Safest Cities in Ohio

Using data published by the FBI, AdvisorSmith examined crime statistics from Ohio to find the safest cities and communities in the state. We used the levels of reported crimes, which include burglary, rape, robbery, assault, motor vehicle theft, larceny, and murder, to calculate a crime score in each city. This crime score reflects the overall level of crime in a city, which is adjusted for crime severity and population. The average crime score in Ohio was 38, while the range of scores spanned a low of 2 up to a high of 355.

In this study, we examined three categories of cities in Ohio, with cities grouped according to their population sizes. Cities with populations exceeding 50,000 residents were categorized as large cities. Midsize cities had between 10,000 and 50,000 residents, and small cities had populations below 10,000. Overall, we studied 473 cities in the state of Ohio, which included 284 small cities, 171 midsize cities, and 18 large cities.

Discover the safest large, midsize, and small cities in Ohio below.

• Safest Large Cities in Ohio
• Safest Midsize Cities in Ohio
• Safest Small Cities in Ohio

Safest Large Cities in Ohio

We examined 18 large cities in Ohio that had populations exceeding 50,000 residents. The average crime score in these large cities was 84, with the lowest score being 17 and the highest score being 183.

The safest large city in Ohio was Elyria, a western suburb in the Cleveland metropolitan area. With a population of approximately 55,000 residents, Elyria is a residential, bedroom community for Cleveland. The city is host to several major corporations, including Invacare and Ridge Tool Company. Health care and education are other major employers in the city.

Cleveland, located on the southern shore of Lake Erie, was the large city in Ohio with the highest crime rate. Cleveland is a city with a history of major manufacturing enterprises, and the city also has numerous major cultural institutions. Today, the city has a diversified economy that includes financial services, health care, and the arts.

Rank	City	Violent Crimes per 1,000 Residents	Property Crimes per 1,000 Residents	Crime Score
1	Elyria	5.6	6.7	16.9
2	Kettering	3.2	15.4	24.9
3	Green Township	4.3	16.5	25.5
4	Parma	4.8	10.7	25.5
5	Lakewood	6.1	13.6	26.1
6	Colerain Township	4.8	21.9	35.2
7	West Chester Township	9.0	20.8	36.7
8	Lorain	14.2	15.3	45.1
9	Columbus	23.5	36.8	91.1
10	Youngstown	27.2	35.5	99.1
11	Hamilton	27.8	43.6	100.4
12	Springfield	26.1	53.2	110.1
13	Cincinnati	27.6	45.6	120.5
14	Akron	38.5	36.6	124.0
15	Dayton	35.5	45.2	132.7
16	Toledo	55.8	37.4	143.5
17	Canton	47.1	53.7	166.4
18	Cleveland	55.1	44.5	183.1

Safest Midsize Cities in Ohio

Among midsize cities in Ohio with populations between 10,000 and 50,000 residents, Broadview Heights was the safest city in the state. The city is located just south of the city of Cleveland and is home to two golf courses, a community theater, and numerous local restaurants.

Crime scores for midsize cities in Ohio ranged from 2 up to as high as 137, while averaging 40. The table below lists the midsize cities in Ohio ranked by their crime score. Additionally, the rates of property and violent crime per 1,000 residents is also listed in the table. In total, we studied 171 midsize cities in the state of Ohio.

