Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Westlake, OH Crime Grade
How Westlake 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
1/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Ohio
1/10
vs. Ohio cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Westlake, OH was 29.2 per 100,000 residents (10 incidents over a population of 34,189). That puts Westlake Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 91% below the Ohio statewide rate of 313.0.
That ranks Westlake #236 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 94% of them, and #19 of 213 in Ohio. Violent crime is down 30% year over year and down 41% over the last five years.
Westlake, OH crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (1/10)
- Ohio Grade
- A (1/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 29.2 / 100k
- National rank
- #236 of 3,771
- OH rank
- #19 of 213
- Safer than
- 94% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 30%
- 5-year change
- down 41%
- Population
- 34,189
- Reporting agency
- Westlake Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by Westlake Police Department (FBI ORI OH0185700) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Westlake, OH
Also known as
- West Lake
- Dover Centre
- Dover Center
- Dover
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. Westlake (red), Ohio (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Westlake 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 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2022 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 49.4(16) | 43.3(14) | 40.2(13) | 41.5(14) | 29.2(10) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 3.1(1) | 0.0(0) | 3.1(1) | 5.9(2) | 14.6(5) |
| Robbery | 24.7(8) | 15.5(5) | 27.8(9) | 5.9(2) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 21.6(7) | 27.8(9) | 9.3(3) | 29.6(10) | 14.6(5) |
| Property crime | 1350.5(437) | 1434.2(464) | 1132.1(366) | 418.0(141) | 652.3(223) |
| Burglary | 148.3(48) | 114.4(37) | 77.3(25) | 59.3(20) | 43.9(15) |
| Larceny | 1118.7(362) | 1245.6(403) | 1008.4(326) | 299.4(101) | 587.9(201) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 80.4(26) | 64.9(21) | 46.4(15) | 59.3(20) | 20.5(7) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Westlake, 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 Westlake 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 Westlake calculated?
- Westlake'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 Westlake 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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