Berea, OH Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Berea, OH Summary

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

  • There were 71 total crimes committed in Berea in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 397.0 total crimes per 100K people in Berea.
  • The overall crime rate in Berea is -81.27% below the national average.
  • Berea ranks #57 safest out of 387 cities in Ohio.
  • Berea ranks #1,710 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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Berea Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Berea is 397.0 per 100,000 people. That's -81.27% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -78.48% lower than the Ohio total crime rate of 1,844.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Berea
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 71 397.0 1,844.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.0 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 45.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 4 22.4 197.4 256.0
Violent Crime 4 22.4 293.7 359.0
Burglary 10 55.9 206.0 229.0
Larceny 56 313.1 1,132.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 1 5.6 212.5 259.0
Property Crime 67 374.6 1,551.2 1,760.0

Berea 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 Berea

4
Violent Crimes
22.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-93.77%
Below The National Average
  • There were 4 violent crimes in Berea in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Berea is 22.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 4,471.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Berea each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -93.77% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -92.38% lower than the Ohio violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Berea

67
Property Crimes
374.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-78.72%
Below The National Average
  • There were 67 property crimes in Berea in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Berea is 374.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 267.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Berea each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -78.72% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -75.85% lower than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,551.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Berea

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Parma, OH 78,967 655 829.5 710.4 119.0
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
Shaker Heights, OH 28,615 183 639.5 583.6 55.9
Rocky River, OH 21,256 94 442.2 418.7 23.5
Parma Heights, OH 20,484 74 361.3 332.0 29.3
Broadview Heights, OH 19,709 21 106.6 101.5 5.1
Brook Park, OH 18,054 114 631.4 576.0 55.4

Berea SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
7
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
8
Safety
8
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
8
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