Wadsworth, OH Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Wadsworth, OH Summary

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

  • There were 281 total crimes committed in Wadsworth the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,144.8 total crimes per 100K people in Wadsworth.
  • The overall crime rate in Wadsworth is -50.74% below the national average.
  • Wadsworth ranks #200 safest out of 426 cities in Ohio.
  • Wadsworth ranks #4,220 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.

Additional research about crime in Ohio

Wadsworth Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Wadsworth is 1,144.8 per 100,000 people. That's -50.74% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -46.98% lower than the Ohio total crime rate of 2,159.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Wadsworth
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 281 1,144.8 2,159.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.0 6.3
Robbery 4 16.3 66.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 14 57.0 191.6 268.2
Violent Crime 37 150.7 308.8 369.8
Burglary 23 93.7 318.8 269.8
Larceny 217 884.1 1,359.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 4 16.3 171.7 282.7
Property Crime 244 994.1 1,850.3 1,954.4

Wadsworth 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 Wadsworth

37
Violent Crimes
150.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-59.24%
Below The National Average
  • There were 37 violent crimes in Wadsworth in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Wadsworth is 150.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 663.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Wadsworth each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -59.24% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -51.18% lower than the Ohio violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Wadsworth

244
Property Crimes
994.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-49.14%
Below The National Average
  • There were 244 property crimes in Wadsworth in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Wadsworth is 994.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 100.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Wadsworth each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -49.14% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -46.28% lower than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,850.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Wadsworth

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Cuyahoga Falls, OH 50,607 991 1,958.2 1,819.9 138.3
Brunswick, OH 35,235 220 624.4 516.5 107.8
Stow, OH 34,244 517 1,509.8 1,404.6 105.1
North Royalton, OH 30,687 174 567.0 527.9 39.1
Barberton, OH 24,840 715 2,878.4 2,536.2 342.2
Tallmadge, OH 18,240 201 1,102.0 986.8 115.1
New Franklin, OH 13,744 85 618.5 560.2 58.2
Norton, OH 11,507 203 1,764.1 1,625.1 139.0
Fairlawn, OH 7,665 318 4,148.7 4,122.6 26.1
Munroe Falls, OH 5,007 23 459.4 319.6 139.8

Wadsworth SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
7
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
4
Safety
8
Amenities
8.5
Education
8.5
Commute
7
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