Norwalk, OH Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Norwalk, OH Summary

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

  • There were 112 total crimes committed in Norwalk in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 652.5 total crimes per 100K people in Norwalk.
  • The overall crime rate in Norwalk is -69.21% below the national average.
  • Norwalk ranks #104 safest out of 387 cities in Ohio.
  • Norwalk ranks #2,937 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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Norwalk Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Norwalk is 652.5 per 100,000 people. That's -69.21% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -64.63% lower than the Ohio total crime rate of 1,844.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Norwalk
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 112 652.5 1,844.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.0 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 45.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 4 23.3 197.4 256.0
Violent Crime 7 40.8 293.7 359.0
Burglary 6 35.0 206.0 229.0
Larceny 96 559.3 1,132.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 3 17.5 212.5 259.0
Property Crime 105 611.7 1,551.2 1,760.0

Norwalk 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 Norwalk

7
Violent Crimes
40.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-88.64%
Below The National Average
  • There were 7 violent crimes in Norwalk in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Norwalk is 40.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,452.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Norwalk each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -88.64% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -86.11% lower than the Ohio violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Norwalk

105
Property Crimes
611.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-65.24%
Below The National Average
  • There were 105 property crimes in Norwalk in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Norwalk is 611.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 163.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Norwalk each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -65.24% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -60.56% lower than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,551.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Norwalk

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Sandusky, OH 23,981 714 2,977.4 2,589.6 387.8
Vermilion, OH 10,722 65 606.2 559.6 46.6
Huron, OH 6,613 24 362.9 272.2 90.7
Clyde, OH 6,141 67 1,091.0 1,058.5 32.6
Willard, OH 5,964 73 1,224.0 1,156.9 67.1

Norwalk SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8
Diversity
6
Safety
7
Amenities
8.5
Education
5
Commute
8
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