Bowling Green, OH Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Bowling Green, OH Summary

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

  • There were 311 total crimes committed in Bowling Green in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,026.8 total crimes per 100K people in Bowling Green.
  • The overall crime rate in Bowling Green is -51.55% below the national average.
  • Bowling Green ranks #172 safest out of 387 cities in Ohio.
  • Bowling Green ranks #4,508 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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Bowling Green Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bowling Green is 1,026.8 per 100,000 people. That's -51.55% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -44.34% lower than the Ohio total crime rate of 1,844.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bowling Green
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 311 1,026.8 1,844.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.0 5.0
Robbery 2 6.6 45.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 14 46.2 197.4 256.0
Violent Crime 21 69.3 293.7 359.0
Burglary 21 69.3 206.0 229.0
Larceny 262 865.1 1,132.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 7 23.1 212.5 259.0
Property Crime 290 957.5 1,551.2 1,760.0

Bowling Green 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 Bowling Green

21
Violent Crimes
69.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-80.69%
Below The National Average
  • There were 21 violent crimes in Bowling Green in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bowling Green is 69.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,442.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bowling Green each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -80.69% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -76.39% lower than the Ohio violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bowling Green

290
Property Crimes
957.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-45.60%
Below The National Average
  • There were 290 property crimes in Bowling Green in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bowling Green is 957.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 104.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bowling Green each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -45.60% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -38.27% lower than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,551.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bowling Green

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Perrysburg, OH 25,302 120 474.3 446.6 27.7
Maumee, OH 13,558 352 2,596.3 2,434.0 162.3
Fostoria, OH 13,038 115 882.0 713.3 168.7
Waterville, OH 5,998 43 716.9 583.5 133.4
Northwood, OH 5,226 111 2,124.0 1,951.8 172.2

Bowling Green SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
5
Diversity
8
Safety
8.5
Amenities
9
Education
9
Commute
9.5
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