Athens, OH Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Athens, OH Summary

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

  • There were 266 total crimes committed in Athens in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,059.6 total crimes per 100K people in Athens.
  • The overall crime rate in Athens is -50.00% below the national average.
  • Athens ranks #179 safest out of 387 cities in Ohio.
  • Athens ranks #4,621 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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Athens Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Athens is 1,059.6 per 100,000 people. That's -50.00% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -42.57% lower than the Ohio total crime rate of 1,844.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Athens
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 266 1,059.6 1,844.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.0 5.0
Robbery 4 15.9 45.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 17 67.7 197.4 256.0
Violent Crime 24 95.6 293.7 359.0
Burglary 22 87.6 206.0 229.0
Larceny 204 812.6 1,132.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 16 63.7 212.5 259.0
Property Crime 242 964.0 1,551.2 1,760.0

Athens 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 Athens

24
Violent Crimes
95.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-73.37%
Below The National Average
  • There were 24 violent crimes in Athens in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Athens is 95.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,046.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Athens each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -73.37% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -67.45% lower than the Ohio violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Athens

242
Property Crimes
964.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-45.23%
Below The National Average
  • There were 242 property crimes in Athens in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Athens is 964.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 103.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Athens each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -45.23% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -37.86% lower than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,551.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Athens

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Murray, UT 49,238 1,771 3,596.8 3,318.6 278.2
Lancaster, OH 41,687 1,055 2,530.8 2,125.4 405.4
Centerville, OH 26,281 275 1,046.4 1,008.3 38.1
Circleville, OH 14,623 290 1,983.2 1,702.8 280.4
Marietta, OH 13,091 178 1,359.7 1,283.3 76.4
Logan, OH 6,918 169 2,442.9 2,197.2 245.7
Belpre, OH 6,580 45 683.9 577.5 106.4

Athens SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
8
Affordability
3
Diversity
8
Safety
8
Amenities
9
Education
9
Commute
9.5
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