Obetz, OH Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Obetz, OH Summary

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

  • There were 119 total crimes committed in Obetz the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,959.2 total crimes per 100K people in Obetz.
  • The overall crime rate in Obetz is -15.71% below the national average.
  • Obetz ranks #312 safest out of 426 cities in Ohio.
  • Obetz ranks #6,450 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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Obetz Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Obetz is 1,959.2 per 100,000 people. That's -15.71% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -9.26% lower than the Ohio total crime rate of 2,159.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Obetz
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 119 1,959.2 2,159.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.0 6.3
Robbery 2 32.9 66.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 3 49.4 191.6 268.2
Violent Crime 6 98.8 308.8 369.8
Burglary 12 197.6 318.8 269.8
Larceny 80 1,317.1 1,359.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 21 345.7 171.7 282.7
Property Crime 113 1,860.4 1,850.3 1,954.4

Obetz 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 Obetz

6
Violent Crimes
98.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-73.29%
Below The National Average
  • There were 6 violent crimes in Obetz in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Obetz is 98.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,012.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Obetz each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -73.29% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -68.01% lower than the Ohio violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Obetz

113
Property Crimes
1,860.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-4.81%
Below The National Average
  • There were 113 property crimes in Obetz in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Obetz is 1,860.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 53.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Obetz each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -4.81% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 0.54% higher than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,850.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Obetz

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Westerville, OH 38,528 820 2,128.3 1,983.0 145.3
Hilliard, OH 36,644 404 1,102.5 960.6 141.9
Upper Arlington, OH 35,831 375 1,046.6 1,013.1 33.5
Gahanna, OH 35,167 919 2,613.2 2,374.4 238.9
Pickerington, OH 24,647 255 1,034.6 937.2 97.4
Whitehall, OH 20,094 1,383 6,882.7 6,031.7 851.0
Worthington, OH 14,346 243 1,693.9 1,596.3 97.6
Bexley, OH 13,956 282 2,020.6 1,934.7 86.0
New Albany, OH 10,851 159 1,465.3 1,373.1 92.2
Grandview Heights, OH 8,254 199 2,411.0 2,314.0 96.9

Obetz SnackAbility

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