Willoughby, OH Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Willoughby, OH Summary

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

  • There were 255 total crimes committed in Willoughby the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,069.0 total crimes per 100K people in Willoughby.
  • The overall crime rate in Willoughby is -54.00% below the national average.
  • Willoughby ranks #186 safest out of 426 cities in Ohio.
  • Willoughby ranks #3,987 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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Willoughby Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Willoughby is 1,069.0 per 100,000 people. That's -54.00% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -50.49% lower than the Ohio total crime rate of 2,159.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Willoughby
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 255 1,069.0 2,159.1 2,324.2
Murder 1 4.2 7.0 6.3
Robbery 5 21.0 66.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 13 54.5 191.6 268.2
Violent Crime 24 100.6 308.8 369.8
Burglary 15 62.9 318.8 269.8
Larceny 204 855.2 1,359.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 12 50.3 171.7 282.7
Property Crime 231 968.4 1,850.3 1,954.4

Willoughby 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 Willoughby

24
Violent Crimes
100.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-72.79%
Below The National Average
  • There were 24 violent crimes in Willoughby in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Willoughby is 100.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 993.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Willoughby each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -72.79% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -67.41% lower than the Ohio violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Willoughby

231
Property Crimes
968.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-50.45%
Below The National Average
  • There were 231 property crimes in Willoughby in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Willoughby is 968.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 103.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Willoughby each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -50.45% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -47.66% lower than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,850.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Willoughby

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Mentor, OH 47,063 742 1,576.6 1,417.2 159.4
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
Eastlake, OH 17,982 299 1,662.8 1,473.7 189.1
Willowick, OH 14,103 45 319.1 269.4 49.6
Beachwood, OH 13,797 470 3,406.5 3,247.1 159.5
University Heights, OH 13,701 128 934.2 795.6 138.7
Lyndhurst, OH 13,682 154 1,125.6 1,008.6 116.9
Wickliffe, OH 12,622 142 1,125.0 1,045.8 79.2

Willoughby SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
6
Safety
8
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
8
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