Rank	City	Violent Crimes per 1,000 Residents	Property Crimes per 1,000 Residents	Crime Score
1	Broadview Heights	0.4	0.9	2.2
2	Chester Township	1.2	0.5	2.2
3	Olmsted Township	0.5	2.1	3.6
4	Sagamore Hills	0.9	2.7	3.7
5	Rocky River	1.8	3.2	5.7
6	Avon Lake	1.0	3.6	6.2
7	Clearcreek Township	2.0	3.2	6.4
8	North Ridgeville	2.2	2.9	6.6
9	Montville Township	2.2	4.2	7.3
10	Hudson	1.6	5.7	7.5
11	Poland Township	4.0	2.6	7.7
12	Seven Hills	2.3	4.5	8.4
13	Brunswick Hills Township	3.2	2.9	8.7
14	Painesville	0.5	0.7	8.8
15	Bay Village	2.2	4.2	9.6
16	Springboro	2.9	5.7	10.0
17	Brecksville	2.0	3.2	10.0
18	Hamilton Township	2.5	3.9	10.2
19	Westlake	0.2	2.6	11.1
20	North Royalton	3.7	4.0	11.3
21	Brunswick	3.4	4.9	11.7
22	New Albany	3.1	7.6	12.0
23	Mason	3.4	7.9	12.3
24	Sharonville	1.2	2.2	12.6
25	Berea	3.7	6.2	13.0
26	Powell	1.9	8.2	13.2
27	Mayfield Heights	1.7	6.1	13.6
28	Clayton	1.9	10.2	14.0
29	Twinsburg	4.8	5.7	14.2
30	Solon	2.6	9.2	14.2
31	American Township	1.6	11.9	14.3
32	Upper Arlington	1.5	11.0	14.3
33	New Franklin	5.7	8.5	15.8
34	Aurora	2.9	9.2	16.0
35	Montgomery	2.5	9.2	16.1
36	Harrison	1.9	13.5	16.3
37	Centerville	2.4	12.3	16.8
38	Perrysburg	2.7	11.1	17.0
39	Fairview Park	3.5	8.6	17.5
40	Bainbridge Township	1.9	14.7	17.9
41	Strongsville	2.5	14.3	18.1
42	Perrysburg Township	3.6	10.3	18.2
43	Copley Township	4.4	11.2	18.4
44	Sylvania	5.8	8.8	18.5
45	Dublin	3.8	10.2	18.9
46	Madison Township	5.2	8.1	19.4
47	Delhi Township	3.9	10.5	19.5
48	Miami Township	3.8	10.8	19.8
49	Dover	6.5	7.8	19.8
50	New Philadelphia	5.3	12.4	19.9
51	Hilliard	6.8	6.8	20.0
52	Wickliffe	4.8	12.2	20.5
53	Streetsboro	4.6	13.1	21.0
54	North Olmsted	6.1	12.5	21.1
55	Lyndhurst	6.3	11.4	22.9
56	Goshen Township	9.5	9.6	23.7
57	Bowling Green	7.0	12.1	23.9
58	Medina	8.1	10.4	24.9
59	Shawnee Township	9.5	9.0	25.1
60	Amherst	4.9	15.5	25.5
61	Stow	6.2	14.7	25.9
62	Kent	5.8	14.0	26.2
63	Eastlake	2.7	22.0	26.6
64	Pickerington	5.9	12.8	26.7
65	Macedonia	3.4	22.5	27.1
66	Mentor	6.8	15.2	28.1
67	Wadsworth	6.4	15.6	28.2
68	Madison Township	9.0	14.8	28.2
69	Marysville	6.0	15.5	28.6
70	Springfield Township	6.7	14.6	28.9
71	Bedford	3.6	14.5	29.1
72	Riverside	8.7	13.4	29.5
73	Worthington	6.6	20.7	30.1
74	Tiffin	3.1	26.2	30.1
75	Athens	6.0	17.9	30.2
76	Brimfield Township	5.4	22.5	30.7
77	University Heights	5.0	16.7	30.7
78	North Canton	8.2	15.6	31.0
79	Tallmadge	6.7	16.8	31.6
80	Struthers	11.2	13.8	31.6
81	Gahanna	9.3	16.6	31.6
82	Norton	8.8	17.9	32.0
83	Howland Township	6.9	21.3	32.0
84	Union Township	7.5	19.7	32.1
85	Austintown	7.8	19.0	33.3
