Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Dayton, OH Crime Grade
How Dayton 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 Dayton, OH was 1217.2 per 100,000 residents (1,656 incidents over a population of 136,047). That puts Dayton Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 330% above the Ohio statewide rate of 283.3.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Dayton (red), Ohio (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Dayton 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 | 1041.7(1,455) | 1175.2(1,611) | 1182.1(1,598) | 1348.1(1,818) | 1217.2(1,656) |
| Murder | 21.5(30) | 24.8(34) | 28.1(38) | 29.7(40) | 17.6(24) |
| Rape | 106.0(148) | 152.5(209) | 119.8(162) | 123.1(166) | 99.2(135) |
| Robbery | 178.3(249) | 188.9(259) | 192.3(260) | 252.9(341) | 174.9(238) |
| Aggravated assault | 736.0(1,028) | 809.0(1,109) | 841.8(1,138) | 942.5(1,271) | 925.4(1,259) |
| Property crime | 3658.6(5,110) | 4338.2(5,947) | 4763.2(6,439) | 4388.4(5,918) | 3992.0(5,431) |
| Burglary | 930.8(1,300) | 979.7(1,343) | 980.9(1,326) | 860.2(1,160) | 828.4(1,127) |
| Larceny | 2142.2(2,992) | 2275.2(3,119) | 2033.6(2,749) | 2156.4(2,908) | 2016.2(2,743) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 560.6(783) | 1052.6(1,443) | 1721.4(2,327) | 1337.7(1,804) | 1119.5(1,523) |
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: Dayton'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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