The state of Ohio is ripe with rich culture, amazing food, beautiful scenery, and hard-working, blue-collar residents.
And just like every state across the country Ohio has its ups and downs.
While many cities across the Buckeye State offer high-quality living, some areas are riddled with high crime and deceptively eager danger. In this post, we’ll go over the 25 most dangerous cities in Ohio.
The information in the following list was compiled using data from the FBI’s National Incident-Based Reporting System. According to their website, the NIBRS “captures details on each single crime incident—as well as on separate offenses within the same incident—including information on victims, known offenders, relationships between victims and offenders, arrestees, and property involved in crimes.”
Keep scrolling to see the 25 most dangerous cities in Ohio.
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1. Cleveland
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Crime rate per 1000 – 63.94
2. Canton
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Crime rate per 1000 – 56.65
3. Toledo
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Crime rate per 1000 – 56.42
4. Mansfield
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Crime rate per 1000 – 48.01
5. Lima
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Crime rate per 1000 – 47.86
6. Moraine
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Crime rate per 1000 – 41.27
7. Warren
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Crime rate per 1000 – 38.25
8. Napoleon
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Crime rate per 1000 – 35.98
9. Akron
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Crime rate per 1000 – 32.90
10. Springfield
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Crime rate per 1000 – 32.56
11. Piqua
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Crime rate per 1000 – 32.00
12. Dayton
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Crime rate per 1000 – 31.69
13. Whitehall
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Crime rate per 1000 – 30.23
14. Barberton
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Crime rate per 1000 – 29.09
15. Trotwood
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Crime rate per 1000 – 28.32
16. Lorain
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Crime rate per 1000 – 27.31
17. Youngstown
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Crime rate per 1000 – 26.33
18. Van Wert
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Crime rate per 1000 – 25.11
19. Middletown
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Crime rate per 1000 – 24.87
20. Columbus
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Crime rate per 1000 – 23.84
21. Portsmouth
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Crime rate per 1000 – 23.65
22. Cincinnati
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Crime rate per 1000 – 23.23
23. Circleville
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Crime rate per 1000 – 22.63
24. Maple Heights
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Crime rate per 1000 – 22.34
25. Sidney
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Crime rate per 1000 – 22.06
