Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Sandusky, OH Crime Grade
How Sandusky 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
8/10
vs. Ohio cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Sandusky, OH was 204.6 per 100,000 residents (49 incidents over a population of 23,951). That puts Sandusky 37% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 28% below the Ohio statewide rate of 283.3.
That ranks Sandusky #2,077 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 45% of them, and #159 of 213 in Ohio. Violent crime is down 47% year over year and up 34% over the last five years.
Sandusky, OH crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (6/10)
- Ohio Grade
- D (8/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 204.6 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,077 of 3,771
- OH rank
- #159 of 213
- Safer than
- 45% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 47%
- 5-year change
- up 34%
- Population
- 23,951
- Reporting agency
- Sandusky Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Sandusky Police Department (FBI ORI OH0220300) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Sandusky, OH
Also known as
- Portland
- Fort Stephenson
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. Sandusky (red), Ohio (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Sandusky 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 | 153.1(37) | 122.3(30) | 144.2(35) | 387.8(93) | 204.6(49) |
| Murder | 12.4(3) | 8.2(2) | 4.1(1) | 12.5(3) | 12.5(3) |
| Rape | 70.3(17) | 4.1(1) | 24.7(6) | 50.0(12) | 12.5(3) |
| Robbery | 24.8(6) | 44.8(11) | 37.1(9) | 50.0(12) | 20.9(5) |
| Aggravated assault | 45.5(11) | 65.2(16) | 78.3(19) | 275.2(66) | 158.7(38) |
| Property crime | 2527.7(611) | 2217.6(544) | 2364.8(574) | 2606.2(625) | 1845.4(442) |
| Burglary | 575.0(139) | 366.9(90) | 309.0(75) | 396.1(95) | 288.1(69) |
| Larceny | 1820.3(440) | 1687.7(414) | 1919.8(466) | 2064.1(495) | 1453.0(348) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 128.2(31) | 150.8(37) | 127.7(31) | 129.3(31) | 96.0(23) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Sandusky, 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 Sandusky 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 Sandusky calculated?
- Sandusky'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 Sandusky 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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