Crime Grade · Ohio

Safest Cities in Ohio

213 reporting Ohio cities ranked safest to least safe, by FBI violent crime rate per 100,000 residents. Data from the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

State median violent crime rate: 119.7 per 100,000. Cities with population ≥ 10,000. Letter grade is the national decile against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities — same grade everywhere on this site.

Rank	City	Population	Violent / 100k	Grade
1	Bainbridge Township	12,921	0.0	A1/10
2	Broadview Heights	19,753	0.0	A1/10
3	Brunswick Hills Township	10,621	0.0	A1/10
4	Chester Township	10,322	0.0	A1/10
5	Genoa Township	28,755	3.5	A1/10
6	Olmsted Township	14,567	6.9	A1/10
7	Montville Township	13,509	7.4	A1/10
8	Sagamore Hills	10,837	9.2	A1/10
9	Vermilion	10,752	9.3	A1/10
10	Bay Village	15,839	12.6	A1/10
11	Shaker Heights	28,509	14.0	A1/10
12	Springboro	19,775	15.2	A1/10
13	Tipp City	10,671	18.7	A1/10
14	Upper Arlington	35,987	19.5	A1/10
15	Perrysburg	25,382	19.7	A1/10
16	American Township	12,517	24.0	A1/10
17	Middleburg Heights	15,381	26.0	A1/10
18	Celina	10,949	27.4	A1/10
19	Westlake	34,189	29.2	A1/10
20	Parma Heights	20,484	29.3	A1/10
21	Mayfield Heights	19,774	30.3	A1/10
22	North Olmsted	31,509	31.7	A1/10
23	Rocky River	21,397	32.7	A1/10
24	Macedonia	12,136	33.0	A1/10
25	Centerville	26,872	33.5	A1/10
26	Willowick	14,143	35.4	A1/10
27	Brecksville	14,038	35.6	A1/10
28	Perrysburg Township	13,820	36.2	A1/10
29	London	10,865	36.8	A1/10
30	Brunswick	35,100	37.0	A1/10
31	Brook Park	18,033	38.8	A1/10
32	Tiffin	17,654	39.7	A1/10
33	Clearcreek Township	20,122	39.8	A1/10
34	Bath Township, Summit County	10,012	40.0	A1/10
35	Beavercreek	48,369	41.3	A1/10
36	Hamilton Township, Warren County	28,840	41.6	A1/10
37	Avon	25,735	42.7	A1/10
38	Avon Lake	26,615	45.1	A1/10
39	Strongsville	45,589	46.1	A1/10
40	North Ridgeville	38,035	47.3	A1/10
41	Hudson	23,075	47.7	A1/10
42	Aurora	18,170	49.5	A1/10
43	Berea	17,869	50.4	A1/10
44	Beachwood	13,766	50.8	A1/10
45	North Canton	17,641	51.0	A1/10
46	Pierce Township	15,632	51.2	A1/10
47	University Heights	13,111	53.4	A1/10
48	North Royalton	30,786	55.2	A1/10
49	Perry Township, Stark County	28,221	56.7	A1/10
50	Solon	23,780	58.9	A1/10
51	Mason	36,342	60.5	A1/10
52	Brimfield Township	11,533	60.7	A1/10
53	Seven Hills	11,517	60.8	A1/10
54	Amherst	13,129	60.9	A1/10
55	Sylvania Township	31,858	62.8	A1/10
56	Perkins Township	12,577	63.6	A1/10
57	Montgomery	10,978	63.8	A1/10
58	Fairview Park	16,752	65.7	A1/10
59	Miami Township, Clermont County	45,451	66.0	A1/10
60	Madison Township , Franklin County	19,633	66.2	A1/10
61	Richmond Heights	10,492	66.7	A1/10
62	Madison Township, Lake County	14,979	66.8	A1/10
63	Franklin Township	10,463	66.9	A1/10
