Ashland, OH Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Ashland, OH Summary

Crime in Ashland research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Ashland over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Ashland:

  • There were 295 total crimes committed in Ashland in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,590.1 total crimes per 100K people in Ashland.
  • The overall crime rate in Ashland is -24.97% below the national average.
  • Ashland ranks #261 safest out of 387 cities in Ohio.
  • Ashland ranks #6,296 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Ashland Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Ashland is 1,590.1 per 100,000 people. That's -24.97% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -13.81% lower than the Ohio total crime rate of 1,844.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Ashland
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 295 1,590.1 1,844.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.0 5.0
Robbery 5 27.0 45.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 14 75.5 197.4 256.0
Violent Crime 32 172.5 293.7 359.0
Burglary 27 145.5 206.0 229.0
Larceny 231 1,245.1 1,132.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 5 27.0 212.5 259.0
Property Crime 263 1,417.6 1,551.2 1,760.0

Ashland Crime Compared To Ohio Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Ohio.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Ashland

32
Violent Crimes
172.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-51.95%
Below The National Average
  • There were 32 violent crimes in Ashland in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Ashland is 172.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 579.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Ashland each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -51.95% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -41.27% lower than the Ohio violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Ashland

263
Property Crimes
1,417.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-19.45%
Below The National Average
  • There were 263 property crimes in Ashland in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Ashland is 1,417.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 70.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Ashland each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -19.45% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -8.61% lower than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,551.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Ashland

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Strongsville, OH 45,600 618 1,355.3 1,282.9 72.4
North Ridgeville, OH 37,534 129 343.7 287.7 55.9
Westlake, OH 34,189 232 678.6 649.3 29.2
North Olmsted, OH 31,532 335 1,062.4 999.0 63.4
North Royalton, OH 30,683 109 355.2 325.9 29.3
Avon Lake, OH 26,167 81 309.6 290.4 19.1
Rocky River, OH 21,256 94 442.2 418.7 23.5
Broadview Heights, OH 19,709 21 106.6 101.5 5.1
Seven Hills, OH 11,526 112 971.7 885.0 86.8
Olmsted Falls, OH 8,638 27 312.6 312.6 0.0

Ashland SnackAbility

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