Bellefontaine, OH Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Bellefontaine, OH Summary

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

  • There were 126 total crimes committed in Bellefontaine the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 895.8 total crimes per 100K people in Bellefontaine.
  • The overall crime rate in Bellefontaine is -61.46% below the national average.
  • Bellefontaine ranks #163 safest out of 426 cities in Ohio.
  • Bellefontaine ranks #3,389 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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Bellefontaine Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bellefontaine is 895.8 per 100,000 people. That's -61.46% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -58.51% lower than the Ohio total crime rate of 2,159.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bellefontaine
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 126 895.8 2,159.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.0 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 66.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 10 71.1 191.6 268.2
Violent Crime 17 120.9 308.8 369.8
Burglary 8 56.9 318.8 269.8
Larceny 101 718.1 1,359.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 171.7 282.7
Property Crime 109 775.0 1,850.3 1,954.4

Bellefontaine 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 Bellefontaine

17
Violent Crimes
120.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-67.32%
Below The National Average
  • There were 17 violent crimes in Bellefontaine in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bellefontaine is 120.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 827.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bellefontaine each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -67.32% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -60.85% lower than the Ohio violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bellefontaine

109
Property Crimes
775.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-60.35%
Below The National Average
  • There were 109 property crimes in Bellefontaine in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bellefontaine is 775.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 129.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bellefontaine each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -60.35% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -58.12% lower than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,850.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bellefontaine

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Dublin, OH 48,799 582 1,192.6 1,125.0 67.6
Beavercreek, OH 46,749 787 1,683.5 1,589.3 94.1
Delaware, OH 44,042 474 1,076.2 935.5 140.8
Westerville, OH 38,528 820 2,128.3 1,983.0 145.3
Hilliard, OH 36,644 404 1,102.5 960.6 141.9
Upper Arlington, OH 35,831 375 1,046.6 1,013.1 33.5
Powell, OH 14,407 94 652.5 610.8 41.6
Worthington, OH 14,346 243 1,693.9 1,596.3 97.6
Grandview Heights, OH 8,254 199 2,411.0 2,314.0 96.9
Russells Point, OH 1,377 14 1,016.7 798.8 217.9

Bellefontaine SnackAbility

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