Elyria, OH Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Elyria, OH Summary

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

  • There were 1,112 total crimes committed in Elyria the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,102.0 total crimes per 100K people in Elyria.
  • The overall crime rate in Elyria is -9.56% below the national average.
  • Elyria ranks #324 safest out of 426 cities in Ohio.
  • Elyria ranks #6,742 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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Elyria Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Elyria is 2,102.0 per 100,000 people. That's -9.56% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -2.64% lower than the Ohio total crime rate of 2,159.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Elyria
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,112 2,102.0 2,159.1 2,324.2
Murder 8 15.1 7.0 6.3
Robbery 22 41.6 66.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 51 96.4 191.6 268.2
Violent Crime 105 198.5 308.8 369.8
Burglary 158 298.7 318.8 269.8
Larceny 766 1,448.0 1,359.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 83 156.9 171.7 282.7
Property Crime 1,007 1,903.5 1,850.3 1,954.4

Elyria 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 Elyria

105
Violent Crimes
198.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-46.33%
Below The National Average
  • There were 105 violent crimes in Elyria in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Elyria is 198.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 503.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Elyria each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -46.33% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -35.72% lower than the Ohio violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Elyria

1,007
Property Crimes
1,903.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-2.60%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1,007 property crimes in Elyria in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Elyria is 1,903.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 52.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Elyria each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -2.60% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 2.87% higher than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,850.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Elyria

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Lorain, OH 65,536 1,499 2,287.3 1,817.3 470.0
Lakewood, OH 49,490 732 1,479.1 1,353.8 125.3
Strongsville, OH 45,703 421 921.2 853.3 67.8
North Ridgeville, OH 36,968 160 432.8 392.2 40.6
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
North Royalton, OH 30,687 174 567.0 527.9 39.1
Avon Lake, OH 25,846 130 503.0 433.3 69.6
Rocky River, OH 21,309 168 788.4 708.6 79.8
Fairview Park, OH 16,821 105 624.2 552.9 71.3

Elyria SnackAbility

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