86	Ashland	9.4	18.0	34.1
87	Norwalk	10.9	18.5	34.3
88	Oxford	5.3	21.3	34.3
89	Beachwood	3.5	24.7	34.3
90	Cleveland Heights	6.6	16.0	34.3
91	Delaware	8.7	15.0	35.1
92	Blue Ash	6.2	20.6	35.8
93	Bedford Heights	4.4	21.1	36.0
94	Beavercreek	5.6	24.5	36.1
95	Cuyahoga Falls	7.8	21.1	36.2
96	Willoughby	12.6	16.8	36.8
97	Pierce Township	5.1	26.7	37.4
98	Vandalia	4.9	19.0	37.5
99	Bellefontaine	11.2	21.5	37.8
100	Fairfield	6.6	21.4	39.0
101	South Euclid	7.0	24.0	39.1
102	Bexley	5.0	28.6	39.4
103	Richmond Heights	3.7	17.2	39.5
104	Defiance	9.5	18.8	39.5
105	Forest Park	7.2	21.3	39.5
106	Liberty Township	10.2	17.5	39.6
107	Perkins Township	4.2	22.6	39.7
108	Lebanon	8.4	17.6	40.0
109	Troy	10.9	21.1	41.0
110	Fairfield Township	6.1	30.1	41.0
111	Sylvania Township	10.1	22.4	41.5
112	Monroe	10.8	25.9	41.7
113	Englewood	5.3	29.8	42.0
114	Conneaut	12.7	20.5	42.2
115	Perry Township	16.7	14.9	43.0
116	Reading	6.8	25.8	43.6
117	Marietta	9.7	21.6	43.8
118	Grove City	9.6	27.8	44.0
119	Westerville	9.1	23.1	44.0
120	West Carrollton	6.7	20.2	44.1
121	Maumee	10.5	26.7	45.0
122	Huber Heights	11.7	25.2	47.5
123	Miamisburg	11.7	22.6	49.1
124	Jackson Township	10.6	27.6	51.2
125	Mount Vernon	13.1	30.8	51.5
126	Greenville	9.5	17.8	51.5
127	Alliance	17.6	23.7	52.9
128	Miami Township	9.1	32.8	53.4
129	Findlay	13.3	25.5	54.0
130	Oregon	11.2	32.0	54.1
131	Massillon	17.6	23.1	56.0
132	Fairborn	16.5	20.2	57.2
133	London	23.8	23.5	59.1
134	Ironton	11.8	32.0	59.3
135	Salem	13.2	35.4	59.6
136	East Cleveland	7.0	18.2	60.4
137	Bucyrus	15.2	30.2	60.6
138	Niles	20.4	27.9	62.2
139	Washington Court House	15.5	35.9	62.4
140	Urbana	16.6	32.4	63.4
141	Xenia	19.1	29.9	66.5
142	Marion	22.0	26.2	66.7
143	Norwood	13.5	37.4	67.2
144	Wooster	16.7	29.9	68.3
145	Boardman	16.4	32.1	69.2
146	Brooklyn	7.0	52.6	71.3
147	Fremont	9.9	54.0	71.7
148	Reynoldsburg	18.6	33.6	71.8
149	Van Wert	24.2	30.0	72.1
150	Middletown	13.4	35.4	73.0
151	Circleville	21.0	38.4	80.8
152	Sandusky	27.0	37.2	81.7
153	Wilmington	14.2	59.3	81.9
154	Cambridge	22.0	38.2	82.1
155	Sidney	28.1	33.7	82.2
156	Barberton	29.8	32.0	82.3
157	Newark	20.1	43.8	82.5
158	Heath	15.9	50.9	83.0
159	Euclid	24.9	26.0	84.7
160	Springfield Township	21.3	46.7	87.8
161	Zanesville	22.7	38.0	90.5
162	Piqua	36.6	38.3	90.9
163	Lancaster	30.6	42.0	91.7
164	Steubenville	23.9	53.5	93.4
165	Trotwood	22.8	37.2	99.6
166	Portsmouth	21.3	49.9	102.9
167	Warren	38.3	38.3	112.6
168	Lima	33.2	45.0	116.1
169	Chillicothe	19.8	75.7	121.9
170	Whitehall	33.4	56.5	124.7
171	Mansfield	59.1	45.9	137.4

