Middletown, OH Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Middletown, OH Summary

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

  • There were 1,236 total crimes committed in Middletown the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,425.0 total crimes per 100K people in Middletown.
  • The overall crime rate in Middletown is 4.34% above the national average.
  • Middletown ranks #344 safest out of 426 cities in Ohio.
  • Middletown ranks #7,358 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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Middletown Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Middletown is 2,425.0 per 100,000 people. That's 4.34% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 12.31% higher than the Ohio total crime rate of 2,159.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Middletown
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,236 2,425.0 2,159.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.0 6.3
Robbery 22 43.2 66.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 97 190.3 191.6 268.2
Violent Crime 124 243.3 308.8 369.8
Burglary 186 364.9 318.8 269.8
Larceny 838 1,644.1 1,359.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 88 172.7 171.7 282.7
Property Crime 1,112 2,181.7 1,850.3 1,954.4

Middletown 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 Middletown

124
Violent Crimes
243.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-34.21%
Below The National Average
  • There were 124 violent crimes in Middletown in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Middletown is 243.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 411.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Middletown each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -34.21% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -21.21% lower than the Ohio violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Middletown

1,112
Property Crimes
2,181.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
11.63%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,112 property crimes in Middletown in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Middletown is 2,181.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 45.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Middletown each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 11.63% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 17.91% higher than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,850.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Middletown

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Mason, OH 35,344 241 681.9 667.7 14.1
Lebanon, OH 21,547 335 1,554.7 1,406.2 148.5
Springboro, OH 19,431 99 509.5 478.6 30.9
Monroe, OH 17,817 315 1,768.0 1,672.6 95.4
Blue Ash, OH 13,314 290 2,178.2 2,073.0 105.2
Loveland, OH 13,095 85 649.1 603.3 45.8
Franklin, OH 11,604 432 3,722.9 3,369.5 353.3
Montgomery, OH 10,766 129 1,198.2 1,123.9 74.3
Wyoming, OH 8,646 52 601.4 578.3 23.1
Bellbrook, OH 7,345 48 653.5 585.4 68.1

Middletown SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
7
Diversity
8
Safety
5
Amenities
9
Education
5
Commute
8
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