Vandalia, OH Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Vandalia, OH Summary

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

  • There were 288 total crimes committed in Vandalia in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,938.9 total crimes per 100K people in Vandalia.
  • The overall crime rate in Vandalia is -8.51% below the national average.
  • Vandalia ranks #289 safest out of 387 cities in Ohio.
  • Vandalia ranks #7,085 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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Vandalia Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Vandalia is 1,938.9 per 100,000 people. That's -8.51% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 5.09% higher than the Ohio total crime rate of 1,844.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Vandalia
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 288 1,938.9 1,844.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.0 5.0
Robbery 1 6.7 45.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 15 101.0 197.4 256.0
Violent Crime 25 168.3 293.7 359.0
Burglary 36 242.4 206.0 229.0
Larceny 179 1,205.1 1,132.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 48 323.1 212.5 259.0
Property Crime 263 1,770.6 1,551.2 1,760.0

Vandalia 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 Vandalia

25
Violent Crimes
168.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-53.12%
Below The National Average
  • There were 25 violent crimes in Vandalia in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Vandalia is 168.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 594.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Vandalia each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -53.12% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -42.69% lower than the Ohio violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Vandalia

263
Property Crimes
1,770.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
0.60%
Above The National Average
  • There were 263 property crimes in Vandalia in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Vandalia is 1,770.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 56.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Vandalia each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 0.60% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 14.14% higher than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,551.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Vandalia

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Dayton, OH 134,857 7,651 5,673.4 4,334.2 1,339.2
Kettering, OH 56,562 873 1,543.4 1,501.0 42.4
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
Centerville, OH 26,281 275 1,046.4 1,008.3 38.1
Riverside, OH 24,296 478 1,967.4 1,724.6 242.8
Miamisburg, OH 19,781 320 1,617.7 1,471.1 146.6
Clayton, OH 13,195 164 1,242.9 1,152.0 90.9
Englewood, OH 13,175 369 2,800.8 2,671.7 129.0
Bellbrook, OH 7,439 37 497.4 457.1 40.3

Vandalia SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
6
Affordability
9
Diversity
7
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
9
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