Parma, OH Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Parma, OH Summary

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

  • There were 655 total crimes committed in Parma in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 829.5 total crimes per 100K people in Parma.
  • The overall crime rate in Parma is -60.86% below the national average.
  • Parma ranks #138 safest out of 387 cities in Ohio.
  • Parma ranks #3,736 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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Parma Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Parma is 829.5 per 100,000 people. That's -60.86% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -55.04% lower than the Ohio total crime rate of 1,844.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Parma
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 655 829.5 1,844.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.0 5.0
Robbery 8 10.1 45.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 63 79.8 197.4 256.0
Violent Crime 94 119.0 293.7 359.0
Burglary 54 68.4 206.0 229.0
Larceny 433 548.3 1,132.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 74 93.7 212.5 259.0
Property Crime 561 710.4 1,551.2 1,760.0

Parma 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 Parma

94
Violent Crimes
119.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-66.84%
Below The National Average
  • There were 94 violent crimes in Parma in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Parma is 119.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 840.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Parma each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -66.84% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -59.47% lower than the Ohio violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Parma

561
Property Crimes
710.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-59.64%
Below The National Average
  • There were 561 property crimes in Parma in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Parma is 710.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 140.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Parma each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -59.64% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -54.20% lower than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,551.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Parma

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Strongsville, OH 45,600 618 1,355.3 1,282.9 72.4
Westlake, OH 34,189 232 678.6 649.3 29.2
North Olmsted, OH 31,532 335 1,062.4 999.0 63.4
North Royalton, OH 30,683 109 355.2 325.9 29.3
Shaker Heights, OH 28,615 183 639.5 583.6 55.9
Solon, OH 23,736 203 855.2 800.5 54.8
Hudson, OH 22,932 117 510.2 475.3 34.9
Parma Heights, OH 20,484 74 361.3 332.0 29.3
Broadview Heights, OH 19,709 21 106.6 101.5 5.1
Brook Park, OH 18,054 114 631.4 576.0 55.4

Parma SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
7
Safety
8
Amenities
9.5
Education
8
Commute
7
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