Norton, OH Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Norton, OH Summary

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

  • There were 203 total crimes committed in Norton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,764.1 total crimes per 100K people in Norton.
  • The overall crime rate in Norton is -24.10% below the national average.
  • Norton ranks #284 safest out of 426 cities in Ohio.
  • Norton ranks #5,991 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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Norton Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Norton is 1,764.1 per 100,000 people. That's -24.10% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -18.29% lower than the Ohio total crime rate of 2,159.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Norton
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 203 1,764.1 2,159.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.0 6.3
Robbery 4 34.8 66.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 10 86.9 191.6 268.2
Violent Crime 16 139.0 308.8 369.8
Burglary 25 217.3 318.8 269.8
Larceny 148 1,286.2 1,359.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 14 121.7 171.7 282.7
Property Crime 187 1,625.1 1,850.3 1,954.4

Norton 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 Norton

16
Violent Crimes
139.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-62.40%
Below The National Average
  • There were 16 violent crimes in Norton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Norton is 139.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 719.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Norton each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -62.40% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -54.97% lower than the Ohio violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Norton

187
Property Crimes
1,625.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-16.85%
Below The National Average
  • There were 187 property crimes in Norton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Norton is 1,625.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 61.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Norton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -16.85% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -12.17% lower than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,850.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Norton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Akron, OH 188,534 8,012 4,249.6 3,428.6 821.1
Brunswick, OH 35,235 220 624.4 516.5 107.8
Stow, OH 34,244 517 1,509.8 1,404.6 105.1
Kent, OH 27,723 366 1,320.2 1,179.5 140.7
Barberton, OH 24,840 715 2,878.4 2,536.2 342.2
Wadsworth, OH 24,546 281 1,144.8 994.1 150.7
Hudson, OH 22,902 102 445.4 419.2 26.2
New Franklin, OH 13,744 85 618.5 560.2 58.2
Brecksville, OH 13,466 52 386.2 356.5 29.7
Fairlawn, OH 7,665 318 4,148.7 4,122.6 26.1

Norton SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
4
Safety
8
Amenities
7
Education
8
Commute
8
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