Safest Small Cities in Ohio

Among small cities in Ohio, the average crime score was 34. The lowest crime score in small cities was 3, and the highest score was 355. Our analysis included 284 small cities in Ohio, which included cities with fewer than 10,000 residents.

The safest small city in Ohio was Olmsted Falls. This city of about 9,000 residents is located in the southwest portion of the Cleveland metropolitan area. The city is home to the headquarters of the Vitamix corporation.

Rank	City	Violent Crimes per 1,000 Residents	Property Crimes per 1,000 Residents	Crime Score
1	Olmsted Falls	0.0	2.2	2.7
2	Russell Township	0.6	1.0	3.1
3	South Russell	0.3	1.1	3.2
4	Amberley Village	0.0	4.0	4.3
5	St. Clairsville	1.4	0.2	4.8
6	Crooksville	1.2	0.4	4.8
7	Kirtland	0.7	4.1	4.8
8	Lexington	1.7	1.9	5.1
9	Glendale	0.0	1.4	5.5
10	Camden	0.5	0.5	6.1
11	New Miami	1.3	0.4	6.8
12	Hinckley Township	1.4	2.6	7.0
13	Reminderville	0.2	5.7	7.1
14	Waterville	3.3	3.8	7.1
15	Ada	2.3	3.4	7.3
16	New Bremen	0.0	3.0	7.3
17	Kalida	0.0	1.9	7.6
18	Genoa	2.2	1.8	7.9
19	Perry Township	3.5	2.5	8.0
20	Pomeroy	2.8	0.6	8.1
21	St. Clair Township	2.4	3.7	8.1
22	Greenhills	2.2	3.9	8.2
23	Deer Park	0.5	6.5	8.8
24	Munroe Falls	2.0	5.9	8.9
25	Strasburg	4.1	1.1	8.9
26	Ottawa	6.2	1.6	9.0
27	Grafton	1.8	5.2	9.5
28	Indian Hill	0.7	6.6	9.6
29	Bethesda	0.8	0.8	9.7
30	South Zanesville	3.5	5.5	9.8
31	Enon	1.7	0.0	10.1
32	German Township	1.0	6.6	10.2
33	Cedarville	2.7	3.9	10.5
34	Shadyside	2.5	0.8	10.5
35	Waterville Township	3.5	1.8	10.6
36	St. Henry	1.2	5.9	10.9
37	Chagrin Falls	1.5	3.8	10.9
38	Elmwood Place	1.4	0.9	10.9
39	Maineville	0.9	0.9	11.1
40	Poland Village	4.5	4.5	11.1
41	Arcanum	3.9	3.5	11.1
42	Brewster	4.2	2.3	11.1
43	Pepper Pike	2.5	5.2	11.6
44	Columbus Grove	2.9	0.0	11.6
45	Carey	6.5	2.0	11.8
46	Barnesville	8.6	3.2	11.8
47	Winchester	2.0	1.0	12.0
48	Thornville	0.0	4.0	12.0
49.5	Beach City	2.0	0.0	12.0
49.5	Baltimore	2.7	5.7	12.0
51	Granville	2.2	4.0	12.1
52	Highland Heights	0.7	10.5	12.4
53	Clay Township	3.3	5.0	12.5
54	Carlisle	3.7	4.4	13.0
55	Gates Mills	1.3	4.0	13.0
56	Newtown	0.8	10.1	13.1
57	Byesville	2.5	1.3	13.1
58	Catawba Island Township	3.1	1.7	13.1
59	West Liberty	2.2	4.5	13.5
60	Wyoming	2.3	8.9	13.6
61	Walton Hills	1.3	5.7	13.7
62	Perry Township	2.4	10.1	13.8
63	Cleves	6.4	2.3	14.0
64	Saline Township	1.6	3.1	14.2
65	New Concord	6.3	4.5	14.2
66	Coal Grove	1.9	0.5	14.4
67	New Middletown	4.5	3.9	14.4
68	Columbiana	4.3	5.9	14.7
69	West Lafayette	4.8	2.6	14.8
70	Syracuse	1.2	2.5	14.8
71	Canfield	4.7	6.9	14.8
72	Cortland	5.5	8.9	15.1
73	Ottawa Hills	3.6	8.3	15.1
74	Mariemont	1.2	8.7	15.5
75	Sharon Township	3.7	10.0	15.8
76	Payne	2.6	2.6	15.8
77	Ripley	4.7	7.1	15.8
78	Campbell	5.5	4.7	15.8
79	Covington	8.3	6.4	16.0
80	Lowellville	1.8	0.9	16.4
81	Ross Township	5.0	7.4	16.6
82	Elida	1.7	3.9	16.6
83	Forest	0.7	7.7	16.8
84	Minerva Park	2.3	9.0	16.9
85	East Canton	1.3	4.4	17.1
86	Craig Beach	4.5	2.7	17.4
