Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Elyria, OH Crime Grade
How Elyria 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
6/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Ohio
7/10
vs. Ohio cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Elyria, OH was 183.9 per 100,000 residents (99 incidents over a population of 53,836). That puts Elyria Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 35% below the Ohio statewide rate of 283.3.
That ranks Elyria #1,925 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 49% of them, and #147 of 213 in Ohio. Violent crime is down 38% year over year and down 28% over the last five years.
Elyria, OH crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (6/10)
- Ohio Grade
- C (7/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 183.9 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,925 of 3,771
- OH rank
- #147 of 213
- Safer than
- 49% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 38%
- 5-year change
- down 28%
- Population
- 53,836
- Reporting agency
- Elyria Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Elyria Police Department (FBI ORI OH0470400) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Elyria (red), Ohio (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Elyria 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 | 254.6(137) | 200.4(106) | 203.7(108) | 294.8(157) | 183.9(99) |
| Murder | 5.6(3) | 17.0(9) | 3.8(2) | 3.8(2) | 1.9(1) |
| Rape | 48.3(26) | 45.4(24) | 41.5(22) | 48.8(26) | 46.4(25) |
| Robbery | 39.0(21) | 41.6(22) | 45.3(24) | 28.2(15) | 24.1(13) |
| Aggravated assault | 161.7(87) | 96.4(51) | 113.2(60) | 214.0(114) | 111.4(60) |
| Property crime | 1380.8(743) | 1907.3(1,009) | 1467.3(778) | 1500.1(799) | 1330.0(716) |
| Burglary | 260.2(140) | 298.7(158) | 294.2(156) | 210.3(112) | 180.2(97) |
| Larceny | 990.5(533) | 1449.9(767) | 1058.0(561) | 1194.1(636) | 1014.2(546) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 122.7(66) | 156.9(83) | 105.6(56) | 82.6(44) | 120.7(65) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Elyria, 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 Elyria 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 Elyria calculated?
- Elyria'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 Elyria 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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