Dayton, OH Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Dayton, OH Summary

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

  • There were 7,480 total crimes committed in Dayton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,456.5 total crimes per 100K people in Dayton.
  • The overall crime rate in Dayton is 134.77% above the national average.
  • Dayton ranks #417 safest out of 426 cities in Ohio.
  • Dayton ranks #9,512 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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Dayton Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Dayton is 5,456.5 per 100,000 people. That's 134.77% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 152.72% higher than the Ohio total crime rate of 2,159.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Dayton
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 7,480 5,456.5 2,159.1 2,324.2
Murder 34 24.8 7.0 6.3
Robbery 259 188.9 66.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1,109 809.0 191.6 268.2
Violent Crime 1,605 1,170.8 308.8 369.8
Burglary 1,339 976.8 318.8 269.8
Larceny 3,096 2,258.5 1,359.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 1,440 1,050.5 171.7 282.7
Property Crime 5,875 4,285.7 1,850.3 1,954.4

Dayton 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 Dayton

1,605
Violent Crimes
1,170.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
216.61%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,605 violent crimes in Dayton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Dayton is 1,170.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 85.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Dayton each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 216.61% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 279.20% higher than the Ohio violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Dayton

5,875
Property Crimes
4,285.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
119.28%
Above The National Average
  • There were 5,875 property crimes in Dayton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Dayton is 4,285.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 23.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Dayton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 119.28% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 131.62% higher than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,850.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Dayton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Kettering, OH 57,107 833 1,458.7 1,407.9 50.8
Beavercreek, OH 46,749 787 1,683.5 1,589.3 94.1
Huber Heights, OH 43,233 875 2,023.9 1,864.3 159.6
Centerville, OH 25,249 269 1,065.4 1,025.8 39.6
Riverside, OH 24,322 438 1,800.8 1,591.2 209.7
Trotwood, OH 22,930 886 3,863.9 3,279.5 584.4
Springboro, OH 19,431 99 509.5 478.6 30.9
Vandalia, OH 14,960 269 1,798.1 1,671.1 127.0
Clayton, OH 13,228 140 1,058.4 929.8 128.5
West Carrollton, OH 12,951 265 2,046.2 1,814.5 231.6

Dayton SnackAbility

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