87	Somerset	4.1	4.1	17.5
88	Bath Township	2.6	14.0	17.6
89	Monroeville	3.7	4.4	17.7
90	Creston	5.7	5.2	17.8
91	Bellbrook	4.0	7.2	18.1
92	Spencerville	10.1	3.7	18.4
93	Junction City	0.0	6.2	18.6
94	Whitehouse	7.5	4.6	18.7
95	Apple Creek	3.4	9.3	18.9
96	Sheffield Lake	5.2	8.0	19.0
97	Lawrence Township	6.4	8.1	19.1
98	West Union	5.1	4.8	19.1
99	South Bloomfield	6.0	11.5	19.1
100	Beaver Township	8.4	9.3	19.3
101	Middleport	6.6	6.6	19.3
102	Leipsic	4.5	3.5	19.3
103	Piketon	8.3	3.2	19.3
104	Johnstown	6.7	6.3	19.4
105	Grandview Heights	2.9	14.2	19.4
106	Medina Township	3.6	10.7	19.4
107	St. Paris	4.0	2.0	19.5
108	Jackson Township	5.4	4.9	19.6
109	Northfield	3.0	9.8	19.6
110	Germantown	8.0	9.8	19.6
111	Valley View	3.0	6.0	19.7
112	Amelia	5.0	12.0	19.8
113	Fort Recovery	4.2	9.1	19.9
114	Millersport	0.9	5.7	19.9
115	Wintersville	6.5	12.2	20.0
116	Bluffton	2.8	9.1	20.0
117	Brookville	2.7	2.5	20.1
118	Gratis	3.5	8.2	20.1
119	Archbold	8.1	9.1	20.7
120	Yorkville	5.2	0.0	20.8
121	Hartville	0.3	17.8	21.1
122	Port Washington	0.0	3.5	21.1
123	Carroll	0.0	3.5	21.2
124	Loveland	6.4	10.3	21.4
125	Cardington	6.8	4.9	21.5
126	Mentor-On-The-Lake	7.7	7.7	21.5
127	Fayette	12.0	9.6	21.7
128	Garrettsville	4.3	9.5	21.7
129	New Waterford	5.1	7.6	21.7
130	Windham	7.7	8.2	21.8
131	Huron	10.7	9.9	21.9
132	Liverpool Township	3.2	1.1	22.1
133	Toronto	10.5	2.9	22.2
134	Clyde	2.1	15.9	22.5
135	New Straitsville	2.8	2.8	22.6
136	Lordstown	8.6	12.6	22.8
137	Springfield Township	6.8	11.0	22.8
138	Canal Fulton	10.1	8.4	22.9
139	New Knoxville	0.0	11.6	23.2
140	Crestline	8.2	10.5	23.3
141	Ashville	4.6	12.0	23.3
142	Uhrichsville	12.4	7.5	23.4
143	Laurelville	2.0	5.9	23.6
144	Middlefield	1.1	19.6	24.0
145	Chardon	1.0	18.2	24.0
146	Oxford Township	8.1	11.8	24.2
147	Bellville	4.8	13.4	24.3
148	Aberdeen	5.0	5.6	24.4
149	Oak Hill	10.6	13.9	24.5
150	Lynchburg	3.4	10.9	24.5
151	Mogadore	0.7	14.8	24.6
152	Milton Township	10.6	10.2	24.9
153	Weathersfield	2.3	2.8	25.0
154	Tipp City	5.9	15.5	25.1
155	St. Marys	11.1	11.0	25.7
156	Lisbon	9.4	7.5	26.0
157	Louisville	6.4	15.2	26.4
158	Mechanicsburg	13.8	12.6	26.4
159	Pioneer	8.6	14.3	26.4
160	Seaman	3.3	7.8	26.8
161	Commercial Point	11.0	9.2	26.9
162	Belpre	7.2	14.2	27.3
163	Lithopolis	11.2	11.8	27.6
164	Utica	12.7	8.2	27.7
165	Peebles	7.0	3.5	27.8
166	Shawnee Hills	5.0	13.7	28.0
167	West Jefferson	12.3	11.4	28.1
168	Fredericktown	12.4	14.0	28.4
169	Dennison	20.7	3.1	29.2
170	Swanton	13.6	13.1	29.4
171	North Baltimore	7.1	12.1	29.9
172	Frazeysburg	3.1	1.5	30.6
173	Rittman	5.4	17.5	30.8
174	Navarre	7.9	12.7	31.2
175	Coldwater	8.6	7.8	31.5
176	New Vienna	9.0	13.1	31.5
177	Smithville	7.1	5.5	31.6
178	Eaton	5.3	25.5	31.9
179	Bazetta Township	5.0	24.6	32.3
180	South Charleston	11.8	18.0	32.8
181	Botkins	13.9	11.3	33.7
182	Independence	6.9	17.5	33.9
183	Hubbard Township	12.2	13.5	34.1
184	West Farmington	4.3	4.3	34.3
185	Rio Grande	12.6	12.6	34.3
186	Jackson	5.9	26.0	34.3
