Crime in Olmsted Falls, Ohio

Olmsted Falls's crime rate

There were 22 crimes reported in Olmsted Falls, Ohio in 2019, the most recent year crime data is available. Adjusted for population, the city’s annual crime rate is 248 incidents for every 100,000 people.

How does Olmsted Falls compare?

Olmsted Falls has one of the lowest overall crime rates of any U.S. city. For comparison, the national total crime rate is 2,489 incidents for every 100,000 people.

Olmsted Falls's overall crime rate is 89% 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 Olmsted Falls, however, property crimes account for only about 82% of all offenses.

Property crime is much less prevalent in Olmsted Falls than it is nationwide. There were 18 property crimes in Olmsted Falls in 2019, or 203 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 Olmsted Falls. There were 12 larcenies reported in Olmsted Falls in 2019, or 135 for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, the larceny rate is 1,550 per 100,000.

Burglary

There were 5 break-ins reported in Olmsted Falls in 2019, or 56 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 Olmsted Falls, meanwhile, there was just one reported motor vehicle theft in 2019, or 11 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 Olmsted Falls, however, violent offenses account for a larger 18% share of all reported crime.

At 45 incidents for every 100,000 people, the violent crime rate in Olmsted Falls is well below the national violent crime rate of 379 offenses per 100,000 people. Law enforcement in Olmsted Falls reported a total of 4 violent crimes in 2019.

Aggravated Assault

Aggravated assault is by far the most common type of violent crime reported in the U.S. It is also the most commonly reported violent offense in Olmsted Falls. There were 2 aggravated assaults reported in Olmsted Falls in 2019, or 23 for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, the rate is far higher, standing at 250 aggravated assaults per 100,000 people.

Robbery

Robbery is the second most common type of violent crime in America. There was just one robbery reported in Olmsted Falls in 2019, a rate of 11 robberies for every 100,000 residents. For comparison, the national robbery rate was 82 per 100,000 in 2019.

Rape

There were 139,815 reported rapes nationwide in 2019, a rate of 43 per 100,000 people. In Olmsted Falls in 2019, none were reported.

Murder

There was one homicide reported in the city in 2019. Adjusted for population, the murder rate in Olmsted Falls is 11.3 for every 100,000 people, more than double the national murder rate of 5 per 100,000 people.

Olmsted Falls compared to other cities in Ohio

Olmsted Falls 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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