Richmond Heights, OH Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Richmond Heights, OH Summary

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

  • There were 103 total crimes committed in Richmond Heights in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 980.1 total crimes per 100K people in Richmond Heights.
  • The overall crime rate in Richmond Heights is -53.75% below the national average.
  • Richmond Heights ranks #165 safest out of 387 cities in Ohio.
  • Richmond Heights ranks #4,332 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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Richmond Heights Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Richmond Heights is 980.1 per 100,000 people. That's -53.75% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -46.87% lower than the Ohio total crime rate of 1,844.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Richmond Heights
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 103 980.1 1,844.9 2,119.2
Murder 1 9.5 5.0 5.0
Robbery 3 28.5 45.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 2 19.0 197.4 256.0
Violent Crime 8 76.1 293.7 359.0
Burglary 16 152.3 206.0 229.0
Larceny 67 637.5 1,132.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 12 114.2 212.5 259.0
Property Crime 95 904.0 1,551.2 1,760.0

Richmond Heights 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 Richmond Heights

8
Violent Crimes
76.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-78.80%
Below The National Average
  • There were 8 violent crimes in Richmond Heights in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Richmond Heights is 76.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,313.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Richmond Heights each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -78.80% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -74.08% lower than the Ohio violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Richmond Heights

95
Property Crimes
904.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-48.64%
Below The National Average
  • There were 95 property crimes in Richmond Heights in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Richmond Heights is 904.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 110.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Richmond Heights each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -48.64% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -41.73% lower than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,551.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Richmond Heights

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Euclid, OH 48,176 700 1,453.0 1,235.1 218.0
Cleveland Heights, OH 43,853 680 1,550.6 1,299.8 250.8
Shaker Heights, OH 28,615 183 639.5 583.6 55.9
Solon, OH 23,736 203 855.2 800.5 54.8
Rocky River, OH 21,256 94 442.2 418.7 23.5
South Euclid, OH 21,255 432 2,032.5 1,825.5 207.0
Mayfield Heights, OH 19,792 63 318.3 298.1 20.2
Broadview Heights, OH 19,709 21 106.6 101.5 5.1
Twinsburg, OH 19,500 119 610.3 553.8 56.4
Lyndhurst, OH 13,634 162 1,188.2 1,063.5 124.7

Richmond Heights SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
7
Diversity
9
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8.5
Education
8.5
Commute
7
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