Lima, OH Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lima, OH Summary

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

  • There were 1,520 total crimes committed in Lima the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,265.7 total crimes per 100K people in Lima.
  • The overall crime rate in Lima is 83.53% above the national average.
  • Lima ranks #409 safest out of 426 cities in Ohio.
  • Lima ranks #9,107 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.

Additional research about crime in Ohio

Lima Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lima is 4,265.7 per 100,000 people. That's 83.53% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 97.57% higher than the Ohio total crime rate of 2,159.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lima
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,520 4,265.7 2,159.1 2,324.2
Murder 3 8.4 7.0 6.3
Robbery 30 84.2 66.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 174 488.3 191.6 268.2
Violent Crime 230 645.5 308.8 369.8
Burglary 301 844.7 318.8 269.8
Larceny 954 2,677.3 1,359.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 35 98.2 171.7 282.7
Property Crime 1,290 3,620.2 1,850.3 1,954.4

Lima 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 Lima

230
Violent Crimes
645.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
74.55%
Above The National Average
  • There were 230 violent crimes in Lima in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lima is 645.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 154.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lima each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 74.55% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 109.05% higher than the Ohio violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lima

1,290
Property Crimes
3,620.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
85.24%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,290 property crimes in Lima in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lima is 3,620.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 27.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lima each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 85.24% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 95.65% higher than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,850.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lima

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Findlay, OH 39,881 777 1,948.3 1,772.8 175.5
Troy, OH 26,544 355 1,337.4 1,220.6 116.8
Defiance, OH 16,923 247 1,459.6 1,199.6 260.0
Wapakoneta, OH 9,742 180 1,847.7 1,745.0 102.6
St. Marys, OH 8,094 61 753.6 716.6 37.1
Delphos, OH 7,007 56 799.2 627.9 171.3
Upper Sandusky, OH 6,577 92 1,398.8 1,262.0 136.8
Ada, OH 5,238 10 190.9 190.9 0.0
Elida, OH 1,859 8 430.3 430.3 0.0

Lima SnackAbility

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