Ranking of Ohio Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2017

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2017, among Ohio cities with a population of at least 10K, Cleveland had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (1,556.76), followed by Canton (1,176.95), Toledo (955.92), Cincinnati (947.12), and Dayton (878.93).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2017, and the table below shows the ranking of Ohio cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Violent crime rate per 100K.

You can see similar rankings of cities for other crime types in Ohio, and the ranking of all cities in the US.

Hover over or click on the bars in the chart below, to see the number of Violent crimes for each city. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

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You can also find the rate of violent and property crimes for Ohio cities.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of Ohio Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2017
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Cleveland 1556.76
2 Canton 1176.95
3 Toledo 955.92
4 Cincinnati 947.12
5 Dayton 878.93
6 East Cleveland 791.71
7 Lima 738.85
8 Youngstown 699.65
9 Akron 697.53
10 Whitehall 663.66
11 Euclid 641.00
12 Springfield 628.79
13 Lorain 585.82
14 Portsmouth 576.99
15 Warren 572.61
16 Mansfield 533.25
17 Columbus 513.41
18 Middletown 509.95
19 Hamilton 502.46
20 Chillicothe 428.67
21 Circleville 407.96
22 Barberton 395.39
23 Zanesville 392.82
24 Wooster 375.39
25 Elyria 356.44
26 Alliance 343.44
27 Norwood 340.10
28 Lancaster 317.29
29 Greenville 313.19
30 Findlay 308.63
31 Cleveland Heights 294.22
32 Washington Court House 290.04
33 Trotwood 283.86
34 Sandusky 281.57
35 Marion 276.01
36 Steubenville 272.54
37 Reading 271.66
38 Forest Park 267.88
39 Reynoldsburg 262.57
40 Liberty Township 259.61
41 Piqua 257.47
42 Fairborn 241.63
43 University Heights 228.94
44 Springfield Township, Summit County 221.70
45 Urbana 220.25
46 Bucyrus 219.82
47 Heath 215.34
48 Fairfield 211.13
49 Xenia 208.88
50 Van Wert 205.36
51 Sidney 205.22
52 Huber Heights 202.65
53 Springfield Township, Hamilton County 199.61
54 Bedford Heights 198.90
55 Bedford 197.77
56 Pickerington 186.52
57 Wilmington 185.25
58 Richmond Heights 182.13
59 Oregon 180.08
60 Fremont 178.56
61 West Carrollton 178.32
62 Parma 177.72
63 Salem 176.66
64 Austintown 175.62
65 Vandalia 173.08
66 Colerain Township 169.50
67 Marietta 169.34
68 Brooklyn 166.53
69 Delaware 162.79
70 Defiance 156.68
71 Mentor 154.30
72 South Euclid 152.58
73 Willoughby 148.75
74 Lakewood 147.55
75 Troy 146.92
76 Struthers 146.66
77 Kent 145.36
78 Bexley 145.21
79 Jackson Township, Stark County 142.77
80 Englewood 140.70
81 Ironton 138.21
82 London 137.23
83 Athens 133.20
84 Mount Vernon 132.91
85 Lyndhurst 132.49
86 Sylvania Township 132.04
87 Blue Ash 130.63
88 Bowling Green 129.02
89 Kettering 126.92
90 Ashland 122.04
91 Galion 119.13
92 Monroe 118.74
93 Grove City 116.28
94 Shawnee Township 115.74
95 Fairfield Township 115.43
96 Westerville 111.62
97 Fairview Park 110.38
98 Bellefontaine 106.51
99 New Franklin 106.11
100 West Chester Township 104.26
101 Wadsworth 102.62
102 Madison Township, Franklin County 101.82
103 Cuyahoga Falls 99.71
104 Miami Township, Montgomery County 96.57
105 Twinsburg 95.28
106 Loveland 93.41
107 Stow 92.24
108 Tiffin 91.53
109 Green Township 88.36
110 Copley Township 86.81
111 Howland Township 84.30
112 North Olmsted 81.82
113 Beavercreek 81.59
114 Union Township, Clermont County 80.89
115 Miami Township, Clermont County 80.28
116 Oxford 80.15
117 Eastlake 77.54
118 Norton 75.01
119 Worthington 74.87
120 Wickliffe 70.98
121 Gahanna 70.94
122 Clearcreek Township 70.83
123 Miamisburg 70.25
124 Dover 70.10
125 Mayfield Heights 69.43
126 North Canton 69.17
127 Tallmadge 68.46
128 Brimfield Township 67.65
129 Streetsboro 67.45
130 Cambridge 67.37
131 Dublin 66.97
132 Medina 64.89
133 Brunswick 60.28
134 Centerville 58.87
135 Solon 56.47
136 Hudson 53.94
137 Springboro 53.67
138 Harrison 53.35
139 New Philadelphia 51.45
140 Delhi Township 50.64
141 North Ridgeville 50.62
142 Hilliard 47.03
143 Powell 46.05
144 Goshen Township, Clermont County 44.14
145 Pierce Township 43.02
146 Berea 42.39
147 Macedonia 41.57
148 Amherst 41.36
149 Strongsville 40.22
150 Westlake 40.21
151 Perrysburg Township 39.11
152 Clayton 38.03
153 Montgomery 37.60
154 New Albany 36.91
155 Maumee 36.21
156 Mason 35.92
157 Upper Arlington 34.08
158 Avon Lake 33.56
159 Perrysburg 32.21
160 Sylvania 31.73
161 Vermilion 28.90
162 Madison Township, Lake County 26.01
163 Seven Hills 25.71
164 Poland Township 25.17
165 Brunswick Hills Township 19.40
166 Aurora 18.83
167 Brecksville 14.89
168 Bainbridge Township 8.68
169 American Township 8.19
170 Olmsted Township 7.60
171 Broadview Heights 5.20
172 Chester Township 0.00
172 Montville Township 0.00
172 Sagamore Hills 0.00