Athens, OH Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Athens, OH Summary

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

  • There were 585 total crimes committed in Athens the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,415.4 total crimes per 100K people in Athens.
  • The overall crime rate in Athens is 3.92% above the national average.
  • Athens ranks #341 safest out of 426 cities in Ohio.
  • Athens ranks #7,336 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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Athens Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Athens is 2,415.4 per 100,000 people. That's 3.92% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 11.87% higher than the Ohio total crime rate of 2,159.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Athens
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 585 2,415.4 2,159.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.0 6.3
Robbery 5 20.6 66.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 28 115.6 191.6 268.2
Violent Crime 41 169.3 308.8 369.8
Burglary 68 280.8 318.8 269.8
Larceny 430 1,775.4 1,359.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 46 189.9 171.7 282.7
Property Crime 544 2,246.1 1,850.3 1,954.4

Athens 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 Athens

41
Violent Crimes
169.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-54.22%
Below The National Average
  • There were 41 violent crimes in Athens in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Athens is 169.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 590.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Athens each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -54.22% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -45.17% lower than the Ohio violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Athens

544
Property Crimes
2,246.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
14.92%
Above The National Average
  • There were 544 property crimes in Athens in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Athens is 2,246.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 44.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Athens each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 14.92% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 21.39% higher than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,850.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Athens

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Murray, UT 48,884 2,645 5,410.8 5,052.8 358.0
Lancaster, OH 40,937 990 2,418.4 2,152.1 266.3
Centerville, OH 25,249 269 1,065.4 1,025.8 39.6
Circleville, OH 14,274 435 3,047.5 2,809.3 238.2
Marietta, OH 13,366 243 1,818.0 1,743.2 74.8
Logan, OH 6,918 169 2,442.9 2,197.2 245.7
Belpre, OH 6,649 71 1,067.8 932.5 135.4
Nelsonville, OH 4,542 83 1,827.4 1,585.2 242.2
New Lexington, OH 4,437 81 1,825.6 1,510.0 315.5

Athens SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
8
Affordability
3
Diversity
8
Safety
8
Amenities
9
Education
9
Commute
9.5
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