Cincinnati, OH crime rate
In 2025 the Cincinnati Police Department reported 787.3 violent crimes and 3,605.9 property crimes per 100,000 residents it covers. The FBI's estimates for Ohio and the US for the same year are beside each number.
Data as of 2025 (FBI), checked October 30, 2026. How we got these numbers
Data notes.
- Arson, 2022: unusual change, check the source. 2021: 0, 2022: 1, 2023: 0 (over 160% of both neighbouring years). Changes to and from 2022 are not shown.
How does Cincinnati compare with Ohio and the US?
Arson has no FBI state or US estimate, so its row shows Cincinnati only.
What offenses were reported in Cincinnati, 2025?
| Offense | Reported | Per 100k | Ohio | US | vs 2024 | vs 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | ||||||
| Violent crime | 2,490 | 787.3 | 275.6 | 327.6 | down 8.2% | down 5.6% |
| Murder | 66 | 20.9 | 4.5 | 4.1 | down 5.4% | down 29.9% |
| Rape | 183 | 57.9 | 44.0 | 36.1 | down 9.4% | down 28.4% |
| Robbery | 601 | 190.0 | 39.6 | 49.4 | down 18.3% | down 7.5% |
| Aggravated assault | 1,640 | 518.6 | 187.5 | 238.0 | down 3.7% | up 0.2% |
| Property crime | ||||||
| Property crime | 11,404 | 3,605.9 | 1,428.8 | 1,534.8 | down 7.0% | up 8.6% |
| Burglary | 1,756 | 555.2 | 187.3 | 193.6 | up 0.2% | down 3.5% |
| Larceny-theft | 7,426 | 2,348.1 | 1,060.5 | 1,144.1 | down 3.6% | up 3.7% |
| Motor vehicle theft | 2,222 | 702.6 | 181.0 | 197.0 | down 21.0% | up 46.1% |
| Arson | 0 | 0.0 | Not estimated | Not estimated | Not reported | Not reported |
Reported = offenses known to the Cincinnati Police Department and sent to the FBI. Ohio and US are FBI estimates for the same year. Changes compare rates of full years only.
Violent crime rate, 2021 to 2025
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| Year | Cincinnati | United States | Ohio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 833.9 | 387.0 | 317.4 |
| 2022 | 843.8 | 388.7 | 298.0 |
| 2023 | 743.8 | 379.5 | 301.3 |
| 2024 | 857.5 | 362.9 | 301.0 |
| 2025 | 787.3 | 327.6 | 275.6 |
Property crime rate, 2021 to 2025
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| Year | Cincinnati | United States | Ohio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3,319.6 | 1,832.3 | 1,720.1 |
| 2022 | 3,766.2 | 1,973.8 | 1,806.7 |
| 2023 | 4,303.0 | 1,934.1 | 1,746.6 |
| 2024 | 3,878.4 | 1,761.1 | 1,602.4 |
| 2025 | 3,605.9 | 1,534.8 | 1,428.8 |
Is Cincinnati safe?
We don't rate cities as safe or unsafe. What the FBI's numbers show: in 2025 the violent crime rate the Cincinnati Police Department reported, 787.3 per 100,000 residents, was higher than Ohio's 275.6, and higher than the US rate of 327.6 (FBI estimates). It fell 8.2% from 2024.
What these numbers can't tell you:
- How crime differs between neighborhoods (the FBI publishes agency totals only).
- Crimes nobody reported to the police.
- How many offenses involved visitors and commuters, who are not in the population count.
The violent crimes reported to the FBI for Cincinnati in 2025 numbered 2,490, or 787.3 per 100,000 residents covered by the Cincinnati Police Department. That rate was 2.9 times the Ohio estimate of 275.6 and 2.4 times the US rate of 327.6. Property crime reached 3,605.9 per 100,000, 2.5 times the state's 1,428.8 and 2.3 times the national 1,534.8.
Violent crime fell 8.2% from 2024 and is down 5.6% from 2021. Property crime fell 7.0% in the last year. Property crime is 8.6% above its 2021 rate of 3,319.6.
Murder fell the most of the violent offenses since 2021, 29.9%, to 20.9 per 100,000, or 66 homicides, 5.1 times the US rate. Robbery fell the most of the violent offenses in the last year, 18.3%, and stood at 190.0 per 100,000, 4.8 times the state estimate. Aggravated assault was close to its 2021 level, up 0.2%, and made up 66% of violent crime.
Motor vehicle theft rose the most of the property offenses from 2021 to 2025, 46.1%, to 702.6 per 100,000. In the last year motor vehicle theft fell 21.0%, the largest fall among property offenses. The 2022 arson count is flagged as an unusual change, and arson is not compared across years.
All 12 months were reported in each of the 5 years shown; the department has reported to NIBRS since 1998. The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office, Cincinnati State and University of Cincinnati police report separately.
Written from the numbers on this page. Every figure and every comparison is checked against the stored FBI data before publishing.
Police employees, 2025: 3.46 per 1,000 residents (971 officers, 122 civilians), FBI Crime Data Explorer. Shown as context, not as a measure of crime.
Other Ohio cities
The nearest Ohio cities with a page, in alphabetical order. VC = violent crime per 100,000, 2025.
Sources
- FBI Crime Data Explorer, Cincinnati Police Department (ORI OHCIP0000), offenses known to law enforcement and police employees, 2021 to 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026. Crime Data Explorer
- FBI Crime Data Explorer, Ohio and United States estimated crime (Summary Reporting System estimates), 2021 to 2025.
- FBI, "UCR Statistics: Their Proper Use" (why we don't rank cities).
Every stored file behind this page (11)
- Cincinnati Police Department (OHCIP0000): violent crime, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_OHCIP0000_violent_crime__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Cincinnati Police Department (OHCIP0000): murder, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_OHCIP0000_homicide__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Cincinnati Police Department (OHCIP0000): rape, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_OHCIP0000_rape__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Cincinnati Police Department (OHCIP0000): robbery, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_OHCIP0000_robbery__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Cincinnati Police Department (OHCIP0000): aggravated assault, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_OHCIP0000_aggravated_assault__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Cincinnati Police Department (OHCIP0000): property crime, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_OHCIP0000_property_crime__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Cincinnati Police Department (OHCIP0000): burglary, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_OHCIP0000_burglary__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Cincinnati Police Department (OHCIP0000): larceny-theft, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_OHCIP0000_larceny__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Cincinnati Police Department (OHCIP0000): motor vehicle theft, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_OHCIP0000_motor_vehicle_theft__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Cincinnati Police Department (OHCIP0000): arson, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_OHCIP0000_arson__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Cincinnati Police Department (OHCIP0000): police employees, 2021 to 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/pe_agency_OHCIP0000__from-2021-to-2025.json)