Ontario, OH Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Ontario, OH Summary

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

  • There were 240 total crimes committed in Ontario in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,609.0 total crimes per 100K people in Ontario.
  • The overall crime rate in Ontario is 70.30% above the national average.
  • Ontario ranks #362 safest out of 387 cities in Ohio.
  • Ontario ranks #9,077 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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Ontario Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Ontario is 3,609.0 per 100,000 people. That's 70.30% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 95.62% higher than the Ohio total crime rate of 1,844.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Ontario
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 240 3,609.0 1,844.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.0 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 45.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 8 120.3 197.4 256.0
Violent Crime 10 150.4 293.7 359.0
Burglary 3 45.1 206.0 229.0
Larceny 222 3,338.3 1,132.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 5 75.2 212.5 259.0
Property Crime 230 3,458.6 1,551.2 1,760.0

Ontario 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 Ontario

10
Violent Crimes
150.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-58.11%
Below The National Average
  • There were 10 violent crimes in Ontario in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Ontario is 150.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 665.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Ontario each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -58.11% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -48.79% lower than the Ohio violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Ontario

230
Property Crimes
3,458.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
96.51%
Above The National Average
  • There were 230 property crimes in Ontario in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Ontario is 3,458.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 28.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Ontario each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 96.51% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 122.96% higher than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,551.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Ontario

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Mansfield, OH 48,034 1,639 3,412.2 3,045.8 366.4
Ashland, OH 18,552 295 1,590.1 1,417.6 172.5
Bucyrus, OH 11,495 171 1,487.6 1,374.5 113.1
Galion, OH 10,243 79 771.3 527.2 244.1
Shelby, OH 9,255 130 1,404.6 1,134.5 270.1

Ontario SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
4
Safety
8
Amenities
6
Education
8
Commute
8.5
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