Hamilton, OH Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Hamilton:

  • There were 1,616 total crimes committed in Hamilton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,584.1 total crimes per 100K people in Hamilton.
  • The overall crime rate in Hamilton is 11.18% above the national average.
  • Hamilton ranks #353 safest out of 426 cities in Ohio.
  • Hamilton ranks #7,599 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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Hamilton Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hamilton is 2,584.1 per 100,000 people. That's 11.18% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 19.69% higher than the Ohio total crime rate of 2,159.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hamilton
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,616 2,584.1 2,159.1 2,324.2
Murder 4 6.4 7.0 6.3
Robbery 40 64.0 66.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 162 259.1 191.6 268.2
Violent Crime 240 383.8 308.8 369.8
Burglary 243 388.6 318.8 269.8
Larceny 986 1,576.7 1,359.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 147 235.1 171.7 282.7
Property Crime 1,376 2,200.3 1,850.3 1,954.4

Hamilton 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 Hamilton

240
Violent Crimes
383.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
3.78%
Above The National Average
  • There were 240 violent crimes in Hamilton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hamilton is 383.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 260.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hamilton each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 3.78% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 24.30% higher than the Ohio violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hamilton

1,376
Property Crimes
2,200.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
12.58%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,376 property crimes in Hamilton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hamilton is 2,200.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 45.4 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 12.58% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 18.92% higher than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,850.3 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 42,620 879 2,062.4 1,855.9 206.5
Mason, OH 35,344 241 681.9 667.7 14.1
Forest Park, OH 19,824 455 2,295.2 1,932.0 363.2
Blue Ash, OH 13,314 290 2,178.2 2,073.0 105.2
Montgomery, OH 10,766 129 1,198.2 1,123.9 74.3
Madeira, OH 9,340 32 342.6 331.9 10.7
Wyoming, OH 8,646 52 601.4 578.3 23.1

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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