Cincinnati, OH Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Cincinnati, OH Summary

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

  • There were 14,567 total crimes committed in Cincinnati in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,674.9 total crimes per 100K people in Cincinnati.
  • The overall crime rate in Cincinnati is 120.59% above the national average.
  • Cincinnati ranks #374 safest out of 387 cities in Ohio.
  • Cincinnati ranks #9,503 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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Cincinnati Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Cincinnati is 4,674.9 per 100,000 people. That's 120.59% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 153.39% higher than the Ohio total crime rate of 1,844.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Cincinnati
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 14,567 4,674.9 1,844.9 2,119.2
Murder 68 21.8 5.0 5.0
Robbery 722 231.7 45.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 1,667 535.0 197.4 256.0
Violent Crime 2,635 845.6 293.7 359.0
Burglary 1,709 548.5 206.0 229.0
Larceny 7,463 2,395.1 1,132.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 2,760 885.8 212.5 259.0
Property Crime 11,932 3,829.3 1,551.2 1,760.0

Cincinnati 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 Cincinnati

2,635
Violent Crimes
845.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
135.55%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,635 violent crimes in Cincinnati in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Cincinnati is 845.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 118.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Cincinnati each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 135.55% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 187.95% higher than the Ohio violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Cincinnati

11,932
Property Crimes
3,829.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
117.57%
Above The National Average
  • There were 11,932 property crimes in Cincinnati in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Cincinnati is 3,829.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 26.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Cincinnati each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 117.57% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 146.85% higher than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,551.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Cincinnati

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Mason, OH 35,923 203 565.1 528.9 36.2
Norwood, OH 19,057 647 3,395.1 3,153.7 241.4
Fort Thomas, KY 16,826 90 534.9 487.3 47.5
Newport, KY 13,702 571 4,167.3 3,838.9 328.4
Montgomery, OH 10,784 75 695.5 658.4 37.1
Madeira, OH 9,400 35 372.3 372.3 0.0
Wyoming, OH 8,643 60 694.2 601.6 92.6
Dayton, KY 5,833 57 977.2 737.2 240.0
Bellevue, KY 5,713 63 1,102.7 1,015.2 87.5
Ludlow, KY 4,313 51 1,182.5 1,089.7 92.7

Cincinnati SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
6
Diversity
9
Safety
3
Amenities
9.5
Education
8
Commute
8
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