Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Bellefontaine, OH Crime Grade
How Bellefontaine grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Ohio — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
5/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Ohio
7/10
vs. Ohio cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Bellefontaine, OH was 177.3 per 100,000 residents (25 incidents over a population of 14,097). That puts Bellefontaine 45% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 37% below the Ohio statewide rate of 283.3.
That ranks Bellefontaine #1,874 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 50% of them, and #140 of 213 in Ohio. Violent crime is up 66% year over year and up 16% over the last five years.
Bellefontaine, OH crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- B (5/10)
- Ohio Grade
- C (7/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 177.3 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,874 of 3,771
- OH rank
- #140 of 213
- Safer than
- 50% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 66%
- 5-year change
- up 16%
- Population
- 14,097
- Reporting agency
- Bellefontaine Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Bellefontaine Police Department (FBI ORI OH0460100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Bellefontaine, OH
Also known as
- Bellfontaine
- Blue Jackets Town
- Bellfontain
- Belle Fontaine
History
Founded in 1818 and incorporated as a city in 1835. Became the county seat of Logan County in 1820.
Name history sourced from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) — public-domain federal geographic-names data.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Bellefontaine (red), Ohio (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Bellefontaine vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 152.3(20) | 120.9(17) | 120.9(17) | 106.7(15) | 177.3(25) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 7.1(1) |
| Rape | 45.7(6) | 49.8(7) | 14.2(2) | 0.0(0) | 35.5(5) |
| Robbery | 15.2(2) | 0.0(0) | 7.1(1) | 0.0(0) | 7.1(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 91.4(12) | 71.1(10) | 99.6(14) | 106.7(15) | 127.7(18) |
| Property crime | 1309.9(172) | 782.1(110) | 967.1(136) | 796.5(112) | 439.8(62) |
| Burglary | 83.8(11) | 56.9(8) | 56.9(8) | 64.0(9) | 35.5(5) |
| Larceny | 1134.7(149) | 718.1(101) | 853.4(120) | 668.5(94) | 368.9(52) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 60.9(8) | 0.0(0) | 56.9(8) | 56.9(8) | 35.5(5) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Bellefontaine, OH Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Bellefontaine Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Bellefontaine calculated?
- Bellefontaine's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Ohio state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Ohio cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Bellefontaine Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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