What is the #1 safest cities in ohio?

#	City	Population	Crime Rate per 1K
1	East Canton	1,447	0.00
2	Jamestown	2,241	0.00
3	Yorkville	1,002	0.00
4	Hiram	1,363	0.00
5	Winchester	1,402	0.00
6	Junction City	1,025	0.00
7	Kalida	1,711	0.00
8	Highland Heights	8,619	0.00
9	South Point	3,228	0.00
10	Burton	1,634	0.00
11	Sheffield	4,287	0.00
12	Camden	1,986	0.00
13	Campbell	7,812	0.00
14	Seaman	1,072	0.00
15	Fredericktown	2,634	0.00
16	St. Paris	2,237	0.00
17	Cardington	1,899	0.00
18	Carey	3,544	0.00
19	Minerva Park	2,095	0.00
20	Minster	3,213	0.00
21	Fort Recovery	1,863	0.00
22	Fort Loramie	1,460	0.00
23	Chardon	5,246	0.00
24	St. Henry	2,812	0.00
25	St. Clairsville	5,043	0.00
26	Mogadore	3,737	0.00
27	Roseville	1,940	0.00
28	Roaming Shores	2,024	0.00
29	Racine	1,022	0.00
30	Forest	1,401	0.00
31	Flushing	1,004	0.00
32	Coldwater	4,387	0.00
33	Moreland Hills	3,442	0.00
34	Morrow	2,526	0.00
35	Munroe Falls	5,019	0.00
36	New Bremen	2,650	0.00
37	Covington	2,573	0.00
38	Craig Beach	1,398	0.00
39	Pepper Pike	6,807	0.00
40	Enon	2,503	0.00
41	Pemberville	1,374	0.00
42	New Knoxville	1,056	0.00
43	Payne	1,329	0.00
44	Oxford	22,069	0.00
45	Olmsted Falls	8,640	0.00
46	New Middletown	1,632	0.00
47	Dennison	2,356	0.00
48	New Paris	1,338	0.00
49	Dillonvale	3,354	0.00
50	Dresden	1,805	0.00
51	North Baltimore	3,751	0.00
52	Leipsic	2,024	0.00
53	West Milton	4,740	0.00
54	West Lafayette	2,759	0.00
55	Lithopolis	2,344	0.00
56	Bainbridge	8,882	0.00
57	Lowellville	1,047	0.00
58	McArthur	2,052	0.00
59	Madeira	9,454	0.00
60	Valley View	1,934	0.00
61	Magnolia	1,069	0.00
62	Bellville	2,037	0.00
63	Glouster	1,556	0.00
64	Bethesda	1,230	0.00
65	Beverly	1,584	0.00
66	Thornville	1,608	0.00
67	Glendale	1,977	0.00
68	Sugarcreek	2,614	0.00
69	Mayfield	3,330	0.00
70	Spencerville	2,120	0.00
71	Brewster	2,112	0.00
72	Bridgeport	1,457	0.00
73	South Zanesville	2,137	0.00
74	Brooklyn Heights	1,492	0.00
75	South Russell	3,972	0.00
76	Maineville	2,146	0.00
77	Mechanicsburg	1,853	0.00
78	Broadview Heights	19,768	0.05
79	Brecksville	13,656	0.07
80	Grandview Heights	8,422	0.11
81	Bellevue	8,201	0.12
82	North Royalton	31,013	0.13
83	Genoa	2,011	0.14
84	Kirtland	6,913	0.15
85	The Village of Indian Hill	6,048	0.17
86	Aurora	17,386	0.17
87	Grafton	5,665	0.17
88	Reminderville	5,370	0.19
89	Tipp City	10,344	0.19
90	Avon Lake	25,456	0.19
91	Whitehouse	4,757	0.20
92	Wellington	4,514	0.20
93	Mayfield Heights	20,082	0.20
94	Ottawa Hills	4,796	0.21
95	Berea	18,330	0.22
96	Plain City	3,712	0.23
97	Tiffin	17,814	0.23
98	Cedarville	3,759	0.23
99	Rocky River	21,490	0.24
100	Middleburg Heights	15,817	0.26
101	Powell	14,229	0.27
102	Upper Arlington	36,319	0.28
103	Paulding	3,513	0.28
104	Westlake	34,036	0.29
105	Mariemont	3,477	0.29
106	Parma Heights	20,616	0.29
107	Hartville	3,355	0.29
108	Shadyside	3,458	0.30
109	Sunbury	7,335	0.30
110	Commercial Point	3,106	0.31
