Lakewood, OH Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lakewood, OH Summary

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

  • There were 732 total crimes committed in Lakewood the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,479.1 total crimes per 100K people in Lakewood.
  • The overall crime rate in Lakewood is -36.36% below the national average.
  • Lakewood ranks #258 safest out of 426 cities in Ohio.
  • Lakewood ranks #5,258 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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Lakewood Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lakewood is 1,479.1 per 100,000 people. That's -36.36% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -31.49% lower than the Ohio total crime rate of 2,159.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lakewood
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 732 1,479.1 2,159.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.0 6.3
Robbery 25 50.5 66.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 33 66.7 191.6 268.2
Violent Crime 62 125.3 308.8 369.8
Burglary 71 143.5 318.8 269.8
Larceny 493 996.2 1,359.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 106 214.2 171.7 282.7
Property Crime 670 1,353.8 1,850.3 1,954.4

Lakewood 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 Lakewood

62
Violent Crimes
125.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-66.12%
Below The National Average
  • There were 62 violent crimes in Lakewood in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lakewood is 125.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 798.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lakewood each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -66.12% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -59.43% lower than the Ohio violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lakewood

670
Property Crimes
1,353.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-30.73%
Below The National Average
  • There were 670 property crimes in Lakewood in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lakewood is 1,353.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 73.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lakewood each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -30.73% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -26.83% lower than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,850.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lakewood

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Cleveland, OH 363,764 21,574 5,930.8 4,317.1 1,613.7
Strongsville, OH 45,703 421 921.2 853.3 67.8
Westlake, OH 33,734 155 459.5 418.0 41.5
North Olmsted, OH 31,641 474 1,498.1 1,409.6 88.5
Shaker Heights, OH 28,615 183 639.5 583.6 55.9
Solon, OH 23,680 210 886.8 823.5 63.3
Rocky River, OH 21,309 168 788.4 708.6 79.8
Parma Heights, OH 20,306 84 413.7 389.0 24.6
Broadview Heights, OH 19,490 30 153.9 143.7 10.3
Fairview Park, OH 16,821 105 624.2 552.9 71.3

Lakewood SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
7
Affordability
8
Diversity
7
Safety
8
Amenities
10
Education
8.5
Commute
8
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