187	Orrville	13.6	8.0	34.3
188	Bay View	3.3	8.3	34.9
189	Oak Harbor	10.3	14.7	34.9
190	Milan	9.2	4.1	35.3
191	Danville	6.0	23.9	35.9
192	Albany	10.9	13.1	36.0
193	Vermilion	10.0	22.7	36.8
194	Pandora	0.9	0.9	37.2
195	Washingtonville	4.7	4.7	37.7
196	Bridgeport	8.0	13.7	37.9
197	Waverly	13.5	17.2	38.4
198	Hubbard	18.6	13.5	38.6
199	Wapakoneta	16.4	16.7	39.2
200	Glouster	11.6	17.7	39.9
201	Mccomb	1.2	0.0	40.2
202	Spencer	2.5	1.3	40.8
203	Upper Sandusky	13.2	21.2	41.1
204	Sabina	13.4	24.7	41.6
205	Milford	7.8	27.7	41.8
206	Loudonville	11.3	14.8	42.2
207	Mcconnelsville	15.2	14.1	42.3
208	Martins Ferry	15.5	12.5	42.4
209	Goshen Township	16.4	18.0	42.4
210	Mcarthur	11.5	22.5	42.5
211	Peninsula	3.6	24.9	42.7
212	Sugarcreek Township	8.6	27.3	42.8
213	Salineville	20.4	18.7	43.2
214	Sebring	19.0	18.7	44.3
215	East Palestine	13.2	11.9	44.4
216	Newcomerstown	12.8	13.3	44.5
217	Oberlin	7.9	22.3	44.8
218	Yellow Springs	14.6	20.4	45.1
219	Bellaire	20.6	13.5	45.8
220	New Lebanon	12.3	26.1	45.9
221	Shelby	12.6	23.9	46.4
222	Jackson Township	10.4	22.2	46.9
223	Owensville	12.2	11.0	47.1
224	Galion	14.9	22.1	47.5
225	Williamsburg	10.5	20.7	48.0
226	Uniontown	12.5	24.2	48.4
227	Blanchester	15.5	29.7	48.8
228	Coitsville Township	17.3	20.3	48.8
229	New Richmond	11.2	15.3	49.6
230	Hillsboro	14.5	21.2	49.7
231	Batavia	13.7	25.1	50.2
232	Georgetown	16.6	25.7	50.2
233	Wauseon	14.7	29.1	51.1
234	Woodsfield	8.0	2.2	51.7
235	Magnolia	14.1	15.5	52.4
236	Northwood	12.5	28.2	52.6
237	Lockland	16.5	20.5	52.9
238	Cheviot	8.7	23.8	53.0
239	Bolivar	3.1	0.0	53.3
240	Millersburg	12.5	26.2	53.7
241	Jamestown	27.6	21.4	53.9
242	Carroll Township	4.8	8.1	53.9
243	North College Hill	11.6	21.9	54.6
244	Warren Township	16.2	15.3	54.6
245	Lakemore	18.2	33.5	55.0
246	Nelsonville	14.6	35.8	58.0
247	Russells Point	16.8	19.7	58.3
248	Wellston	18.3	28.3	58.8
249	Woodlawn	14.3	27.6	58.9
250	Napoleon	31.6	16.4	59.0
251	Bethel	13.9	22.9	59.4
252	Mount Orab	15.5	30.4	59.7
253	New Lexington	17.0	23.8	60.0
254	Newton Falls	19.9	19.3	60.2
255	Shawnee	4.7	7.8	60.8
256	Village Of Leesburg	23.1	27.7	62.3
257	Greenfield	13.4	29.9	62.3
258	Ontario	6.9	53.7	63.1
259	Willard	14.9	40.4	63.9
260	Rockford	1.8	1.8	65.0
261	Groveport	18.6	24.0	66.1
262	Girard	28.4	24.9	69.2
263	Port Clinton	25.1	29.8	69.3
264	Fairport Harbor	12.0	12.4	71.4
265	Evendale	1.7	67.1	72.3
266	South Vienna	10.2	20.5	73.7
267	Hiram	2.7	0.0	74.9
268	Addyston	6.4	3.2	76.3
269	Felicity	11.8	22.5	77.0
270	Butler Township	12.3	56.1	79.7
271	Kenton	18.4	39.1	81.3
272	Sugar Grove	11.7	2.3	84.5
273	Geneva-On-The-Lake	30.0	27.5	90.7
274	Montpelier	30.0	43.5	93.3
275	Logan	24.8	54.7	105.7
276	Mount Healthy	45.4	35.7	108.0
277	Delphos	41.8	37.0	116.0
278	Mingo Junction	18.9	8.0	118.0
279	Moraine	23.8	60.7	123.5
280	Roseville	13.1	102.9	166.1
281	Gallipolis	37.6	96.4	167.8
282	Fairfax	4.7	180.8	185.5
283	New Boston	35.7	162.1	223.5
284	Holland	17.0	313.7	355.0

