Rocky River, OH Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Rocky River, OH Summary

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

  • There were 168 total crimes committed in Rocky River the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 788.4 total crimes per 100K people in Rocky River.
  • The overall crime rate in Rocky River is -66.08% below the national average.
  • Rocky River ranks #129 safest out of 426 cities in Ohio.
  • Rocky River ranks #2,981 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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Rocky River Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Rocky River is 788.4 per 100,000 people. That's -66.08% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -63.48% lower than the Ohio total crime rate of 2,159.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Rocky River
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 168 788.4 2,159.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.0 6.3
Robbery 3 14.1 66.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 10 46.9 191.6 268.2
Violent Crime 17 79.8 308.8 369.8
Burglary 5 23.5 318.8 269.8
Larceny 135 633.5 1,359.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 11 51.6 171.7 282.7
Property Crime 151 708.6 1,850.3 1,954.4

Rocky River 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 Rocky River

17
Violent Crimes
79.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-78.43%
Below The National Average
  • There were 17 violent crimes in Rocky River in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Rocky River is 79.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,253.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Rocky River each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -78.43% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -74.16% lower than the Ohio violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Rocky River

151
Property Crimes
708.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-63.74%
Below The National Average
  • There were 151 property crimes in Rocky River in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Rocky River is 708.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 141.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Rocky River each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -63.74% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -61.70% lower than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,850.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Rocky River

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Lakewood, OH 49,490 732 1,479.1 1,353.8 125.3
Strongsville, OH 45,703 421 921.2 853.3 67.8
North Ridgeville, OH 36,968 160 432.8 392.2 40.6
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
Avon Lake, OH 25,846 130 503.0 433.3 69.6
Broadview Heights, OH 19,490 30 153.9 143.7 10.3
Berea, OH 18,736 101 539.1 501.7 37.4

Rocky River SnackAbility

10
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
4
Safety
9
Amenities
9
Education
10
Commute
8
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