Wooster, OH Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Wooster, OH Summary

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

  • There were 706 total crimes committed in Wooster the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,639.3 total crimes per 100K people in Wooster.
  • The overall crime rate in Wooster is 13.56% above the national average.
  • Wooster ranks #358 safest out of 426 cities in Ohio.
  • Wooster ranks #7,673 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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Wooster Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Wooster is 2,639.3 per 100,000 people. That's 13.56% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 22.24% higher than the Ohio total crime rate of 2,159.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Wooster
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 706 2,639.3 2,159.1 2,324.2
Murder 2 7.5 7.0 6.3
Robbery 10 37.4 66.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 36 134.6 191.6 268.2
Violent Crime 73 272.9 308.8 369.8
Burglary 63 235.5 318.8 269.8
Larceny 542 2,026.2 1,359.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 28 104.7 171.7 282.7
Property Crime 633 2,366.4 1,850.3 1,954.4

Wooster 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 Wooster

73
Violent Crimes
272.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-26.20%
Below The National Average
  • There were 73 violent crimes in Wooster in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Wooster is 272.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 366.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Wooster each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -26.20% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -11.62% lower than the Ohio violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Wooster

633
Property Crimes
2,366.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
21.08%
Above The National Average
  • There were 633 property crimes in Wooster in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Wooster is 2,366.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 42.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Wooster each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 21.08% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 27.89% higher than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,850.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Wooster

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Strongsville, OH 45,703 421 921.2 853.3 67.8
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
Shaker Heights, OH 28,615 183 639.5 583.6 55.9
Solon, OH 23,680 210 886.8 823.5 63.3
Hudson, OH 22,902 102 445.4 419.2 26.2
Rocky River, OH 21,309 168 788.4 708.6 79.8
Broadview Heights, OH 19,490 30 153.9 143.7 10.3
Macedonia, OH 12,248 225 1,837.0 1,779.9 57.2
Orrville, OH 8,453 72 851.8 662.5 189.3

Wooster SnackAbility

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