Wilmington, OH Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Wilmington, OH Summary

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

  • There were 287 total crimes committed in Wilmington in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,268.2 total crimes per 100K people in Wilmington.
  • The overall crime rate in Wilmington is 7.03% above the national average.
  • Wilmington ranks #318 safest out of 387 cities in Ohio.
  • Wilmington ranks #7,689 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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Wilmington Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Wilmington is 2,268.2 per 100,000 people. That's 7.03% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 22.95% higher than the Ohio total crime rate of 1,844.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Wilmington
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 287 2,268.2 1,844.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.0 5.0
Robbery 2 15.8 45.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 12 94.8 197.4 256.0
Violent Crime 21 166.0 293.7 359.0
Burglary 21 166.0 206.0 229.0
Larceny 234 1,849.4 1,132.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 11 86.9 212.5 259.0
Property Crime 266 2,102.3 1,551.2 1,760.0

Wilmington 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 Wilmington

21
Violent Crimes
166.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-53.77%
Below The National Average
  • There were 21 violent crimes in Wilmington in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Wilmington is 166.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 602.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Wilmington each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -53.77% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -43.49% lower than the Ohio violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Wilmington

266
Property Crimes
2,102.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
19.45%
Above The National Average
  • There were 266 property crimes in Wilmington in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Wilmington is 2,102.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 47.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Wilmington each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 19.45% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 35.52% higher than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,551.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Wilmington

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Mason, OH 35,923 203 565.1 528.9 36.2
Montgomery, OH 10,784 75 695.5 658.4 37.1
Madeira, OH 9,400 35 372.3 372.3 0.0
Wyoming, OH 8,643 60 694.2 601.6 92.6

Wilmington SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
6
Diversity
6
Safety
5
Amenities
8
Education
7
Commute
9.5
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