Portsmouth, OH Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Portsmouth, OH Summary

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

  • There were 536 total crimes committed in Portsmouth the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,995.1 total crimes per 100K people in Portsmouth.
  • The overall crime rate in Portsmouth is 28.87% above the national average.
  • Portsmouth ranks #375 safest out of 426 cities in Ohio.
  • Portsmouth ranks #8,126 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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Portsmouth Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Portsmouth is 2,995.1 per 100,000 people. That's 28.87% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 38.72% higher than the Ohio total crime rate of 2,159.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Portsmouth
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 536 2,995.1 2,159.1 2,324.2
Murder 3 16.8 7.0 6.3
Robbery 10 55.9 66.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 46 257.0 191.6 268.2
Violent Crime 71 396.7 308.8 369.8
Burglary 97 542.0 318.8 269.8
Larceny 340 1,899.9 1,359.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 28 156.5 171.7 282.7
Property Crime 465 2,598.3 1,850.3 1,954.4

Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth

71
Violent Crimes
396.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
7.28%
Above The National Average
  • There were 71 violent crimes in Portsmouth in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Portsmouth is 396.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 252.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Portsmouth each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 7.28% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 28.49% higher than the Ohio violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Portsmouth

465
Property Crimes
2,598.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
32.95%
Above The National Average
  • There were 465 property crimes in Portsmouth in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Portsmouth is 2,598.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 38.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Portsmouth each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 32.95% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 40.43% higher than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,850.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Portsmouth

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Centerville, OH 25,249 269 1,065.4 1,025.8 39.6
Ashland, KY 21,300 566 2,657.3 2,469.5 187.8
Ironton, OH 10,312 76 737.0 591.5 145.5
Maysville, KY 8,672 209 2,410.1 2,294.7 115.3
Flatwoods, KY 7,231 36 497.9 428.7 69.1
Morehead, KY 7,030 142 2,019.9 1,778.1 241.8
Russell, KY 3,656 37 1,012.0 902.6 109.4
Raceland, KY 2,321 11 473.9 430.8 43.1
New Boston, OH 2,267 96 4,234.7 3,837.7 397.0
South Shore, KY 1,037 2 192.9 192.9 0.0

Portsmouth SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
3
Affordability
7
Diversity
6
Safety
3
Amenities
8.5
Education
4
Commute
9
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