Lorain, OH Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Lorain, OH Summary

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

  • There were 1,394 total crimes committed in Lorain in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,132.3 total crimes per 100K people in Lorain.
  • The overall crime rate in Lorain is 0.62% above the national average.
  • Lorain ranks #309 safest out of 387 cities in Ohio.
  • Lorain ranks #7,482 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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Lorain Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lorain is 2,132.3 per 100,000 people. That's 0.62% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 15.58% higher than the Ohio total crime rate of 1,844.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lorain
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,394 2,132.3 1,844.9 2,119.2
Murder 2 3.1 5.0 5.0
Robbery 35 53.5 45.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 323 494.1 197.4 256.0
Violent Crime 380 581.3 293.7 359.0
Burglary 169 258.5 206.0 229.0
Larceny 753 1,151.8 1,132.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 92 140.7 212.5 259.0
Property Crime 1,014 1,551.1 1,551.2 1,760.0

Lorain 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 Lorain

380
Violent Crimes
581.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
61.91%
Above The National Average
  • There were 380 violent crimes in Lorain in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lorain is 581.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 172.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lorain each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 61.91% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 97.93% higher than the Ohio violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lorain

1,014
Property Crimes
1,551.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-11.87%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1,014 property crimes in Lorain in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lorain is 1,551.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 64.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lorain each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -11.87% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -0.01% lower than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,551.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lorain

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Elyria, OH 53,263 943 1,770.5 1,479.5 291.0
Lakewood, OH 49,272 632 1,282.7 1,140.6 142.1
North Ridgeville, OH 37,534 129 343.7 287.7 55.9
Westlake, OH 34,189 232 678.6 649.3 29.2
North Olmsted, OH 31,532 335 1,062.4 999.0 63.4
Avon Lake, OH 26,167 81 309.6 290.4 19.1
Avon, OH 25,562 248 970.2 895.9 74.3
Rocky River, OH 21,256 94 442.2 418.7 23.5
Fairview Park, OH 16,821 105 624.2 552.9 71.3
Amherst, OH 12,996 161 1,238.8 1,000.3 238.5

Lorain SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8
Diversity
9.5
Safety
4
Amenities
9
Education
4
Commute
8
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