Ontario, OH Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Ontario, OH Summary

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

  • There were 202 total crimes committed in Ontario the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,317.5 total crimes per 100K people in Ontario.
  • The overall crime rate in Ontario is 42.74% above the national average.
  • Ontario ranks #387 safest out of 426 cities in Ohio.
  • Ontario ranks #8,456 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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Ontario Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Ontario is 3,317.5 per 100,000 people. That's 42.74% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 53.65% higher than the Ohio total crime rate of 2,159.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Ontario
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 202 3,317.5 2,159.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.0 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 66.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 4 65.7 191.6 268.2
Violent Crime 4 65.7 308.8 369.8
Burglary 8 131.4 318.8 269.8
Larceny 186 3,054.7 1,359.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 4 65.7 171.7 282.7
Property Crime 198 3,251.8 1,850.3 1,954.4

Ontario 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 Ontario

4
Violent Crimes
65.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-82.24%
Below The National Average
  • There were 4 violent crimes in Ontario in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Ontario is 65.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,522.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Ontario each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -82.24% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -78.72% lower than the Ohio violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Ontario

198
Property Crimes
3,251.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
66.38%
Above The National Average
  • There were 198 property crimes in Ontario in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Ontario is 3,251.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 30.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Ontario each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 66.38% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 75.74% higher than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,850.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Ontario

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Mansfield, OH 47,845 1,758 3,674.4 3,195.7 478.6
Ashland, OH 19,193 283 1,474.5 1,354.7 119.8
Bucyrus, OH 11,571 246 2,126.0 1,832.2 293.8
Galion, OH 10,338 115 1,112.4 957.6 154.8
Shelby, OH 9,303 137 1,472.6 1,332.9 139.7
Lexington, OH 4,863 2 41.1 20.6 20.6
Crestline, OH 4,466 37 828.5 671.7 156.7
Bellville, OH 1,976 21 1,062.8 1,012.1 50.6

Ontario SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
4
Safety
8
Amenities
6
Education
8
Commute
8.5
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