Cincinnati, OH Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Cincinnati, OH Summary

Crime in Cincinnati research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Cincinnati over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Cincinnati:

  • There were 14,134 total crimes committed in Cincinnati the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,592.5 total crimes per 100K people in Cincinnati.
  • The overall crime rate in Cincinnati is 97.60% above the national average.
  • Cincinnati ranks #411 safest out of 426 cities in Ohio.
  • Cincinnati ranks #9,260 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Cincinnati Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Cincinnati is 4,592.5 per 100,000 people. That's 97.60% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 112.71% higher than the Ohio total crime rate of 2,159.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Cincinnati
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 14,134 4,592.5 2,159.1 2,324.2
Murder 73 23.7 7.0 6.3
Robbery 640 208.0 66.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1,619 526.1 191.6 268.2
Violent Crime 2,591 841.9 308.8 369.8
Burglary 1,877 609.9 318.8 269.8
Larceny 7,655 2,487.3 1,359.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 2,011 653.4 171.7 282.7
Property Crime 11,543 3,750.6 1,850.3 1,954.4

Cincinnati Crime Compared To Ohio Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Ohio.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Cincinnati

2,591
Violent Crimes
841.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
127.66%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,591 violent crimes in Cincinnati in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Cincinnati is 841.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 118.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Cincinnati each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 127.66% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 172.67% higher than the Ohio violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Cincinnati

11,543
Property Crimes
3,750.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
91.91%
Above The National Average
  • There were 11,543 property crimes in Cincinnati in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Cincinnati is 3,750.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 26.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Cincinnati each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 91.91% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 102.70% higher than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,850.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Cincinnati

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Mason, OH 35,344 241 681.9 667.7 14.1
Norwood, OH 18,602 585 3,144.8 2,854.5 290.3
Fort Thomas, KY 17,159 96 559.5 536.2 23.3
Newport, KY 14,017 459 3,274.6 2,982.1 292.5
Montgomery, OH 10,766 129 1,198.2 1,123.9 74.3
Madeira, OH 9,340 32 342.6 331.9 10.7
Wyoming, OH 8,646 52 601.4 578.3 23.1
Dayton, KY 5,685 57 1,002.6 826.7 175.9
Bellevue, KY 5,534 71 1,283.0 1,283.0 0.0
Ludlow, KY 4,339 57 1,313.7 1,221.5 92.2

Cincinnati SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
6
Diversity
9
Safety
3
Amenities
9.5
Education
8
Commute
8
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