Oberlin, OH Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Oberlin, OH Summary

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

  • There were 120 total crimes committed in Oberlin the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,456.7 total crimes per 100K people in Oberlin.
  • The overall crime rate in Oberlin is -37.33% below the national average.
  • Oberlin ranks #250 safest out of 426 cities in Ohio.
  • Oberlin ranks #5,187 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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Oberlin Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Oberlin is 1,456.7 per 100,000 people. That's -37.33% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -32.53% lower than the Ohio total crime rate of 2,159.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Oberlin
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 120 1,456.7 2,159.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.0 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 66.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 3 36.4 191.6 268.2
Violent Crime 11 133.5 308.8 369.8
Burglary 6 72.8 318.8 269.8
Larceny 100 1,213.9 1,359.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 36.4 171.7 282.7
Property Crime 109 1,323.1 1,850.3 1,954.4

Oberlin 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 Oberlin

11
Violent Crimes
133.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-63.89%
Below The National Average
  • There were 11 violent crimes in Oberlin in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Oberlin is 133.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 748.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Oberlin each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -63.89% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -56.75% lower than the Ohio violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Oberlin

109
Property Crimes
1,323.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-32.30%
Below The National Average
  • There were 109 property crimes in Oberlin in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Oberlin is 1,323.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 75.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Oberlin each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -32.30% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -28.49% lower than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,850.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Oberlin

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Elyria, OH 52,902 1,112 2,102.0 1,903.5 198.5
North Ridgeville, OH 36,968 160 432.8 392.2 40.6
Westlake, OH 33,734 155 459.5 418.0 41.5
North Olmsted, OH 31,641 474 1,498.1 1,409.6 88.5
Avon Lake, OH 25,846 130 503.0 433.3 69.6
Berea, OH 18,736 101 539.1 501.7 37.4
Amherst, OH 12,993 100 769.6 761.9 7.7
Vermilion, OH 10,420 83 796.5 777.4 19.2
Olmsted Falls, OH 8,614 50 580.5 557.2 23.2
Huron, OH 6,794 53 780.1 765.4 14.7

Oberlin SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
6
Affordability
7
Diversity
8.5
Safety
8
Amenities
8
Education
8.5
Commute
10
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