Hamilton, OH Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Hamilton, OH Summary

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

  • There were 1,490 total crimes committed in Hamilton in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,370.3 total crimes per 100K people in Hamilton.
  • The overall crime rate in Hamilton is 11.85% above the national average.
  • Hamilton ranks #327 safest out of 387 cities in Ohio.
  • Hamilton ranks #7,847 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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Hamilton Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hamilton is 2,370.3 per 100,000 people. That's 11.85% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 28.48% higher than the Ohio total crime rate of 1,844.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hamilton
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,490 2,370.3 1,844.9 2,119.2
Murder 2 3.2 5.0 5.0
Robbery 27 43.0 45.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 134 213.2 197.4 256.0
Violent Crime 197 313.4 293.7 359.0
Burglary 210 334.1 206.0 229.0
Larceny 962 1,530.4 1,132.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 121 192.5 212.5 259.0
Property Crime 1,293 2,057.0 1,551.2 1,760.0

Hamilton 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 Hamilton

197
Violent Crimes
313.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-12.70%
Below The National Average
  • There were 197 violent crimes in Hamilton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hamilton is 313.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 319.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hamilton each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -12.70% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 6.72% higher than the Ohio violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hamilton

1,293
Property Crimes
2,057.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
16.87%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,293 property crimes in Hamilton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hamilton is 2,057.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 48.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hamilton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 16.87% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 32.60% higher than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,551.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hamilton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Fairfield, OH 44,296 735 1,659.3 1,492.2 167.1
Mason, OH 35,923 203 565.1 528.9 36.2
Forest Park, OH 19,730 389 1,971.6 1,687.8 283.8
Blue Ash, OH 13,410 265 1,976.1 1,797.2 179.0
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

Hamilton SnackAbility

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