Lorain, OH Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Lorain:

  • There were 1,499 total crimes committed in Lorain the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,287.3 total crimes per 100K people in Lorain.
  • The overall crime rate in Lorain is -1.59% below the national average.
  • Lorain ranks #333 safest out of 426 cities in Ohio.
  • Lorain ranks #7,124 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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Lorain Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lorain is 2,287.3 per 100,000 people. That's -1.59% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 5.94% higher than the Ohio total crime rate of 2,159.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lorain
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,499 2,287.3 2,159.1 2,324.2
Murder 1 1.5 7.0 6.3
Robbery 51 77.8 66.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 230 351.0 191.6 268.2
Violent Crime 308 470.0 308.8 369.8
Burglary 222 338.7 318.8 269.8
Larceny 873 1,332.1 1,359.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 96 146.5 171.7 282.7
Property Crime 1,191 1,817.3 1,850.3 1,954.4

Lorain 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 Lorain

308
Violent Crimes
470.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
27.09%
Above The National Average
  • There were 308 violent crimes in Lorain in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lorain is 470.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 212.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lorain each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 27.09% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 52.21% higher than the Ohio violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lorain

1,191
Property Crimes
1,817.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-7.01%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1,191 property crimes in Lorain in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lorain is 1,817.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 55.0 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 -7.01% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -1.78% lower than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,850.3 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 52,902 1,112 2,102.0 1,903.5 198.5
Lakewood, OH 49,490 732 1,479.1 1,353.8 125.3
North Ridgeville, OH 36,968 160 432.8 392.2 40.6
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
Avon Lake, OH 25,846 130 503.0 433.3 69.6
Rocky River, OH 21,309 168 788.4 708.6 79.8
Fairview Park, OH 16,821 105 624.2 552.9 71.3
Amherst, OH 12,993 100 769.6 761.9 7.7
Vermilion, OH 10,420 83 796.5 777.4 19.2

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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