25 Most Dangerous Cities In Ohio - Page 12

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

Crime rate per 1000 – 63.94

2. Canton

Crime rate per 1000 – 56.65

3. Toledo

Crime rate per 1000 – 56.42

4. Mansfield

Crime rate per 1000 – 48.01

5. Lima

Crime rate per 1000 – 47.86

6. Moraine

Crime rate per 1000 – 41.27

7. Warren

Crime rate per 1000 – 38.25

8. Napoleon

Crime rate per 1000 – 35.98

9. Akron

Crime rate per 1000 – 32.90

10. Springfield

Crime rate per 1000 – 32.56

11. Piqua

Crime rate per 1000 – 32.00

12. Dayton

Crime rate per 1000 – 31.69

13. Whitehall

Crime rate per 1000 – 30.23

14. Barberton

Crime rate per 1000 – 29.09

15. Trotwood

Crime rate per 1000 – 28.32

16. Lorain

Crime rate per 1000 – 27.31

17. Youngstown

Crime rate per 1000 – 26.33

18. Van Wert

Crime rate per 1000 – 25.11

19. Middletown

Crime rate per 1000 – 24.87

20. Columbus

Crime rate per 1000 – 23.84

21. Portsmouth

Crime rate per 1000 – 23.65

22. Cincinnati

Crime rate per 1000 – 23.23

23. Circleville

Crime rate per 1000 – 22.63

24. Maple Heights

Crime rate per 1000 – 22.34

25. Sidney

Crime rate per 1000 – 22.06