Sheffield Lake, OH Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Sheffield Lake, OH Summary

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

  • There were 59 total crimes committed in Sheffield Lake the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 660.7 total crimes per 100K people in Sheffield Lake.
  • The overall crime rate in Sheffield Lake is -71.57% below the national average.
  • Sheffield Lake ranks #106 safest out of 426 cities in Ohio.
  • Sheffield Lake ranks #2,483 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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Sheffield Lake Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Sheffield Lake is 660.7 per 100,000 people. That's -71.57% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -69.40% lower than the Ohio total crime rate of 2,159.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Sheffield Lake
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 59 660.7 2,159.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.0 6.3
Robbery 1 11.2 66.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 4 44.8 191.6 268.2
Violent Crime 10 112.0 308.8 369.8
Burglary 5 56.0 318.8 269.8
Larceny 42 470.3 1,359.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 22.4 171.7 282.7
Property Crime 49 548.7 1,850.3 1,954.4

Sheffield Lake 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 Sheffield Lake

10
Violent Crimes
112.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-69.72%
Below The National Average
  • There were 10 violent crimes in Sheffield Lake in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Sheffield Lake is 112.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 893.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Sheffield Lake each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -69.72% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -63.73% lower than the Ohio violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Sheffield Lake

49
Property Crimes
548.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-71.92%
Below The National Average
  • There were 49 property crimes in Sheffield Lake in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Sheffield Lake is 548.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 182.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Sheffield Lake each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -71.92% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -70.35% lower than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,850.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Sheffield Lake

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Lorain, OH 65,536 1,499 2,287.3 1,817.3 470.0
Elyria, OH 52,902 1,112 2,102.0 1,903.5 198.5
Lakewood, OH 49,490 732 1,479.1 1,353.8 125.3
Strongsville, OH 45,703 421 921.2 853.3 67.8
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
Rocky River, OH 21,309 168 788.4 708.6 79.8
Fairview Park, OH 16,821 105 624.2 552.9 71.3

Sheffield Lake SnackAbility

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