Westerville, OH Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Westerville, OH Summary

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

  • There were 731 total crimes committed in Westerville in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,947.3 total crimes per 100K people in Westerville.
  • The overall crime rate in Westerville is -8.12% below the national average.
  • Westerville ranks #290 safest out of 387 cities in Ohio.
  • Westerville ranks #7,103 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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Westerville Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Westerville is 1,947.3 per 100,000 people. That's -8.12% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 5.55% higher than the Ohio total crime rate of 1,844.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Westerville
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 731 1,947.3 1,844.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.0 5.0
Robbery 8 21.3 45.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 60 159.8 197.4 256.0
Violent Crime 83 221.1 293.7 359.0
Burglary 36 95.9 206.0 229.0
Larceny 575 1,531.7 1,132.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 37 98.6 212.5 259.0
Property Crime 648 1,726.2 1,551.2 1,760.0

Westerville 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 Westerville

83
Violent Crimes
221.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-38.41%
Below The National Average
  • There were 83 violent crimes in Westerville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Westerville is 221.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 452.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Westerville each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -38.41% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -24.71% lower than the Ohio violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Westerville

648
Property Crimes
1,726.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-1.92%
Below The National Average
  • There were 648 property crimes in Westerville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Westerville is 1,726.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 57.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Westerville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -1.92% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 11.28% higher than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,551.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Westerville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Columbus, OH 915,447 28,271 3,088.2 2,653.3 434.9
Dublin, OH 48,784 500 1,024.9 916.3 108.6
Hilliard, OH 37,305 392 1,050.8 930.2 120.6
Upper Arlington, OH 35,410 293 827.4 799.2 28.2
Gahanna, OH 34,979 725 2,072.7 1,841.1 231.6
Pickerington, OH 25,959 320 1,232.7 1,097.9 134.8
Powell, OH 14,572 134 919.6 899.0 20.6
Worthington, OH 14,402 203 1,409.5 1,242.9 166.6
Bexley, OH 12,436 315 2,533.0 2,412.4 120.6
New Albany, OH 11,423 144 1,260.6 1,164.3 96.3

Westerville SnackAbility

9.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
7
Safety
8
Amenities
9
Education
9.5
Commute
8.5
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