Methodology

We studied the safest small, midsize, and large cities in Ohio using data from the Uniform Crime Reporting Data Set. Cities, municipalities, and law enforcement agencies use Return A to report the levels of reported crimes in their communities to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. This report includes counts of reported crimes in cities and jurisdictions across the country. In the state of Ohio, we studied the reported crime levels in 473 cities across the state.

In order to compare cities of comparable size, we sorted Ohio cities into one of three population buckets. Small cities with less than 10,000 residents were compared with one another, while midsize cities were those with between 10,000 and 50,000 residents. Large cities were considered separately—these cities had populations exceeding 50,000.

Cities that reported fewer than two months of data out of the calendar year were excluded from this study to avoid skewing the results based on a single month’s reported data. Additionally, for cities that reported fewer than 12 full months of data, we adjusted their crime levels to reflect a proportionate full year’s equivalent of crime.

We assigned a weighting to each of the types of crimes reported in the data set, which included rape, murder, robbery, assault, larceny, burglary, and motor vehicle theft. The weighting was based upon the severity of the crimes, with more serious crimes receiving a higher weighting. We then calculated the weighted crime levels in each city and scaled the crime levels by each city’s population to create a crime score for each city. The cities were then ranked by their crime scores within their population cohorts to determine the safest cities in Ohio.

Sources

1. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A, 2018