Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Kent, OH Crime Grade
How Kent 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 Kent, OH was 184.2 per 100,000 residents (51 incidents over a population of 27,693). That puts Kent Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 35% below the Ohio statewide rate of 283.3.
That ranks Kent #1,928 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 49% of them, and #148 of 213 in Ohio. Violent crime is up 45% year over year and up 158% over the last five years.
Kent, OH crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (6/10)
- Ohio Grade
- C (7/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 184.2 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,928 of 3,771
- OH rank
- #148 of 213
- Safer than
- 49% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 45%
- 5-year change
- up 158%
- Population
- 27,693
- Reporting agency
- Kent Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Kent Police Department (FBI ORI OH0670300) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Kent, OH
Also known as
- Lower Village
- Franklin
- Franklin Mills
- Carthage
History
Founded in 1805. Current name adopted in 1864. Incorporated as a village in 1867.
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. Kent (red), Ohio (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Kent 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 | 71.5(21) | 140.7(39) | 160.4(43) | 127.2(35) | 184.2(51) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 3.7(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 7.5(2) | 0.0(0) | 3.6(1) |
| Robbery | 13.6(4) | 14.4(4) | 11.2(3) | 18.2(5) | 46.9(13) |
| Aggravated assault | 57.9(17) | 126.2(35) | 138.0(37) | 109.0(30) | 133.6(37) |
| Property crime | 1151.1(338) | 1190.3(330) | 1253.5(336) | 1286.2(354) | 783.6(217) |
| Burglary | 173.7(51) | 169.5(47) | 153.0(41) | 141.7(39) | 93.9(26) |
| Larceny | 905.9(266) | 937.8(260) | 1033.4(277) | 1042.7(287) | 642.8(178) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 68.1(20) | 79.4(22) | 56.0(15) | 101.7(28) | 46.9(13) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Kent, 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 Kent 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 Kent calculated?
- Kent'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 Kent 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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