Crime in Deer Park, Ohio

Deer Park's crime rate

There were 38 crimes reported in Deer Park, Ohio in 2019, the most recent year crime data is available. Adjusted for population, the city’s annual crime rate is 672 incidents for every 100,000 people.

How does Deer Park compare?

Deer Park has a lower overall crime rate than the vast majority of U.S. cities. For comparison, the national total crime rate is 2,489 incidents for every 100,000 people.

Deer Park's overall crime rate is 71% lower than the overall crime rate in Ohio. Statewide, there were 274,560 crimes reported in 2019, or 2,349 for every 100,000 people.

What types of crimes are being committed?

The FBI's crime rate includes seven crime categories: three property crimes -- larceny, burglary, and motor vehicle theft, and four violent crimes -- aggravated assault, robbery, rape, and murder.

Property crime

The vast majority of crimes in America are property crimes, accounting for 85% of total crimes in 2019. In Deer Park, however, property crimes account for about 95% of all offenses.

Despite accounting for a higher than average share of total offenses, property crime is much less prevalent in Deer Park than it is nationwide. There were 36 property crimes in Deer Park in 2019, or 637 for every 100,000 residents. Meanwhile, the national property crime rate is 2,110 incidents per 100,000 people.

Larceny

Larceny is by far the most common type of property crime in the U.S. It is also the most commonly committed type of property crime in Deer Park. There were 28 larcenies reported in Deer Park in 2019, or 495 for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, the larceny rate is 1,550 per 100,000.

Burglary

There were 1 break-ins reported in Deer Park in 2019, or 18 for every 100,000 residents. For reference, there were 341 reported burglaries for every 100,000 people nationwide in 2019.

Motor Vehicle Theft

Across the United States, the annual motor vehicle theft rate is 220 for every 100,000 people. In Deer Park, meanwhile, there were 7 motor vehicle thefts in 2019, or 124 for every 100,000 people.

Violent crime

Violent crime accounts for a relatively small share of crimes nationwide. These offenses, which are generally more egregious than property crimes, account for about 15% of the nearly 8.2 million offenses reported across the U.S. in 2019. In Deer Park, however, violent offenses account for a much smaller 5% share of all reported crime.

At 35 incidents for every 100,000 people, the violent crime rate in Deer Park is well below the national violent crime rate of 379 offenses per 100,000 people. Law enforcement in Deer Park reported a total of 2 violent crimes in 2019.

Aggravated Assault

With a nationwide rate of 250 per 100,000 people, aggravated assault is by far the most common type of violent crime reported in the U.S. In Deer Park, there was just one aggravated assault reported in 2019, or 18 for every 100,000 people.

Robbery

Robbery is the second most common type of violent crime in America, but there were no robberies reported in Deer Park in 2019. The national robbery rate was 86 per 100,000 in 2019.

Rape

There was one rape reported in Deer Park in 2019, or 18 for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, there were 139,815 rapes in 2019, a rate of 43 per 100,000 people.

Murder

While there were 16,425 murders nationwide in 2019, none were reported in Deer Park.

Deer Park compared to other cities in Ohio

Deer Park has a lower crime rate than the vast majority of all comparable cities in Ohio. To be considered comparable, a city must have a complete 2019 FBI crime report and population of 5,000 or more.

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