Willoughby, OH Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Willoughby, OH Summary

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

  • There were 252 total crimes committed in Willoughby in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,038.7 total crimes per 100K people in Willoughby.
  • The overall crime rate in Willoughby is -50.99% below the national average.
  • Willoughby ranks #173 safest out of 387 cities in Ohio.
  • Willoughby ranks #4,548 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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Willoughby Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Willoughby is 1,038.7 per 100,000 people. That's -50.99% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -43.70% lower than the Ohio total crime rate of 1,844.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Willoughby
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 252 1,038.7 1,844.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.0 5.0
Robbery 1 4.1 45.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 22 90.7 197.4 256.0
Violent Crime 26 107.2 293.7 359.0
Burglary 17 70.1 206.0 229.0
Larceny 203 836.7 1,132.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 6 24.7 212.5 259.0
Property Crime 226 931.5 1,551.2 1,760.0

Willoughby 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 Willoughby

26
Violent Crimes
107.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-70.15%
Below The National Average
  • There were 26 violent crimes in Willoughby in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Willoughby is 107.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 933.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Willoughby each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -70.15% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -63.51% lower than the Ohio violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Willoughby

226
Property Crimes
931.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-47.07%
Below The National Average
  • There were 226 property crimes in Willoughby in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Willoughby is 931.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 107.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Willoughby each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -47.07% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -39.95% lower than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,551.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Willoughby

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Mentor, OH 46,765 689 1,473.3 1,357.9 115.5
Cleveland Heights, OH 43,853 680 1,550.6 1,299.8 250.8
Shaker Heights, OH 28,615 183 639.5 583.6 55.9
Solon, OH 23,736 203 855.2 800.5 54.8
Eastlake, OH 17,269 332 1,922.5 1,667.7 254.8
Willowick, OH 14,089 50 354.9 291.0 63.9
Beachwood, OH 13,758 313 2,275.0 2,231.4 43.6
Lyndhurst, OH 13,634 162 1,188.2 1,063.5 124.7
University Heights, OH 13,098 158 1,206.3 1,076.5 129.8
Wickliffe, OH 12,600 113 896.8 769.8 127.0

Willoughby SnackAbility

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