Vermilion, OH Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Vermilion, OH Summary

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

  • There were 65 total crimes committed in Vermilion in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 606.2 total crimes per 100K people in Vermilion.
  • The overall crime rate in Vermilion is -71.39% below the national average.
  • Vermilion ranks #95 safest out of 387 cities in Ohio.
  • Vermilion ranks #2,713 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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Vermilion Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Vermilion is 606.2 per 100,000 people. That's -71.39% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -67.14% lower than the Ohio total crime rate of 1,844.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Vermilion
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 65 606.2 1,844.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.0 5.0
Robbery 1 9.3 45.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 3 28.0 197.4 256.0
Violent Crime 5 46.6 293.7 359.0
Burglary 4 37.3 206.0 229.0
Larceny 55 513.0 1,132.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 1 9.3 212.5 259.0
Property Crime 60 559.6 1,551.2 1,760.0

Vermilion 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 Vermilion

5
Violent Crimes
46.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-87.01%
Below The National Average
  • There were 5 violent crimes in Vermilion in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Vermilion is 46.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,144.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Vermilion each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -87.01% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -84.12% lower than the Ohio violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Vermilion

60
Property Crimes
559.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-68.20%
Below The National Average
  • There were 60 property crimes in Vermilion in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Vermilion is 559.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 178.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Vermilion each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -68.20% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -63.93% lower than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,551.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Vermilion

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
North Ridgeville, OH 37,534 129 343.7 287.7 55.9
Avon Lake, OH 26,167 81 309.6 290.4 19.1
Avon, OH 25,562 248 970.2 895.9 74.3
Norwalk, OH 17,164 112 652.5 611.7 40.8
Amherst, OH 12,996 161 1,238.8 1,000.3 238.5
Sheffield Lake, OH 8,969 59 657.8 446.0 211.8
Oberlin, OH 7,438 113 1,519.2 1,357.9 161.3
Huron, OH 6,613 24 362.9 272.2 90.7

Vermilion SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
7
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
3
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
6
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