Wadsworth, OH Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Wadsworth, OH Summary

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

  • There were 277 total crimes committed in Wadsworth in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,111.3 total crimes per 100K people in Wadsworth.
  • The overall crime rate in Wadsworth is -47.56% below the national average.
  • Wadsworth ranks #191 safest out of 387 cities in Ohio.
  • Wadsworth ranks #4,810 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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Wadsworth Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Wadsworth is 1,111.3 per 100,000 people. That's -47.56% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -39.76% lower than the Ohio total crime rate of 1,844.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Wadsworth
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 277 1,111.3 1,844.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.0 5.0
Robbery 4 16.0 45.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 13 52.2 197.4 256.0
Violent Crime 34 136.4 293.7 359.0
Burglary 10 40.1 206.0 229.0
Larceny 232 930.8 1,132.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 1 4.0 212.5 259.0
Property Crime 243 974.9 1,551.2 1,760.0

Wadsworth 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 Wadsworth

34
Violent Crimes
136.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-62.00%
Below The National Average
  • There were 34 violent crimes in Wadsworth in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Wadsworth is 136.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 733.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Wadsworth each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -62.00% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -53.55% lower than the Ohio violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Wadsworth

243
Property Crimes
974.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-44.61%
Below The National Average
  • There were 243 property crimes in Wadsworth in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Wadsworth is 974.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 102.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Wadsworth each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -44.61% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -37.15% lower than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,551.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Wadsworth

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Cuyahoga Falls, OH 50,639 1,023 2,020.2 1,846.4 173.8
Brunswick, OH 34,952 157 449.2 383.4 65.8
Stow, OH 33,791 632 1,870.3 1,754.9 115.4
North Royalton, OH 30,683 109 355.2 325.9 29.3
Barberton, OH 24,375 580 2,379.5 2,075.9 303.6
Tallmadge, OH 18,287 194 1,060.9 951.5 109.4
New Franklin, OH 13,763 56 406.9 319.7 87.2
Norton, OH 11,314 200 1,767.7 1,635.1 132.6
Fairlawn, OH 7,640 251 3,285.3 3,246.1 39.3
Munroe Falls, OH 4,941 4 81.0 81.0 0.0

Wadsworth SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
7
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
4
Safety
8
Amenities
8.5
Education
8.5
Commute
7
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