 33.3 4.0 per 1,000 17.4 per 1,000
207 Map of Jackson Jackson6,231 people 33.5 2.9 per 1,000 22.1 per 1,000
208 Map of Ontario Ontario6,667 people 33.9 1.2 per 1,000 29.3 per 1,000
209 Map of Steubenville Steubenville18,124 people 33.9 1.1 per 1,000 29.4 per 1,000
210 Map of Lancaster Lancaster41,249 people 35.9 4.1 per 1,000 19.7 per 1,000
211 Garfield Heights Garfield Heights29,269 people 36.3 4.6 per 1,000 17.8 per 1,000
212 Boardman BoardmanMahoning County · 39,870 people 37.3 1.4 per 1,000 31.6 per 1,000
213 Lorain Lorain65,395 people 37.3 5.4 per 1,000 15.6 per 1,000
214 Lakemore Lakemore2,914 people 37.9 4.7 per 1,000 19.1 per 1,000
215 St. Bernard St. Bernard3,983 people 38.5 3.4 per 1,000 25.0 per 1,000
216 Springdale Springdale11,033 people 38.7 3.7 per 1,000 24.0 per 1,000
217 Norwood Norwood19,114 people 41.1 2.5 per 1,000 31.1 per 1,000
218 Columbus Columbus914,802 people 42.1 4.0 per 1,000 26.2 per 1,000
219 Map of Reynoldsburg Reynoldsburg41,224 people 42.6 4.4 per 1,000 24.8 per 1,000
220 Map of Piqua Piqua20,646 people 43.7 4.1 per 1,000 27.5 per 1,000
221 Oregon Oregon19,799 people 44.7 2.1 per 1,000 36.1 per 1,000
222 Heath Heath10,644 people 45.8 1.6 per 1,000 39.5 per 1,000
223 Uhrichsville Uhrichsville5,189 people 45.9 7.2 per 1,000 17.0 per 1,000
224 Zanesville Zanesville24,740 people 48.2 4.2 per 1,000 31.5 per 1,000
225 Woodlawn Woodlawn3,894 people 49.4 5.3 per 1,000 28.1 per 1,000
226 Mount Healthy Mount Healthy6,919 people 50.8 5.9 per 1,000 27.4 per 1,000
227 Gallipolis Gallipolis3,130 people 52.0 4.7 per 1,000 33.3 per 1,000
228 Chillicothe Chillicothe21,902 people 52.0 2.1 per 1,000 43.5 per 1,000
229 Map of Lockland Lockland3,498 people 55.1 8.8 per 1,000 20.1 per 1,000
230 Trotwood Trotwood23,041 people 55.5 6.6 per 1,000 29.2 per 1,000
231 North College Hill North College Hill9,555 people 58.8 7.1 per 1,000 30.3 per 1,000
232 Akron Akron189,247 people 62.2 8.2 per 1,000 29.2 per 1,000
233 Lima Lima35,010 people 64.0 7.7 per 1,000 33.1 per 1,000
234 Portsmouth Portsmouth17,728 people 66.1 7.1 per 1,000 37.7 per 1,000
235 Evendale Evendale2,651 people 66.2 2.4 per 1,000 56.6 per 1,000
236 Toledo Toledo267,463 people 67.8 10.1 per 1,000 27.3 per 1,000
237 Map of Cincinnati Cincinnati311,224 people 70.1 7.8 per 1,000 38.8 per 1,000
238 Canton69,755 people 79.9 10.7 per 1,000 37.0 per 1,000
239 Moraine Moraine6,536 people 90.3 6.6 per 1,000 64.0 per 1,000
240 East Cleveland East Cleveland13,534 people 92.2 15.8 per 1,000 29.2 per 1,000
241 Dayton Dayton136,579 people 92.3 12.2 per 1,000 43.4 per 1,000
242 Springfield Springfield58,190 people 96.0 12.9 per 1,000 44.6 per 1,000
243 Map of Whitehall Whitehall20,019 people 98.2 9.5 per 1,000 60.1 per 1,000
244 Cleveland366,097 people 105.5 15.4 per 1,000 43.8 per 1,000

How this ranking works

For each town we add up the violent and property crimes its police reported to the FBI over 2023–2025 and divide by the population they served, giving a rate per 1,000 residents. Violent crimes (homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault) count four times as much as property crimes (burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson), because they weigh more on how safe a place feels. The lowest weighted rate ranks #1.

These are crimes reported to police, not convictions, and towns with a campus, highway, beach or shopping center also count incidents involving visitors. A town is ranked only if its police department reported a full year in every one of these years; towns patrolled by a county sheriff or state police don't have their own figures. There is no “most dangerous” list, on purpose.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, offenses known to law enforcement by city. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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