Powell, OH Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Powell, OH Summary

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

  • There were 134 total crimes committed in Powell in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 919.6 total crimes per 100K people in Powell.
  • The overall crime rate in Powell is -56.61% below the national average.
  • Powell ranks #159 safest out of 387 cities in Ohio.
  • Powell ranks #4,082 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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Powell Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Powell is 919.6 per 100,000 people. That's -56.61% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -50.16% lower than the Ohio total crime rate of 1,844.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Powell
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 134 919.6 1,844.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.0 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 45.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 3 20.6 197.4 256.0
Violent Crime 3 20.6 293.7 359.0
Burglary 6 41.2 206.0 229.0
Larceny 117 802.9 1,132.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 8 54.9 212.5 259.0
Property Crime 131 899.0 1,551.2 1,760.0

Powell 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 Powell

3
Violent Crimes
20.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-94.27%
Below The National Average
  • There were 3 violent crimes in Powell in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Powell is 20.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 4,857.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Powell each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -94.27% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -92.99% lower than the Ohio violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Powell

131
Property Crimes
899.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-48.92%
Below The National Average
  • There were 131 property crimes in Powell in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Powell is 899.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 111.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Powell each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -48.92% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -42.05% lower than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,551.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Powell

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Dublin, OH 48,784 500 1,024.9 916.3 108.6
Delaware, OH 46,369 527 1,136.5 989.9 146.6
Westerville, OH 37,540 731 1,947.3 1,726.2 221.1
Hilliard, OH 37,305 392 1,050.8 930.2 120.6
Upper Arlington, OH 35,410 293 827.4 799.2 28.2
Gahanna, OH 34,979 725 2,072.7 1,841.1 231.6
Worthington, OH 14,402 203 1,409.5 1,242.9 166.6
Bexley, OH 12,436 315 2,533.0 2,412.4 120.6
New Albany, OH 11,423 144 1,260.6 1,164.3 96.3
Grandview Heights, OH 9,050 194 2,143.6 2,132.6 11.0

Powell SnackAbility

10
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9.5/10
Housing
9
Affordability
9
Diversity
6
Safety
9
Amenities
8.5
Education
10
Commute
7
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