Circleville, OH Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Circleville, OH Summary

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

  • There were 290 total crimes committed in Circleville in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,983.2 total crimes per 100K people in Circleville.
  • The overall crime rate in Circleville is -6.42% below the national average.
  • Circleville ranks #295 safest out of 387 cities in Ohio.
  • Circleville ranks #7,178 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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Circleville Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Circleville is 1,983.2 per 100,000 people. That's -6.42% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 7.49% higher than the Ohio total crime rate of 1,844.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Circleville
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 290 1,983.2 1,844.9 2,119.2
Murder 1 6.8 5.0 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 45.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 34 232.5 197.4 256.0
Violent Crime 41 280.4 293.7 359.0
Burglary 15 102.6 206.0 229.0
Larceny 231 1,579.7 1,132.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 3 20.5 212.5 259.0
Property Crime 249 1,702.8 1,551.2 1,760.0

Circleville 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 Circleville

41
Violent Crimes
280.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-21.90%
Below The National Average
  • There were 41 violent crimes in Circleville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Circleville is 280.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 356.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Circleville each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -21.90% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -4.53% lower than the Ohio violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Circleville

249
Property Crimes
1,702.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-3.25%
Below The National Average
  • There were 249 property crimes in Circleville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Circleville is 1,702.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 58.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Circleville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -3.25% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 9.77% higher than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,551.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Circleville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Lancaster, OH 41,687 1,055 2,530.8 2,125.4 405.4
Chillicothe, OH 21,848 1,059 4,847.1 4,641.2 206.0
Grove, OK 7,409 247 3,333.8 3,036.8 296.9
Groveport, OH 5,742 67 1,166.8 1,027.5 139.3
Ashville, OH 4,831 27 558.9 496.8 62.1

Circleville SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
6
Diversity
4
Safety
5
Amenities
8.5
Education
6
Commute
8.5
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