Sandusky, OH Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Sandusky, OH Summary

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

  • There were 466 total crimes committed in Sandusky the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,899.6 total crimes per 100K people in Sandusky.
  • The overall crime rate in Sandusky is -18.27% below the national average.
  • Sandusky ranks #304 safest out of 426 cities in Ohio.
  • Sandusky ranks #6,329 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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Sandusky Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Sandusky is 1,899.6 per 100,000 people. That's -18.27% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -12.02% lower than the Ohio total crime rate of 2,159.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Sandusky
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 466 1,899.6 2,159.1 2,324.2
Murder 1 4.1 7.0 6.3
Robbery 7 28.5 66.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 14 57.1 191.6 268.2
Violent Crime 23 93.8 308.8 369.8
Burglary 71 289.4 318.8 269.8
Larceny 339 1,381.9 1,359.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 33 134.5 171.7 282.7
Property Crime 443 1,805.9 1,850.3 1,954.4

Sandusky 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 Sandusky

23
Violent Crimes
93.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-74.65%
Below The National Average
  • There were 23 violent crimes in Sandusky in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Sandusky is 93.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,066.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Sandusky each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -74.65% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -69.63% lower than the Ohio violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Sandusky

443
Property Crimes
1,805.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-7.60%
Below The National Average
  • There were 443 property crimes in Sandusky in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Sandusky is 1,805.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 55.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Sandusky each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -7.60% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -2.40% lower than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,850.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Sandusky

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Norwalk, OH 16,986 199 1,171.6 1,053.8 117.7
Huron, OH 6,794 53 780.1 765.4 14.7
Clyde, OH 6,141 67 1,091.0 1,058.5 32.6
Port Clinton, OH 5,951 94 1,579.6 1,394.7 184.8

Sandusky SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8
Diversity
8.5
Safety
6
Amenities
9
Education
6
Commute
9
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