111	Millersburg	3,170	0.31
112	Hamilton	63,124	0.32
113	Clyde	6,322	0.33
114	Macedonia	12,142	0.33
115	West Union	2,832	0.33
116	Baltimore	2,970	0.33
117	Carlisle	5,460	0.34
118	Hudson	23,007	0.35
119	South Bloomfield	2,808	0.35
120	Waynesville	2,723	0.35
121	Oak Harbor	2,555	0.36
122	Mason	35,148	0.36
123	Strasburg	2,658	0.36
124	Perrysburg	25,065	0.36
125	St. Marys	8,319	0.37
126	Montgomery	10,816	0.37
127	Bethel	2,639	0.37
128	Newtown	2,677	0.38
129	Williamsburg	2,598	0.38
130	Centerville	24,815	0.38
131	Fairlawn	7,689	0.39
132	Lisbon	2,567	0.40
133	Amelia	12,482	0.40
134	Bellbrook	7,344	0.40
135	Crooksville	2,284	0.40
136	Garrettsville	2,806	0.41
137	Sabina	2,842	0.41
138	Norwalk	17,054	0.41
139	Mount Vernon	16,802	0.42
140	Kettering	57,442	0.42
141	Mentor-on-the-Lake	7,117	0.42
142	West Jefferson	4,250	0.43
143	Beachwood	13,850	0.44
144	New Concord	2,623	0.46
145	Creston	2,246	0.46
146	Springboro	19,577	0.46
147	Celina	11,017	0.46
148	Vermilion	10,451	0.47
149	Milford	6,525	0.47
150	Bluffton	3,799	0.47
151	Columbus Grove	1,741	0.49
152	Batavia	2,706	0.50
153	Poland	2,415	0.50
154	Arcanum	2,850	0.50
155	Walton Hills	2,083	0.50
156	Bay Village	15,992	0.51
157	Canfield	7,651	0.53
158	Amberley	3,838	0.53
159	Golf Manor	3,771	0.54
160	Minerva	3,274	0.55
161	Solon	23,970	0.55
162	Coal Grove	2,144	0.55
163	Brook Park	18,359	0.55
164	Granville	5,916	0.56
165	Shaker Heights	29,004	0.56
166	North Ridgeville	36,043	0.56
167	Holland	1,444	0.56
168	Twinsburg	19,346	0.56
169	Mount Gilead	2,909	0.56
170	Northfield	3,525	0.57
171	Cortland	7,091	0.57
172	North Canton	17,746	0.57
173	Oakwood	3,526	0.57
174	Fairfax	1,615	0.58
175	Cleves	3,377	0.58
176	Bryan	8,664	0.58
177	Madison	3,427	0.59
178	Windham	1,807	0.60
179	Brimfield	3,144	0.61
180	Ashville	4,626	0.62
181	Aberdeen	1,449	0.63
182	Bedford	12,960	0.63
183	North Olmsted	32,031	0.63
184	Deshler	1,746	0.64
185	Willowick	14,182	0.64
186	Carrollton	3,073	0.65
187	Lynchburg	1,408	0.65
188	Brunswick	35,284	0.66
189	Pomeroy	1,732	0.66
190	Willard	6,174	0.67
191	Brookville	6,234	0.68
192	Ottawa	4,439	0.68
193	Bowling Green	30,051	0.69
194	Powhatan Point	1,511	0.71
195	Blanchester	4,681	0.71
196	Pioneer	1,276	0.71
197	Oak Hill	1,646	0.71
198	Lodi	2,757	0.72
199	New Richmond	2,750	0.72
200	Boston Heights	1,436	0.72
201	Strongsville	46,022	0.72
202	Brooklyn	11,203	0.72
203	Sylvania	19,038	0.72
204	Waverly	4,153	0.73
205	Chagrin Falls	4,209	0.73
206	Columbiana	6,800	0.73
207	Beavercreek	46,787	0.74
208	Avon	25,082	0.74
209	Middlefield	2,749	0.74
210	Smithville	1,339	0.75
211	Hillsboro	6,539	0.75
212	Tiltonsville	1,240	0.76
213	Richmond Heights	10,677	0.76
214	Marietta	13,282	0.76
215	Pataskala	18,049	0.77
216	Union City	1,367	0.77
217	Fairview Park	17,049	0.77
218	Barnesville	3,602	0.77
219	Gnadenhutten	1,158	0.78
220	Fayette	1,074	0.78
221	Haskins	1,297	0.81
222	Perry	1,628	0.82
