Kenton, OH Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Kenton, OH Summary

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

  • There were 240 total crimes committed in Kenton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,023.4 total crimes per 100K people in Kenton.
  • The overall crime rate in Kenton is 30.09% above the national average.
  • Kenton ranks #377 safest out of 426 cities in Ohio.
  • Kenton ranks #8,158 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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Kenton Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Kenton is 3,023.4 per 100,000 people. That's 30.09% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 40.03% higher than the Ohio total crime rate of 2,159.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Kenton
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 240 3,023.4 2,159.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.0 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 66.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 19 239.4 191.6 268.2
Violent Crime 27 340.1 308.8 369.8
Burglary 21 264.6 318.8 269.8
Larceny 184 2,318.0 1,359.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 8 100.8 171.7 282.7
Property Crime 213 2,683.3 1,850.3 1,954.4

Kenton 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 Kenton

27
Violent Crimes
340.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-8.02%
Below The National Average
  • There were 27 violent crimes in Kenton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Kenton is 340.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 294.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Kenton each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -8.02% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 10.16% higher than the Ohio violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Kenton

213
Property Crimes
2,683.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
37.30%
Above The National Average
  • There were 213 property crimes in Kenton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Kenton is 2,683.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 37.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Kenton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 37.30% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 45.02% higher than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,850.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Kenton

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
Delaware, OH 44,042 474 1,076.2 935.5 140.8
Findlay, OH 39,881 777 1,948.3 1,772.8 175.5
Hilliard, OH 36,644 404 1,102.5 960.6 141.9
Marysville, OH 27,026 348 1,287.6 1,224.7 62.9
Powell, OH 14,407 94 652.5 610.8 41.6
Worthington, OH 14,346 243 1,693.9 1,596.3 97.6
Wapakoneta, OH 9,742 180 1,847.7 1,745.0 102.6
Ada, OH 5,238 10 190.9 190.9 0.0

Kenton SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
3
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
4
Safety
5
Amenities
8
Education
5
Commute
8.5
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