Parma, OH Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Parma:

  • There were 825 total crimes committed in Parma the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,043.0 total crimes per 100K people in Parma.
  • The overall crime rate in Parma is -55.12% below the national average.
  • Parma ranks #176 safest out of 426 cities in Ohio.
  • Parma ranks #3,886 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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Parma Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Parma is 1,043.0 per 100,000 people. That's -55.12% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -51.69% lower than the Ohio total crime rate of 2,159.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Parma
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 825 1,043.0 2,159.1 2,324.2
Murder 2 2.5 7.0 6.3
Robbery 15 19.0 66.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 79 99.9 191.6 268.2
Violent Crime 114 144.1 308.8 369.8
Burglary 80 101.1 318.8 269.8
Larceny 490 619.5 1,359.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 141 178.3 171.7 282.7
Property Crime 711 898.9 1,850.3 1,954.4

Parma 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 Parma

114
Violent Crimes
144.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-61.03%
Below The National Average
  • There were 114 violent crimes in Parma in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Parma is 144.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 693.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Parma each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -61.03% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -53.32% lower than the Ohio violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Parma

711
Property Crimes
898.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-54.01%
Below The National Average
  • There were 711 property crimes in Parma in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Parma is 898.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 111.2 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 -54.01% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -51.42% lower than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,850.3 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 45,703 421 921.2 853.3 67.8
Westlake, OH 33,734 155 459.5 418.0 41.5
North Olmsted, OH 31,641 474 1,498.1 1,409.6 88.5
North Royalton, OH 30,687 174 567.0 527.9 39.1
Shaker Heights, OH 28,615 183 639.5 583.6 55.9
Solon, OH 23,680 210 886.8 823.5 63.3
Hudson, OH 22,902 102 445.4 419.2 26.2
Parma Heights, OH 20,306 84 413.7 389.0 24.6
Broadview Heights, OH 19,490 30 153.9 143.7 10.3
Macedonia, OH 12,248 225 1,837.0 1,779.9 57.2

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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