223	Lexington	4,866	0.82
224	Apple Creek	1,077	0.84
225	Loveland	13,280	0.84
226	Orange	3,448	0.85
227	Delphos	7,063	0.85
228	Byesville	2,220	0.86
229	Trenton	13,304	0.86
230	Union	6,930	0.86
231	East Palestine	4,699	0.86
232	Seven Hills	11,628	0.87
233	New Franklin	13,830	0.87
234	New Miami	2,280	0.89
235	Gates Mills	2,192	0.90
236	Cambridge	10,046	0.91
237	Huron	6,824	0.91
238	Clayton	13,269	0.91
239	Delta	2,728	0.91
240	Louisville	9,560	0.92
241	Greenfield	4,047	0.92
242	Wapakoneta	9,867	0.92
243	Wyoming	8,712	0.93
244	Woodsfield	2,415	0.93
245	Athens	23,211	0.96
246	New Albany	10,524	0.96
247	Uniontown	7,571	0.97
248	Sebring	4,160	0.97
249	Bradner	1,030	0.98
250	Marysville	26,540	0.99
251	Streetsboro	17,514	1.00
252	Woodville	1,940	1.01
253	Medina	26,040	1.01
254	Austintown	30,215	1.01
255	Bedford Heights	10,876	1.03
256	Germantown	5,796	1.03
257	Conneaut	12,378	1.04
258	Elida	2,017	1.06
259	Obetz	6,293	1.06
260	Belpre	6,668	1.06
261	Bellefontaine	14,051	1.07
262	Willoughby	23,934	1.07
263	Loudonville	3,249	1.08
264	Dublin	49,031	1.09
265	Tallmadge	18,394	1.09
266	Wintersville	3,835	1.10
267	Harrison	13,460	1.11
268	Monroe	15,024	1.11
269	Willoughby Hills	9,979	1.11
270	Navarre	1,861	1.11
271	West Liberty	1,438	1.12
272	Green	27,381	1.13
273	Deer Park	5,380	1.13
274	Bucyrus	11,619	1.13
275	Lewisburg	1,769	1.15
276	New Philadelphia	17,563	1.15
277	Stow	34,317	1.15
278	Mentor	47,215	1.15
279	Lebanon	21,216	1.18
280	Plymouth	1,649	1.19
281	Orrville	8,361	1.19
282	Parma	80,131	1.19
283	Ashley	1,455	1.19
284	Bexley	13,324	1.21
285	Eaton	8,353	1.21
286	Steubenville	18,144	1.22
287	London	10,403	1.22
288	Lyndhurst	13,854	1.25
289	Urbana	11,153	1.25
290	Hilliard	36,560	1.26
291	Walbridge	3,027	1.26
292	Wickliffe	12,639	1.27
293	Kent	27,190	1.27
294	Englewood	13,388	1.29
295	Grove City	41,831	1.29
296	University Heights	13,508	1.30
297	Heath	10,545	1.30
298	Canal Fulton	5,326	1.31
299	Hubbard	7,600	1.33
300	Norton	11,576	1.33
301	Waterville	5,997	1.33
302	Ravenna	11,286	1.34
303	Georgetown	4,147	1.35
304	Pickerington	23,828	1.35
305	Crestline	4,467	1.35
306	Archbold	4,369	1.36
307	Cadiz	3,015	1.36
308	New Boston	2,392	1.36
309	Somerset	1,417	1.36
310	Rittman	6,033	1.36
311	Wadsworth	24,302	1.36
312	Groveport	5,916	1.39
313	Troy	26,716	1.41
314	Utica	2,180	1.42
315	Lakewood	50,229	1.42
316	Clinton	1,111	1.43
317	Hicksville	3,228	1.46
318	Miamisburg	19,859	1.47
319	Delaware	43,168	1.47
320	Elmore	1,524	1.48
321	Fairfield	44,597	1.48
322	Frazeysburg	1,377	1.48
323	Milan	1,591	1.49
324	West Alexandria	1,599	1.50
325	Ontario	6,649	1.50
326	Upper Sandusky	6,580	1.51
327	Manchester	1,898	1.53
328	Washington Court House	14,406	1.53
329	Reading	10,490	1.53
330	Dover	13,094	1.55
331	Nelsonville	3,816	1.56
332	Monroeville	1,629	1.57
333	Ross	2,715	1.57
334	Newton Falls	4,553	1.59
335	New Lebanon	3,768	1.59
336	Independence	7,543	1.60
