Cleveland, OH crime rate
In 2025 the Cleveland Police Department reported 1,366.7 violent crimes and 3,968.6 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
How does Cleveland compare with Ohio and the US?
Arson has no FBI state or US estimate, so its row shows Cleveland only.
What offenses were reported in Cleveland, 2025?
| Offense | Reported | Per 100k | Ohio | US | vs 2024 | vs 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | ||||||
| Violent crime | 4,970 | 1,366.7 | 275.6 | 327.6 | down 13.6% | down 19.8% |
| Murder | 102 | 28.0 | 4.5 | 4.1 | down 8.5% | down 36.1% |
| Rape | 428 | 117.7 | 44.0 | 36.1 | down 22.7% | down 10.2% |
| Robbery | 1,050 | 288.7 | 39.6 | 49.4 | down 25.9% | down 18.8% |
| Aggravated assault | 3,390 | 932.2 | 187.5 | 238.0 | down 7.7% | down 20.6% |
| Property crime | ||||||
| Property crime | 14,432 | 3,968.6 | 1,428.8 | 1,534.8 | down 12.4% | up 1.4% |
| Burglary | 2,790 | 767.2 | 187.3 | 193.6 | down 11.5% | down 5.1% |
| Larceny-theft | 8,138 | 2,237.8 | 1,060.5 | 1,144.1 | down 9.0% | down 1.5% |
| Motor vehicle theft | 3,358 | 923.4 | 181.0 | 197.0 | down 19.9% | up 16.4% |
| Arson | 146 | 40.1 | Not estimated | Not estimated | down 24.2% | down 2.4% |
Reported = offenses known to the Cleveland 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 | Cleveland | United States | Ohio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,704.7 | 387.0 | 317.4 |
| 2022 | 1,631.3 | 388.7 | 298.0 |
| 2023 | 1,726.1 | 379.5 | 301.3 |
| 2024 | 1,582.0 | 362.9 | 301.0 |
| 2025 | 1,366.7 | 327.6 | 275.6 |
Property crime rate, 2021 to 2025
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| Year | Cleveland | United States | Ohio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3,914.4 | 1,832.3 | 1,720.1 |
| 2022 | 4,400.9 | 1,973.8 | 1,806.7 |
| 2023 | 4,984.0 | 1,934.1 | 1,746.6 |
| 2024 | 4,532.7 | 1,761.1 | 1,602.4 |
| 2025 | 3,968.6 | 1,534.8 | 1,428.8 |
Is Cleveland safe?
We don't rate cities as safe or unsafe. What the FBI's numbers show: in 2025 the violent crime rate the Cleveland Police Department reported, 1,366.7 per 100,000 residents, was higher than Ohio's 275.6, and higher than the US rate of 327.6 (FBI estimates). It fell 13.6% 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.
At 1,366.7 per 100,000 residents covered by the Cleveland Police Department, the city's violent crime rate for 2025 was 5.0 times the Ohio estimate of 275.6 and 4.2 times the US rate of 327.6. The count behind it is 4,970 violent crimes reported to the FBI. Property crime was 3,968.6 per 100,000, or 2.8 times the state's 1,428.8 and 2.6 times the US rate of 1,534.8.
Violent crime fell 13.6% from 2024, when it was 1,582.0, and 19.8% from 2021. Murder fell the most of the violent offenses since 2021, 36.1%, to 28.0 per 100,000, which was 102 homicides. Robbery fell the most of the violent offenses in the last year, 25.9%, to 288.7 per 100,000, 7.3 times the state estimate.
Rape, at 117.7 per 100,000, was 3.3 times the US rate and fell 22.7% from 2024. Property crime fell 12.4% from 2024 to 2025. Compared with 2021, property crime is up 1.4%.
Motor vehicle theft rose the most of the property offenses since 2021, 16.4%, and is 4.7 times the national rate. Arson fell the most of the property offenses in the last year, 24.2%. Aggravated assault made up 68% of violent crime.
The department sent all 12 months for each of the 5 years shown and has reported to NIBRS since 2003. The Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Office, Cleveland Lakefront State Parks, Cleveland Metroparks and Cleveland State University 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: 4.34 per 1,000 residents (1,186 officers, 391 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, Cleveland Police Department (ORI OHCLP0000), 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)
- Cleveland Police Department (OHCLP0000): violent crime, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_OHCLP0000_violent_crime__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Cleveland Police Department (OHCLP0000): murder, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_OHCLP0000_homicide__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Cleveland Police Department (OHCLP0000): rape, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_OHCLP0000_rape__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Cleveland Police Department (OHCLP0000): robbery, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_OHCLP0000_robbery__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Cleveland Police Department (OHCLP0000): aggravated assault, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_OHCLP0000_aggravated_assault__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Cleveland Police Department (OHCLP0000): property crime, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_OHCLP0000_property_crime__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Cleveland Police Department (OHCLP0000): burglary, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_OHCLP0000_burglary__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Cleveland Police Department (OHCLP0000): larceny-theft, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_OHCLP0000_larceny__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Cleveland Police Department (OHCLP0000): motor vehicle theft, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_OHCLP0000_motor_vehicle_theft__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Cleveland Police Department (OHCLP0000): arson, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_OHCLP0000_arson__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Cleveland Police Department (OHCLP0000): police employees, 2021 to 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/pe_agency_OHCLP0000__from-2021-to-2025.json)