Lexington, OH Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lexington, OH Summary

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

  • There were 2 total crimes committed in Lexington the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 41.1 total crimes per 100K people in Lexington.
  • The overall crime rate in Lexington is -98.23% below the national average.
  • Lexington ranks #4 safest out of 426 cities in Ohio.
  • Lexington ranks #389 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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Lexington Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lexington is 41.1 per 100,000 people. That's -98.23% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -98.10% lower than the Ohio total crime rate of 2,159.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lexington
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2 41.1 2,159.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.0 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 66.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1 20.6 191.6 268.2
Violent Crime 1 20.6 308.8 369.8
Burglary 0 0.0 318.8 269.8
Larceny 1 20.6 1,359.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 171.7 282.7
Property Crime 1 20.6 1,850.3 1,954.4

Lexington 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 Lexington

1
Violent Crimes
20.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-94.44%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1 violent crimes in Lexington in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lexington is 20.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 4,863.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lexington each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -94.44% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -93.34% lower than the Ohio violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lexington

1
Property Crimes
20.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-98.95%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1 property crimes in Lexington in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lexington is 20.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 4,863.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lexington each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -98.95% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -98.89% lower than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,850.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lexington

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Mansfield, OH 47,845 1,758 3,674.4 3,195.7 478.6
Ashland, OH 19,193 283 1,474.5 1,354.7 119.8
Galion, OH 10,338 115 1,112.4 957.6 154.8
Shelby, OH 9,303 137 1,472.6 1,332.9 139.7
Ontario, OH 6,089 202 3,317.5 3,251.8 65.7
Crestline, OH 4,466 37 828.5 671.7 156.7
Bellville, OH 1,976 21 1,062.8 1,012.1 50.6

Lexington SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
5
Safety
9.5
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
8
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