Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH Summary

Crime in Mentor-on-the-Lake research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Mentor-on-the-Lake 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 Mentor-on-the-Lake:

  • There were 48 total crimes committed in Mentor-on-the-Lake in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 678.9 total crimes per 100K people in Mentor-on-the-Lake.
  • The overall crime rate in Mentor-on-the-Lake is -67.96% below the national average.
  • Mentor-on-the-Lake ranks #110 safest out of 387 cities in Ohio.
  • Mentor-on-the-Lake ranks #3,054 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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Mentor-on-the-Lake Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Mentor-on-the-Lake is 678.9 per 100,000 people. That's -67.96% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -63.20% lower than the Ohio total crime rate of 1,844.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Mentor-on-the-Lake
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 48 678.9 1,844.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.0 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 45.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 2 28.3 197.4 256.0
Violent Crime 3 42.4 293.7 359.0
Burglary 2 28.3 206.0 229.0
Larceny 41 579.9 1,132.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 2 28.3 212.5 259.0
Property Crime 45 636.5 1,551.2 1,760.0

Mentor-on-the-Lake 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 Mentor-on-the-Lake

3
Violent Crimes
42.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-88.18%
Below The National Average
  • There were 3 violent crimes in Mentor-on-the-Lake in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Mentor-on-the-Lake is 42.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,356.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Mentor-on-the-Lake 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 Mentor-on-the-Lake

45
Property Crimes
636.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-63.84%
Below The National Average
  • There were 45 property crimes in Mentor-on-the-Lake in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Mentor-on-the-Lake is 636.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 157.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Mentor-on-the-Lake each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -63.84% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -58.97% lower than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,551.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Mentor-on-the-Lake

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Mentor, OH 46,765 689 1,473.3 1,357.9 115.5
Cleveland Heights, OH 43,853 680 1,550.6 1,299.8 250.8
Shaker Heights, OH 28,615 183 639.5 583.6 55.9
Willoughby, OH 24,261 252 1,038.7 931.5 107.2
Painesville, OH 20,713 159 767.6 584.2 183.5
Mayfield Heights, OH 19,792 63 318.3 298.1 20.2
Eastlake, OH 17,269 332 1,922.5 1,667.7 254.8
Beachwood, OH 13,758 313 2,275.0 2,231.4 43.6
Lyndhurst, OH 13,634 162 1,188.2 1,063.5 124.7
University Heights, OH 13,098 158 1,206.3 1,076.5 129.8

Mentor-On-The-Lake SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
7
Affordability
8
Diversity
4
Safety
8.5
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
7
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