Sylvania, OH Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Sylvania, OH Summary

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

  • There were 153 total crimes committed in Sylvania in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 803.8 total crimes per 100K people in Sylvania.
  • The overall crime rate in Sylvania is -62.07% below the national average.
  • Sylvania ranks #131 safest out of 387 cities in Ohio.
  • Sylvania ranks #3,618 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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Sylvania Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Sylvania is 803.8 per 100,000 people. That's -62.07% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -56.43% lower than the Ohio total crime rate of 1,844.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Sylvania
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 153 803.8 1,844.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.0 5.0
Robbery 2 10.5 45.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 8 42.0 197.4 256.0
Violent Crime 12 63.0 293.7 359.0
Burglary 12 63.0 206.0 229.0
Larceny 121 635.7 1,132.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 8 42.0 212.5 259.0
Property Crime 141 740.8 1,551.2 1,760.0

Sylvania 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 Sylvania

12
Violent Crimes
63.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-82.44%
Below The National Average
  • There were 12 violent crimes in Sylvania in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Sylvania is 63.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,586.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Sylvania each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -82.44% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -78.53% lower than the Ohio violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Sylvania

141
Property Crimes
740.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-57.91%
Below The National Average
  • There were 141 property crimes in Sylvania in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Sylvania is 740.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 135.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Sylvania each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -57.91% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -52.25% lower than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,551.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Sylvania

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Toledo, OH 263,668 9,949 3,773.3 2,732.2 1,041.1
Perrysburg, OH 25,302 120 474.3 446.6 27.7
Oregon, OH 19,639 864 4,399.4 4,205.9 193.5
Maumee, OH 13,558 352 2,596.3 2,434.0 162.3
Waterville, OH 5,998 43 716.9 583.5 133.4
Northwood, OH 5,226 111 2,124.0 1,951.8 172.2
Ottawa Hills, OH 4,781 37 773.9 753.0 20.9

Sylvania SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
9
Diversity
6
Safety
8.5
Amenities
9
Education
9
Commute
8
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