Reading, OH Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Reading, OH Summary

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

  • There were 310 total crimes committed in Reading the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,773.6 total crimes per 100K people in Reading.
  • The overall crime rate in Reading is 19.33% above the national average.
  • Reading ranks #366 safest out of 426 cities in Ohio.
  • Reading ranks #7,858 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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Reading Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Reading is 2,773.6 per 100,000 people. That's 19.33% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 28.46% higher than the Ohio total crime rate of 2,159.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Reading
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 310 2,773.6 2,159.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.0 6.3
Robbery 2 17.9 66.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 21 187.9 191.6 268.2
Violent Crime 28 250.5 308.8 369.8
Burglary 32 286.3 318.8 269.8
Larceny 229 2,048.9 1,359.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 21 187.9 171.7 282.7
Property Crime 282 2,523.0 1,850.3 1,954.4

Reading 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 Reading

28
Violent Crimes
250.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-32.26%
Below The National Average
  • There were 28 violent crimes in Reading in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Reading is 250.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 399.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Reading each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -32.26% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -18.86% lower than the Ohio violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Reading

282
Property Crimes
2,523.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
29.10%
Above The National Average
  • There were 282 property crimes in Reading in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Reading is 2,523.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 39.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Reading each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 29.10% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 36.36% higher than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,850.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Reading

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Mason, OH 35,344 241 681.9 667.7 14.1
Montgomery, OH 10,766 129 1,198.2 1,123.9 74.3
Madeira, OH 9,340 32 342.6 331.9 10.7
Wyoming, OH 8,646 52 601.4 578.3 23.1
Deer Park, OH 5,654 34 601.3 566.0 35.4
Lockland, OH 3,467 115 3,317.0 2,451.7 865.3
Evendale, OH 2,624 150 5,716.5 5,640.2 76.2

Reading SnackAbility

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