Van Wert, OH Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Van Wert, OH Summary

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

  • There were 293 total crimes committed in Van Wert the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,662.4 total crimes per 100K people in Van Wert.
  • The overall crime rate in Van Wert is 14.55% above the national average.
  • Van Wert ranks #360 safest out of 426 cities in Ohio.
  • Van Wert ranks #7,705 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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Van Wert Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Van Wert is 2,662.4 per 100,000 people. That's 14.55% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 23.31% higher than the Ohio total crime rate of 2,159.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Van Wert
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 293 2,662.4 2,159.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.0 6.3
Robbery 3 27.3 66.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 20 181.7 191.6 268.2
Violent Crime 35 318.0 308.8 369.8
Burglary 46 418.0 318.8 269.8
Larceny 204 1,853.7 1,359.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 8 72.7 171.7 282.7
Property Crime 258 2,344.4 1,850.3 1,954.4

Van Wert 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 Van Wert

35
Violent Crimes
318.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-14.00%
Below The National Average
  • There were 35 violent crimes in Van Wert in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Van Wert is 318.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 314.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Van Wert each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -14.00% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 3.00% higher than the Ohio violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Van Wert

258
Property Crimes
2,344.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
19.95%
Above The National Average
  • There were 258 property crimes in Van Wert in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Van Wert is 2,344.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 42.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Van Wert each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 19.95% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 26.70% higher than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,850.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Van Wert

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Sidney, OH 20,309 527 2,594.9 2,294.5 300.4
Defiance, OH 16,923 247 1,459.6 1,199.6 260.0
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
Delphos, OH 7,007 56 799.2 627.9 171.3
Union, OH 6,865 40 582.7 539.0 43.7
Ada, OH 5,238 10 190.9 190.9 0.0

Van Wert SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
5
Safety
5
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
9.5
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