Urbana, OH Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Urbana, OH Summary

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

  • There were 246 total crimes committed in Urbana the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,212.4 total crimes per 100K people in Urbana.
  • The overall crime rate in Urbana is -4.81% below the national average.
  • Urbana ranks #331 safest out of 426 cities in Ohio.
  • Urbana ranks #6,977 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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Urbana Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Urbana is 2,212.4 per 100,000 people. That's -4.81% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 2.47% higher than the Ohio total crime rate of 2,159.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Urbana
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 246 2,212.4 2,159.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.0 6.3
Robbery 1 9.0 66.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 8 71.9 191.6 268.2
Violent Crime 19 170.9 308.8 369.8
Burglary 20 179.9 318.8 269.8
Larceny 199 1,789.7 1,359.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 8 71.9 171.7 282.7
Property Crime 227 2,041.6 1,850.3 1,954.4

Urbana 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 Urbana

19
Violent Crimes
170.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-53.79%
Below The National Average
  • There were 19 violent crimes in Urbana in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Urbana is 170.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 585.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Urbana each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -53.79% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -44.66% lower than the Ohio violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Urbana

227
Property Crimes
2,041.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
4.46%
Above The National Average
  • There were 227 property crimes in Urbana in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Urbana is 2,041.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 49.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Urbana each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 4.46% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 10.33% higher than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,850.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Urbana

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Springfield, OH 58,725 3,358 5,718.2 4,514.3 1,203.9
Dublin, OH 48,799 582 1,192.6 1,125.0 67.6
Westerville, OH 38,528 820 2,128.3 1,983.0 145.3
Hilliard, OH 36,644 404 1,102.5 960.6 141.9
Upper Arlington, OH 35,831 375 1,046.6 1,013.1 33.5
Gahanna, OH 35,167 919 2,613.2 2,374.4 238.9
Springboro, OH 19,431 99 509.5 478.6 30.9
Powell, OH 14,407 94 652.5 610.8 41.6
Worthington, OH 14,346 243 1,693.9 1,596.3 97.6
Bexley, OH 13,956 282 2,020.6 1,934.7 86.0

Urbana SnackAbility

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