East Cleveland, OH Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In East Cleveland, OH Summary

Crime in East Cleveland research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in East Cleveland 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 East Cleveland:

  • There were 445 total crimes committed in East Cleveland the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,316.4 total crimes per 100K people in East Cleveland.
  • The overall crime rate in East Cleveland is 42.69% above the national average.
  • East Cleveland ranks #385 safest out of 426 cities in Ohio.
  • East Cleveland ranks #8,453 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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East Cleveland Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in East Cleveland is 3,316.4 per 100,000 people. That's 42.69% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 53.60% higher than the Ohio total crime rate of 2,159.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
East Cleveland
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 445 3,316.4 2,159.1 2,324.2
Murder 5 37.3 7.0 6.3
Robbery 25 186.3 66.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 107 797.4 191.6 268.2
Violent Crime 142 1,058.3 308.8 369.8
Burglary 59 439.7 318.8 269.8
Larceny 140 1,043.4 1,359.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 104 775.1 171.7 282.7
Property Crime 303 2,258.2 1,850.3 1,954.4

East Cleveland 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 East Cleveland

142
Violent Crimes
1,058.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
186.18%
Above The National Average
  • There were 142 violent crimes in East Cleveland in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in East Cleveland is 1,058.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 94.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in East Cleveland each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 186.18% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 242.75% higher than the Ohio violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In East Cleveland

303
Property Crimes
2,258.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
15.54%
Above The National Average
  • There were 303 property crimes in East Cleveland in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in East Cleveland is 2,258.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 44.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in East Cleveland each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 15.54% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 22.04% higher than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,850.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around East Cleveland

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Euclid, OH 48,344 1,052 2,176.1 1,905.1 271.0
Strongsville, OH 45,703 421 921.2 853.3 67.8
Cleveland Heights, OH 44,105 601 1,362.7 1,140.5 222.2
Westlake, OH 33,734 155 459.5 418.0 41.5
North Olmsted, OH 31,641 474 1,498.1 1,409.6 88.5
Shaker Heights, OH 28,615 183 639.5 583.6 55.9
Solon, OH 23,680 210 886.8 823.5 63.3
South Euclid, OH 21,360 577 2,701.3 2,528.1 173.2
Rocky River, OH 21,309 168 788.4 708.6 79.8
Broadview Heights, OH 19,490 30 153.9 143.7 10.3

East Cleveland SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
2/10
Housing
3
Affordability
6
Diversity
6
Safety
N/A
Amenities
9
Education
4
Commute
7
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