Springfield, OH Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Springfield, OH Summary

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

  • There were 3,409 total crimes committed in Springfield in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,886.6 total crimes per 100K people in Springfield.
  • The overall crime rate in Springfield is 177.77% above the national average.
  • Springfield ranks #381 safest out of 387 cities in Ohio.
  • Springfield ranks #9,687 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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Springfield Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Springfield is 5,886.6 per 100,000 people. That's 177.77% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 219.07% higher than the Ohio total crime rate of 1,844.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Springfield
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 3,409 5,886.6 1,844.9 2,119.2
Murder 4 6.9 5.0 5.0
Robbery 138 238.3 45.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 609 1,051.6 197.4 256.0
Violent Crime 794 1,371.1 293.7 359.0
Burglary 518 894.5 206.0 229.0
Larceny 1,641 2,833.7 1,132.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 456 787.4 212.5 259.0
Property Crime 2,615 4,515.5 1,551.2 1,760.0

Springfield 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 Springfield

794
Violent Crimes
1,371.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
281.91%
Above The National Average
  • There were 794 violent crimes in Springfield in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Springfield is 1,371.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 72.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Springfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 281.91% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 366.87% higher than the Ohio violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Springfield

2,615
Property Crimes
4,515.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
156.57%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,615 property crimes in Springfield in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Springfield is 4,515.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 22.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Springfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 156.57% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 191.09% higher than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,551.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Springfield

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Beavercreek, OH 47,389 980 2,068.0 1,994.1 73.9
Huber Heights, OH 43,269 860 1,987.6 1,798.1 189.5
Fairborn, OH 34,779 545 1,567.0 1,293.9 273.2
Xenia, OH 25,820 449 1,739.0 1,460.1 278.9
Urbana, OH 11,166 201 1,800.1 1,674.7 125.4
London, OH 10,623 90 847.2 724.8 122.4
Yellow Springs, OH 3,723 56 1,504.2 1,289.3 214.9

Springfield SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8
Diversity
8.5
Safety
3
Amenities
9
Education
5
Commute
8.5
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