Ohio crime rate
The FBI estimates 275.6 violent crimes and 1,428.8 property crimes per 100,000 residents of Ohio in 2025. The violent crime rate is below the US rate of 327.6 and fell 8.4% from 2024.
Data as of 2025 (FBI estimate), checked October 30, 2026. How we got these numbers
The FBI estimates 275.6 violent crimes per 100,000 Ohio residents in 2025, 0.8 times the US rate of 327.6. Ohio's property crime estimate was 1,428.8 per 100,000, below the national 1,534.8. Violent crime fell 13.2% from 2021, when it was 317.4, and property crime 16.9%.
The US violent crime rate went from 387.0 to 327.6 in the same years. Burglary fell 31.2% to 187.3 per 100,000, and murder 40.0% to 4.5. On average, agencies covering 94% of Ohio's population reported each month in 2025 (lowest month: 93%).
The state figures are FBI estimates that fill in for agencies that did not report; the city pages listed here use only each police department's own numbers.
Which Ohio cities are covered?
| City | Residents | Violent per 100k | Property per 100k | 2025 coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati | 316,260 | 787.3 | 3,605.9 | 12 of 12 months |
| Cleveland | 363,659 | 1,366.7 | 3,968.6 | 12 of 12 months |
| Columbus | 940,106 | 381.9 | 2,539.2 | 12 of 12 months |
| Dayton | 136,047 | 1,229.0 | 4,028.0 | 12 of 12 months |
| Toledo | 264,490 | 872.2 | 2,541.5 | 12 of 12 months |
Alphabetical, on purpose: the FBI advises against ranking places by these figures. A year that is not complete has no rate here, and its page explains the gap.
What are the Ohio crime rates by offense, 2025?
| Offense | Ohio | US | vs 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | |||
| Violent crime | 275.6 | 327.6 | down 8.4% |
| Murder | 4.5 | 4.1 | down 13.5% |
| Rape | 44.0 | 36.1 | down 11.8% |
| Robbery | 39.6 | 49.4 | down 17.7% |
| Aggravated assault | 187.5 | 238.0 | down 5.2% |
| Property crime | |||
| Property crime | 1,428.8 | 1,534.8 | down 10.8% |
| Burglary | 187.3 | 193.6 | down 10.7% |
| Larceny-theft | 1,060.5 | 1,144.1 | down 9.5% |
| Motor vehicle theft | 181.0 | 197.0 | down 18.2% |
| Arson | Not estimated | Not estimated | Not estimated |
Per 100,000 residents. The FBI does not estimate arson for states or the nation.
About this state's data
State rates are FBI estimates that fill in for agencies that did not report; city pages never are.
Violent crime rate, 2021 to 2025
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| Year | Ohio | United States |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 317.4 | 387.0 |
| 2022 | 298.0 | 388.7 |
| 2023 | 301.3 | 379.5 |
| 2024 | 301.0 | 362.9 |
| 2025 | 275.6 | 327.6 |
Property crime rate, 2021 to 2025
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| Year | Ohio | United States |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,720.1 | 1,832.3 |
| 2022 | 1,806.7 | 1,973.8 |
| 2023 | 1,746.6 | 1,934.1 |
| 2024 | 1,602.4 | 1,761.1 |
| 2025 | 1,428.8 | 1,534.8 |
Sources
- FBI Crime Data Explorer, Ohio and United States estimated crime (Summary Reporting System estimates), 2021 to 2025; population coverage from the CDE crime trend data. FBI refresh October 15, 2026.
- FBI, "UCR Statistics: Their Proper Use" (why we don't rank cities).
Every stored file behind this page (2)
- FBI estimated crimes, nation and states, 1979 to 2025 (Summary Reporting System estimates), fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/bulk/estimated_crimes_1979_2025.csv)
- Ohio: violent crime reported by agencies, with population coverage, 2021 to 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_state_OH_V__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)