64	Union Township, Clermont County	51,327	68.2	A1/10
65	Bowling Green	30,287	69.3	A1/10
66	Marysville	30,246	69.4	A1/10
67	Norwalk	17,206	69.7	A1/10
68	Goshen Township, Clermont County	16,689	71.9	A1/10
69	Kettering	56,832	72.1	A1/10
70	Sylvania	19,118	73.2	A1/10
71	Powell	14,705	74.8	A1/10
72	Athens	25,190	75.4	A1/10
73	Pataskala	18,283	76.6	A1/10
74	Lakewood	49,178	81.3	A1/10
75	Brooklyn	11,003	81.8	A1/10
76	Poland Township	12,073	82.8	A1/10
77	Steubenville	18,000	83.3	A1/10
78	Oxford	22,563	84.2	A1/10
79	Sunbury	10,643	84.6	A1/10
80	Trenton	13,995	85.7	A1/10
81	Wickliffe	12,655	86.9	A1/10
82	New Franklin	13,763	87.2	A1/10
83	Howland Township	17,051	88.0	A1/10
84	Dublin	49,484	90.9	A1/10
85	Monroe	18,578	91.5	A1/10
86	Twinsburg	19,565	92.0	A1/10
87	Wadsworth	24,927	92.3	A1/10
88	Copley Township	18,209	93.4	A1/10
89	Willoughby	24,294	94.7	A1/10
90	Shawnee Township	12,438	96.5	A1/10
91	Urbana	11,218	98.1	A1/10
92	Lebanon	22,283	98.7	A1/10
93	Salem	11,637	103.1	A1/10
94	Bucyrus	11,538	104.0	A1/10
95	Euclid	48,117	106.0	A1/10
96	Fairfield Township	23,545	106.2	A1/10
97	West Chester Township	64,911	107.8	A1/10
98	Tallmadge	18,412	108.6	A1/10
99	Lyndhurst	13,617	110.2	A1/10
100	Streetsboro	18,019	111.0	A1/10
101	Norton	11,367	114.4	A1/10
102	Fostoria	13,067	114.8	A1/10
103	Marietta	12,960	115.7	A1/10
104	Mentor	47,035	116.9	A1/10
105	Bedford	12,757	117.6	A1/10
106	Greenville	12,679	118.3	A1/10
107	Warrensville Heights	13,372	119.7	A1/10
108	Stow	34,012	120.5	A2/10
109	Eastlake	17,366	120.9	A2/10
110	Hilliard	37,305	123.3	A2/10
111	Troy	27,309	124.5	A2/10
112	Conneaut	12,379	129.3	A2/10
113	Worthington	14,616	130.0	A2/10
114	Green Township	60,370	130.9	A2/10
115	Delhi Township	28,885	131.6	A2/10
116	Ravenna	11,216	133.7	A2/10
117	Pickerington	25,959	134.8	A2/10
118	Austintown	35,563	135.0	A2/10
119	Huber Heights	43,627	139.8	A2/10
120	Washington Court House	14,447	145.4	A2/10
121	Blue Ash	13,669	146.3	A2/10
122	Heath	10,913	146.6	A2/10
123	Parma	78,925	149.5	A2/10
124	Clayton	13,294	150.4	A2/10
125	Boardman	39,658	151.3	A2/10
126	Medina	25,679	151.9	A2/10
127	Bedford Heights	10,735	158.4	A2/10
128	Harrison	13,762	159.9	A2/10
129	New Albany	11,741	161.8	A2/10
130	Miamisburg	20,340	162.2	A2/10
131	Middletown	51,630	164.6	A2/10
132	South Euclid	21,236	164.8	A2/10
133	Niles	18,193	164.9	A2/10
134	Wilmington	12,653	166.0	A2/10
135	Englewood	13,235	166.2	A2/10
136	New Philadelphia	17,306	167.6	A2/10
137	Xenia	26,222	167.8	A2/10
138	Gahanna	35,504	169.0	A2/10
139	Vandalia	14,968	173.7	A2/10
140	Bellefontaine	14,097	177.3	A2/10
141	Fairfield	45,140	179.4	A2/10
142	Cambridge	10,017	179.7	A2/10
143	Colerain Township	59,366	180.2	A3/10
144	Ashtabula	17,725	180.5	A3/10
145	Loveland	13,270	180.9	A3/10
