Kettering, OH Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Kettering, OH Summary

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

  • There were 873 total crimes committed in Kettering in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,543.4 total crimes per 100K people in Kettering.
  • The overall crime rate in Kettering is -27.17% below the national average.
  • Kettering ranks #256 safest out of 387 cities in Ohio.
  • Kettering ranks #6,147 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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Kettering Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Kettering is 1,543.4 per 100,000 people. That's -27.17% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -16.34% lower than the Ohio total crime rate of 1,844.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Kettering
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 873 1,543.4 1,844.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.0 5.0
Robbery 7 12.4 45.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 7 12.4 197.4 256.0
Violent Crime 24 42.4 293.7 359.0
Burglary 88 155.6 206.0 229.0
Larceny 677 1,196.9 1,132.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 84 148.5 212.5 259.0
Property Crime 849 1,501.0 1,551.2 1,760.0

Kettering 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 Kettering

24
Violent Crimes
42.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-88.18%
Below The National Average
  • There were 24 violent crimes in Kettering in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Kettering is 42.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,356.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Kettering each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -88.18% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -85.55% lower than the Ohio violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Kettering

849
Property Crimes
1,501.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-14.72%
Below The National Average
  • There were 849 property crimes in Kettering in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Kettering is 1,501.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 66.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Kettering each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -14.72% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -3.24% lower than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,551.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Kettering

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Dayton, OH 134,857 7,651 5,673.4 4,334.2 1,339.2
Beavercreek, OH 47,389 980 2,068.0 1,994.1 73.9
Centerville, OH 26,281 275 1,046.4 1,008.3 38.1
Riverside, OH 24,296 478 1,967.4 1,724.6 242.8
Lebanon, OH 21,985 265 1,205.4 1,087.1 118.3
Miamisburg, OH 19,781 320 1,617.7 1,471.1 146.6
Springboro, OH 19,591 127 648.3 602.3 45.9
Vandalia, OH 14,854 288 1,938.9 1,770.6 168.3
Clayton, OH 13,195 164 1,242.9 1,152.0 90.9
West Carrollton, OH 12,798 256 2,000.3 1,648.7 351.6

Kettering SnackAbility

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