Richmond Heights, OH Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Richmond Heights, OH Summary

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

  • There were 203 total crimes committed in Richmond Heights the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,924.9 total crimes per 100K people in Richmond Heights.
  • The overall crime rate in Richmond Heights is -17.18% below the national average.
  • Richmond Heights ranks #308 safest out of 426 cities in Ohio.
  • Richmond Heights ranks #6,376 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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Richmond Heights Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Richmond Heights is 1,924.9 per 100,000 people. That's -17.18% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -10.85% lower than the Ohio total crime rate of 2,159.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Richmond Heights
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 203 1,924.9 2,159.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.0 6.3
Robbery 1 9.5 66.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 20 189.6 191.6 268.2
Violent Crime 24 227.6 308.8 369.8
Burglary 16 151.7 318.8 269.8
Larceny 127 1,204.2 1,359.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 36 341.4 171.7 282.7
Property Crime 179 1,697.3 1,850.3 1,954.4

Richmond Heights 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 Richmond Heights

24
Violent Crimes
227.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-38.46%
Below The National Average
  • There were 24 violent crimes in Richmond Heights in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Richmond Heights is 227.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 439.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Richmond Heights each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -38.46% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -26.29% lower than the Ohio violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Richmond Heights

179
Property Crimes
1,697.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-13.15%
Below The National Average
  • There were 179 property crimes in Richmond Heights in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Richmond Heights is 1,697.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 58.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Richmond Heights each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -13.15% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -8.27% lower than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,850.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Richmond Heights

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Euclid, OH 48,344 1,052 2,176.1 1,905.1 271.0
Cleveland Heights, OH 44,105 601 1,362.7 1,140.5 222.2
Shaker Heights, OH 28,615 183 639.5 583.6 55.9
Solon, OH 23,680 210 886.8 823.5 63.3
South Euclid, OH 21,360 577 2,701.3 2,528.1 173.2
Rocky River, OH 21,309 168 788.4 708.6 79.8
Mayfield Heights, OH 19,813 238 1,201.2 1,125.5 75.7
Broadview Heights, OH 19,490 30 153.9 143.7 10.3
Twinsburg, OH 19,402 142 731.9 654.6 77.3
Lyndhurst, OH 13,682 154 1,125.6 1,008.6 116.9

Richmond Heights SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
7
Diversity
9
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8.5
Education
8.5
Commute
7
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