Findlay, OH Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Findlay, OH Summary

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

  • There were 781 total crimes committed in Findlay in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,948.2 total crimes per 100K people in Findlay.
  • The overall crime rate in Findlay is -8.07% below the national average.
  • Findlay ranks #291 safest out of 387 cities in Ohio.
  • Findlay ranks #7,107 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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Findlay Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Findlay is 1,948.2 per 100,000 people. That's -8.07% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 5.60% higher than the Ohio total crime rate of 1,844.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Findlay
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 781 1,948.2 1,844.9 2,119.2
Murder 2 5.0 5.0 5.0
Robbery 11 27.4 45.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 76 189.6 197.4 256.0
Violent Crime 126 314.3 293.7 359.0
Burglary 58 144.7 206.0 229.0
Larceny 581 1,449.3 1,132.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 16 39.9 212.5 259.0
Property Crime 655 1,633.9 1,551.2 1,760.0

Findlay 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 Findlay

126
Violent Crimes
314.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-12.45%
Below The National Average
  • There were 126 violent crimes in Findlay in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Findlay is 314.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 318.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Findlay each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -12.45% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 7.02% higher than the Ohio violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Findlay

655
Property Crimes
1,633.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-7.17%
Below The National Average
  • There were 655 property crimes in Findlay in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Findlay is 1,633.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 61.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Findlay each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -7.17% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 5.33% higher than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,551.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Findlay

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Bowling Green, OH 30,287 311 1,026.8 957.5 69.3
Perrysburg, OH 25,302 120 474.3 446.6 27.7
Sylvania, OH 19,034 153 803.8 740.8 63.0
Maumee, OH 13,558 352 2,596.3 2,434.0 162.3
Wapakoneta, OH 9,731 116 1,192.1 1,099.6 92.5
Waterville, OH 5,998 43 716.9 583.5 133.4
Port Clinton, OH 5,905 80 1,354.8 1,016.1 338.7
Ada, OH 5,293 43 812.4 623.5 188.9

Findlay SnackAbility

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