Oberlin, OH Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Oberlin, OH Summary

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

  • There were 113 total crimes committed in Oberlin in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,519.2 total crimes per 100K people in Oberlin.
  • The overall crime rate in Oberlin is -28.31% below the national average.
  • Oberlin ranks #253 safest out of 387 cities in Ohio.
  • Oberlin ranks #6,083 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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Oberlin Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Oberlin is 1,519.2 per 100,000 people. That's -28.31% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -17.65% lower than the Ohio total crime rate of 1,844.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Oberlin
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 113 1,519.2 1,844.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.0 5.0
Robbery 1 13.4 45.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 7 94.1 197.4 256.0
Violent Crime 12 161.3 293.7 359.0
Burglary 3 40.3 206.0 229.0
Larceny 98 1,317.6 1,132.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 0 0.0 212.5 259.0
Property Crime 101 1,357.9 1,551.2 1,760.0

Oberlin 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 Oberlin

12
Violent Crimes
161.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-55.06%
Below The National Average
  • There were 12 violent crimes in Oberlin in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Oberlin is 161.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 619.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Oberlin each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -55.06% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -45.06% lower than the Ohio violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Oberlin

101
Property Crimes
1,357.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-22.85%
Below The National Average
  • There were 101 property crimes in Oberlin in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Oberlin is 1,357.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 73.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Oberlin each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -22.85% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -12.46% lower than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,551.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Oberlin

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
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
Berea, OH 17,886 71 397.0 374.6 22.4
Amherst, OH 12,996 161 1,238.8 1,000.3 238.5
Vermilion, OH 10,722 65 606.2 559.6 46.6
Olmsted Falls, OH 8,638 27 312.6 312.6 0.0

Oberlin SnackAbility

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