Ottawa, OH Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Ottawa, OH Summary

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

  • There were 8 total crimes committed in Ottawa the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 185.3 total crimes per 100K people in Ottawa.
  • The overall crime rate in Ottawa is -92.03% below the national average.
  • Ottawa ranks #20 safest out of 426 cities in Ohio.
  • Ottawa ranks #718 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

Ottawa Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Ottawa is 185.3 per 100,000 people. That's -92.03% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -91.42% lower than the Ohio total crime rate of 2,159.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Ottawa
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 8 185.3 2,159.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.0 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 66.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1 23.2 191.6 268.2
Violent Crime 1 23.2 308.8 369.8
Burglary 0 0.0 318.8 269.8
Larceny 5 115.8 1,359.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 23.2 171.7 282.7
Property Crime 7 162.1 1,850.3 1,954.4

Ottawa 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 Ottawa

1
Violent Crimes
23.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-93.74%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1 violent crimes in Ottawa in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Ottawa is 23.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 4,317.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Ottawa each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -93.74% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -92.50% lower than the Ohio violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Ottawa

7
Property Crimes
162.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-91.70%
Below The National Average
  • There were 7 property crimes in Ottawa in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Ottawa is 162.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 616.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Ottawa each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -91.70% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -91.24% lower than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,850.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Ottawa

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
Bowling Green, OH 30,730 428 1,392.8 1,340.7 52.1
Perrysburg, OH 25,165 159 631.8 615.9 15.9
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
Waterville, OH 6,022 39 647.6 514.8 132.8
Ada, OH 5,238 10 190.9 190.9 0.0

Ottawa SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8
Diversity
6
Safety
N/A
Amenities
7
Education
8
Commute
9
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