Sheffield Lake, OH Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Sheffield Lake, OH Summary

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

  • There were 59 total crimes committed in Sheffield Lake in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 657.8 total crimes per 100K people in Sheffield Lake.
  • The overall crime rate in Sheffield Lake is -68.96% below the national average.
  • Sheffield Lake ranks #105 safest out of 387 cities in Ohio.
  • Sheffield Lake ranks #2,955 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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Sheffield Lake Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Sheffield Lake is 657.8 per 100,000 people. That's -68.96% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -64.34% lower than the Ohio total crime rate of 1,844.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Sheffield Lake
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 59 657.8 1,844.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.0 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 45.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 19 211.8 197.4 256.0
Violent Crime 19 211.8 293.7 359.0
Burglary 9 100.3 206.0 229.0
Larceny 29 323.3 1,132.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 2 22.3 212.5 259.0
Property Crime 40 446.0 1,551.2 1,760.0

Sheffield Lake 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 Sheffield Lake

19
Violent Crimes
211.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-40.99%
Below The National Average
  • There were 19 violent crimes in Sheffield Lake in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Sheffield Lake is 211.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 472.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Sheffield Lake each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -40.99% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -27.86% lower than the Ohio violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Sheffield Lake

40
Property Crimes
446.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-74.66%
Below The National Average
  • There were 40 property crimes in Sheffield Lake in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Sheffield Lake is 446.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 224.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Sheffield Lake each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -74.66% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -71.25% lower than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,551.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Sheffield Lake

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Lorain, OH 65,374 1,394 2,132.3 1,551.1 581.3
Elyria, OH 53,263 943 1,770.5 1,479.5 291.0
Lakewood, OH 49,272 632 1,282.7 1,140.6 142.1
Strongsville, OH 45,600 618 1,355.3 1,282.9 72.4
North Ridgeville, OH 37,534 129 343.7 287.7 55.9
Westlake, OH 34,189 232 678.6 649.3 29.2
North Olmsted, OH 31,532 335 1,062.4 999.0 63.4
Avon Lake, OH 26,167 81 309.6 290.4 19.1
Avon, OH 25,562 248 970.2 895.9 74.3
Rocky River, OH 21,256 94 442.2 418.7 23.5

Sheffield Lake SnackAbility

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