146	Bexley	12,533	183.5	A3/10
147	Elyria	53,836	183.9	A3/10
148	Kent	27,693	184.2	A3/10
149	Franklin	11,642	189.0	A3/10
150	Mount Vernon	17,398	189.7	A3/10
151	Springfield Township, Summit County	14,171	190.5	A3/10
152	Maumee	13,566	191.7	A3/10
153	Delaware	47,808	192.4	A3/10
154	Ashland	18,658	192.9	A3/10
155	Liberty Township	11,870	193.8	A3/10
156	Miami Township, Montgomery County	30,895	200.7	A3/10
157	Dover	12,886	201.8	A3/10
158	Galion	10,270	204.5	A3/10
159	Sandusky	23,951	204.6	A3/10
160	Grove City	44,723	207.9	A3/10
161	Springfield Township, Hamilton County	35,794	212.3	A3/10
162	Riverside	24,472	212.5	A3/10
163	Sharonville	14,024	213.9	A3/10
164	Defiance	17,213	215.0	A3/10
165	Circleville	14,556	219.8	A3/10
166	Chillicothe	21,702	221.2	A3/10
167	Painesville	20,754	221.6	A3/10
168	Findlay	40,360	223.0	A3/10
169	Cuyahoga Falls	50,961	223.7	A3/10
170	Westerville	37,540	223.8	A3/10
171	Wooster	26,922	226.6	A3/10
172	Fremont	15,794	227.9	A3/10
173	Oregon	19,676	228.7	A3/10
174	Jackson Township, Stark County	43,144	229.5	A3/10
175	Van Wert	11,018	236.0	A3/10
176	Cleveland Heights	43,764	242.2	A3/10
177	Barberton	24,497	253.1	A3/10
178	Forest Park	20,000	260.0	A3/10
179	Reading	11,276	283.8	B4/10
180	Norwood	19,567	286.2	B4/10
181	Hamilton	64,088	287.1	B4/10
182	Newark	51,776	295.5	B4/10
183	Fairborn	35,239	303.6	B4/10
184	Massillon	32,928	309.8	B4/10
185	Sidney	20,353	314.4	B4/10
186	Ironton	10,048	318.5	B4/10
187	Alliance	21,496	334.9	B4/10
188	Marion	35,459	349.7	B4/10
189	Springdale	11,228	356.3	B4/10
190	Zanesville	24,610	361.6	B5/10
191	Piqua	21,075	365.4	B5/10
192	Columbus	940,106	374.1	B5/10
193	Lancaster	41,935	383.9	B5/10
194	Garfield Heights	28,828	409.3	B5/10
195	West Carrollton	12,864	412.0	B5/10
196	Reynoldsburg	43,371	417.3	B5/10
197	Warren	38,943	441.7	B5/10
198	Maple Heights	22,987	539.4	C6/10
199	Mansfield	47,610	552.4	C6/10
200	Lorain	65,882	564.6	C6/10
201	Portsmouth	17,315	646.8	C7/10
202	Trotwood	23,072	667.5	C7/10
203	Youngstown	58,850	688.2	C7/10
204	Toledo	264,490	711.9	C7/10
205	Cincinnati	316,260	774.7	C7/10
206	Whitehall	19,900	824.1	D8/10
207	Lima	34,495	852.3	D8/10
208	Akron	189,545	865.2	D8/10
209	Canton	68,866	1090.5	F9/10
210	Dayton	136,047	1217.2	F9/10
211	Springfield	58,026	1232.2	F9/10
212	Cleveland	363,659	1357.9	F9/10
213	East Cleveland	13,311	1712.9	F10/10

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Cities are ranked by the FBI's reported violent crime rate per 100,000 residents for the most recent fully-reported year (see individual city pages for the year shown). The list is restricted to cities with population ≥ 10,000 that report to the FBI's National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer. Refreshed every six months.