Kent, OH Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Kent, OH Summary

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

  • There were 366 total crimes committed in Kent the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,320.2 total crimes per 100K people in Kent.
  • The overall crime rate in Kent is -43.20% below the national average.
  • Kent ranks #231 safest out of 426 cities in Ohio.
  • Kent ranks #4,787 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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Kent Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Kent is 1,320.2 per 100,000 people. That's -43.20% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -38.85% lower than the Ohio total crime rate of 2,159.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Kent
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 366 1,320.2 2,159.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.0 6.3
Robbery 4 14.4 66.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 35 126.2 191.6 268.2
Violent Crime 39 140.7 308.8 369.8
Burglary 47 169.5 318.8 269.8
Larceny 258 930.6 1,359.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 22 79.4 171.7 282.7
Property Crime 327 1,179.5 1,850.3 1,954.4

Kent 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 Kent

39
Violent Crimes
140.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-61.96%
Below The National Average
  • There were 39 violent crimes in Kent in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Kent is 140.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 710.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Kent each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -61.96% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -54.44% lower than the Ohio violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Kent

327
Property Crimes
1,179.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-39.65%
Below The National Average
  • There were 327 property crimes in Kent in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Kent is 1,179.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 84.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Kent each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -39.65% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -36.25% lower than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,850.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Kent

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Stow, OH 34,244 517 1,509.8 1,404.6 105.1
Solon, OH 23,680 210 886.8 823.5 63.3
Hudson, OH 22,902 102 445.4 419.2 26.2
Twinsburg, OH 19,402 142 731.9 654.6 77.3
Tallmadge, OH 18,240 201 1,102.0 986.8 115.1
Streetsboro, OH 17,908 284 1,585.9 1,457.4 128.4
Aurora, OH 17,486 105 600.5 566.2 34.3
New Franklin, OH 13,744 85 618.5 560.2 58.2
Brecksville, OH 13,466 52 386.2 356.5 29.7
Macedonia, OH 12,248 225 1,837.0 1,779.9 57.2

Kent SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
6
Affordability
4
Diversity
8
Safety
8
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
8
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