Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2022
Pataskala, OH Crime Grade
How Pataskala 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
3/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Ohio
4/10
vs. Ohio cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2022, the violent crime rate in Pataskala, OH was 76.6 per 100,000 residents (14 incidents over a population of 18,283). That puts Pataskala 81% below the U.S. rate of 398.1 and 76% below the Ohio statewide rate of 319.1.
That ranks Pataskala #857 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 77% of them, and #73 of 213 in Ohio. Violent crime is up 147% year over year and up 147% over the last five years.
Pataskala, OH crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (3/10)
- Ohio Grade
- B (4/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 76.6 / 100k
- National rank
- #857 of 3,771
- OH rank
- #73 of 213
- Safer than
- 77% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 147%
- 5-year change
- up 147%
- Population
- 18,283
- Reporting agency
- Pataskala Police Department
- Data year
- 2022 · FBI UCR
Reported by Pataskala Police Department (FBI ORI OH0451100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Pataskala (red), Ohio (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Pataskala vs. U.S., 2022 — 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 31.0(5) | 76.6(14) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 0.0(0) | 5.5(1) |
| Robbery | 6.2(1) | 16.4(3) |
| Aggravated assault | 24.8(4) | 54.7(10) |
| Property crime | 837.4(135) | 645.4(118) |
| Burglary | 124.1(20) | 43.8(8) |
| Larceny | 638.9(103) | 541.5(99) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 74.4(12) | 60.2(11) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Pataskala, 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 Pataskala 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 Pataskala calculated?
- Pataskala'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 Pataskala 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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