Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Van Wert, OH Crime Grade
How Van Wert 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
7/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Ohio
9/10
vs. Ohio cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Van Wert, OH was 236.0 per 100,000 residents (26 incidents over a population of 11,018). That puts Van Wert 35% below the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 25% below the Ohio statewide rate of 313.0.
That ranks Van Wert #2,294 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 39% of them, and #175 of 213 in Ohio. Violent crime is down 47% year over year and down 16% over the last five years.
Van Wert, OH crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (7/10)
- Ohio Grade
- F (9/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 236.0 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,294 of 3,771
- OH rank
- #175 of 213
- Safer than
- 39% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 47%
- 5-year change
- down 16%
- Population
- 11,018
- Reporting agency
- Van Wert Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by Van Wert Police Department (FBI ORI OH0810100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Van Wert, OH
Also known as
- Vanwert
History
Incorporated as a city in 1848. Became the county seat of Van Wert County in 1838.
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. Van Wert (red), Ohio (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Van Wert vs. U.S., 2024 — 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 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 281.5(30) | 358.7(38) | 327.1(36) | 443.8(49) | 236.0(26) |
| Murder | 9.4(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 46.9(5) | 113.3(12) | 109.0(12) | 126.8(14) | 45.4(5) |
| Robbery | 37.5(4) | 9.4(1) | 27.3(3) | 36.2(4) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 187.6(20) | 236.0(25) | 190.8(21) | 280.7(31) | 190.6(21) |
| Property crime | 2401.7(256) | 2812.9(298) | 2389.8(263) | 2553.9(282) | 3258.3(359) |
| Burglary | 422.2(45) | 519.2(55) | 418.0(46) | 335.1(37) | 335.8(37) |
| Larceny | 1904.5(203) | 2256.0(239) | 1890.0(208) | 2164.5(239) | 2859.0(315) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 56.3(6) | 28.3(3) | 72.7(8) | 45.3(5) | 54.5(6) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Van Wert, 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 Van Wert 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 Van Wert calculated?
- Van Wert'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 Van Wert 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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