Lima, OH Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Lima, OH Summary

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

  • There were 1,426 total crimes committed in Lima in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,127.1 total crimes per 100K people in Lima.
  • The overall crime rate in Lima is 94.75% above the national average.
  • Lima ranks #368 safest out of 387 cities in Ohio.
  • Lima ranks #9,322 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.

Additional research about crime in Ohio

Lima Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lima is 4,127.1 per 100,000 people. That's 94.75% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 123.70% higher than the Ohio total crime rate of 1,844.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lima
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,426 4,127.1 1,844.9 2,119.2
Murder 6 17.4 5.0 5.0
Robbery 27 78.1 45.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 183 529.6 197.4 256.0
Violent Crime 262 758.3 293.7 359.0
Burglary 232 671.5 206.0 229.0
Larceny 848 2,454.3 1,132.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 84 243.1 212.5 259.0
Property Crime 1,164 3,368.8 1,551.2 1,760.0

Lima 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 Lima

262
Violent Crimes
758.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
111.22%
Above The National Average
  • There were 262 violent crimes in Lima in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lima is 758.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 131.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lima each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 111.22% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 158.21% higher than the Ohio violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lima

1,164
Property Crimes
3,368.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
91.41%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,164 property crimes in Lima in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lima is 3,368.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 29.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lima each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 91.41% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 117.17% higher than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,551.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lima

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Findlay, OH 40,089 781 1,948.2 1,633.9 314.3
Troy, OH 27,008 339 1,255.2 1,114.5 140.7
Defiance, OH 17,042 238 1,396.5 1,179.4 217.1
Celina, OH 10,870 111 1,021.2 975.2 46.0
Wapakoneta, OH 9,731 116 1,192.1 1,099.6 92.5
St. Marys, OH 8,094 61 753.6 716.6 37.1
Delphos, OH 7,045 50 709.7 624.6 85.2
Upper Sandusky, OH 6,632 150 2,261.8 2,111.0 150.8
Ada, OH 5,293 43 812.4 623.5 188.9

Lima SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8
Diversity
9
Safety
N/A
Amenities
9
Education
4
Commute
9
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