Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Cleveland, OH Crime Grade
How Cleveland 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
10/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Ohio
10/10
vs. Ohio cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Cleveland, OH was 1357.9 per 100,000 residents (4,938 incidents over a population of 363,659). That puts Cleveland Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 379% above the Ohio statewide rate of 283.3.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Cleveland (red), Ohio (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Cleveland 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 | 1703.9(6,463) | 1630.7(5,932) | 1726.1(6,182) | 1578.4(5,726) | 1357.9(4,938) |
| Murder | 43.8(166) | 40.4(147) | 38.5(138) | 30.3(110) | 28.3(103) |
| Rape | 130.0(493) | 135.5(493) | 131.8(472) | 150.5(546) | 112.7(410) |
| Robbery | 355.6(1,349) | 426.7(1,552) | 450.7(1,614) | 389.5(1,413) | 287.6(1,046) |
| Aggravated assault | 1174.5(4,455) | 1028.1(3,740) | 1105.1(3,958) | 1008.1(3,657) | 929.2(3,379) |
| Property crime | 3914.4(14,848) | 4400.9(16,009) | 4980.7(17,838) | 4528.6(16,428) | 3933.6(14,305) |
| Burglary | 808.3(3,066) | 829.7(3,018) | 908.6(3,254) | 866.7(3,144) | 761.4(2,769) |
| Larceny | 2271.5(8,616) | 2436.2(8,862) | 2560.7(9,171) | 2457.3(8,914) | 2215.0(8,055) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 793.5(3,010) | 1101.0(4,005) | 1462.3(5,237) | 1152.0(4,179) | 918.2(3,339) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Cleveland's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Ohio cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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