Cleveland Heights, OH Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Cleveland Heights, OH Summary

Crime in Cleveland Heights research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Cleveland Heights over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Cleveland Heights:

  • There were 601 total crimes committed in Cleveland Heights the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,362.7 total crimes per 100K people in Cleveland Heights.
  • The overall crime rate in Cleveland Heights is -41.37% below the national average.
  • Cleveland Heights ranks #237 safest out of 426 cities in Ohio.
  • Cleveland Heights ranks #4,918 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Cleveland Heights Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Cleveland Heights is 1,362.7 per 100,000 people. That's -41.37% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -36.89% lower than the Ohio total crime rate of 2,159.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Cleveland Heights
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 601 1,362.7 2,159.1 2,324.2
Murder 1 2.3 7.0 6.3
Robbery 32 72.6 66.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 50 113.4 191.6 268.2
Violent Crime 98 222.2 308.8 369.8
Burglary 68 154.2 318.8 269.8
Larceny 353 800.4 1,359.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 82 185.9 171.7 282.7
Property Crime 503 1,140.5 1,850.3 1,954.4

Cleveland Heights Crime Compared To Ohio Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Ohio.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Cleveland Heights

98
Violent Crimes
222.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-39.91%
Below The National Average
  • There were 98 violent crimes in Cleveland Heights in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Cleveland Heights is 222.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 450.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Cleveland Heights each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -39.91% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -28.04% lower than the Ohio violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Cleveland Heights

503
Property Crimes
1,140.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-41.65%
Below The National Average
  • There were 503 property crimes in Cleveland Heights in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Cleveland Heights is 1,140.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 87.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Cleveland Heights each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -41.65% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -38.36% lower than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,850.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Cleveland Heights

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Strongsville, OH 45,703 421 921.2 853.3 67.8
Westlake, OH 33,734 155 459.5 418.0 41.5
North Olmsted, OH 31,641 474 1,498.1 1,409.6 88.5
Shaker Heights, OH 28,615 183 639.5 583.6 55.9
Solon, OH 23,680 210 886.8 823.5 63.3
Hudson, OH 22,902 102 445.4 419.2 26.2
South Euclid, OH 21,360 577 2,701.3 2,528.1 173.2
Broadview Heights, OH 19,490 30 153.9 143.7 10.3
Beachwood, OH 13,797 470 3,406.5 3,247.1 159.5
University Heights, OH 13,701 128 934.2 795.6 138.7

Cleveland Heights SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
7
Affordability
8
Diversity
9.5
Safety
7
Amenities
9.5
Education
9
Commute
8
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