Ashland, OH Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Ashland:

  • There were 283 total crimes committed in Ashland the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,474.5 total crimes per 100K people in Ashland.
  • The overall crime rate in Ashland is -36.56% below the national average.
  • Ashland ranks #257 safest out of 426 cities in Ohio.
  • Ashland ranks #5,239 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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Ashland Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Ashland is 1,474.5 per 100,000 people. That's -36.56% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -31.71% lower than the Ohio total crime rate of 2,159.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Ashland
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 283 1,474.5 2,159.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.0 6.3
Robbery 4 20.8 66.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 9 46.9 191.6 268.2
Violent Crime 23 119.8 308.8 369.8
Burglary 24 125.0 318.8 269.8
Larceny 230 1,198.4 1,359.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 6 31.3 171.7 282.7
Property Crime 260 1,354.7 1,850.3 1,954.4

Ashland 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 Ashland

23
Violent Crimes
119.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-67.59%
Below The National Average
  • There were 23 violent crimes in Ashland in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Ashland is 119.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 834.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Ashland each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -67.59% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -61.19% lower than the Ohio violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Ashland

260
Property Crimes
1,354.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-30.69%
Below The National Average
  • There were 260 property crimes in Ashland in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Ashland is 1,354.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 73.8 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 -30.69% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -26.79% lower than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,850.3 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 45,703 421 921.2 853.3 67.8
North Ridgeville, OH 36,968 160 432.8 392.2 40.6
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
North Royalton, OH 30,687 174 567.0 527.9 39.1
Avon Lake, OH 25,846 130 503.0 433.3 69.6
Rocky River, OH 21,309 168 788.4 708.6 79.8
Broadview Heights, OH 19,490 30 153.9 143.7 10.3
Seven Hills, OH 11,516 88 764.2 668.6 95.5
Olmsted Falls, OH 8,614 50 580.5 557.2 23.2

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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