337	Oberlin	8,054	1.61
338	Maumee	13,765	1.62
339	Warrensville Heights	13,585	1.64
340	Wilmington	12,637	1.66
341	New Vienna	1,130	1.66
342	Worthington	14,754	1.67
343	Johnstown	5,247	1.68
344	Vandalia	15,100	1.68
345	Fostoria	12,671	1.69
346	Botkins	1,018	1.69
347	Northwood	5,195	1.72
348	Ashland	19,008	1.72
349	Cridersville	2,018	1.73
350	Cuyahoga Falls	50,864	1.74
351	Blue Ash	13,374	1.79
352	Lordstown	3,329	1.81
353	Montpelier	3,916	1.81
354	Painesville	20,453	1.83
355	Ashtabula	17,919	1.86
356	Middleport	2,114	1.87
357	South Charleston	1,655	1.87
358	Ada	4,553	1.89
359	Franklin	11,670	1.89
360	Jefferson	3,347	1.89
361	Huber Heights	43,266	1.90
362	Middletown	50,607	1.93
363	Oregon	19,821	1.93
364	St. Bernard	3,998	2.05
365	Chillicothe	21,958	2.06
366	South Euclid	21,606	2.07
367	Hebron	2,474	2.08
368	Richwood	2,303	2.09
369	Sheffield Lake	8,946	2.12
370	Wauseon	7,387	2.14
371	Jackson	6,222	2.14
372	Yellow Springs	3,655	2.15
373	Defiance	16,830	2.17
374	Russells Point	1,249	2.18
375	Euclid	48,991	2.18
376	Napoleon	8,561	2.18
377	Newcomerstown	3,585	2.21
378	Westerville	38,543	2.21
379	Greenville	12,748	2.23
380	Peebles	2,100	2.28
381	Evendale	2,656	2.29
382	Fairport Harbor	3,092	2.30
383	Mount Orab	4,765	2.30
384	Kenton	7,607	2.31
385	Salem	11,805	2.32
386	Gahanna	35,438	2.32
387	Swanton	4,171	2.34
388	Van Wert	10,710	2.36
389	Ripley	1,626	2.36
390	Amherst	12,796	2.39
391	Springfield	58,410	2.41
392	Norwood	19,023	2.41
393	Riverside	24,432	2.43
394	Girard	9,521	2.44
395	Logan	7,077	2.44
396	Galion	10,358	2.44
397	East Liverpool	9,869	2.49
398	Cleveland Heights	44,694	2.51
399	Eastlake	17,538	2.55
400	Warren	39,057	2.55
401	Wellston	5,426	2.56
402	Ironton	10,585	2.68
403	Shelby	8,706	2.70
404	Buckeye Lake	2,513	2.72
405	Fremont	15,851	2.72
406	Fairborn	34,506	2.73
407	Alliance	21,574	2.75
408	Chesapeake	1,082	2.78
409	Xenia	25,555	2.79
410	Circleville	14,144	2.80
411	Newark	50,393	2.82
412	Struthers	9,995	2.83
413	Forest Park	19,994	2.84
414	Wooster	27,012	2.86
415	Bratenahl	1,433	2.87
416	Toronto	5,452	2.91
417	Elyria	52,833	2.91
418	Niles	18,301	2.91
419	Barberton	24,977	3.04
420	McConnelsville	2,158	3.06
421	Sidney	20,457	3.11
422	Leesburg	1,188	3.12
423	Findlay	40,280	3.14
424	New Lexington	4,479	3.16
425	Massillon	32,177	3.16
426	Cheviot	8,655	3.17
427	Sharonville	13,989	3.19
428	Zanesville	24,726	3.33
429	Port Clinton	5,999	3.39
430	Martins Ferry	6,192	3.49
431	West Carrollton	13,008	3.52
432	Mansfield	47,686	3.66
433	Greenhills	3,693	3.86
434	Sandusky	24,748	3.88
435	Newburgh Heights	1,805	3.88
436	Lancaster	40,902	4.05
437	Gallipolis	3,352	4.28
438	Columbus	906,480	4.35
439	Butler	1,359	4.39
440	Marion	35,771	4.47
441	Garfield Heights	29,369	4.64
442	Mount Healthy	6,932	4.70
443	Springdale	10,983	4.78
444	Reynoldsburg	41,032	4.80
445	Maple Heights	23,350	5.05
446	Bellaire	3,852	5.09
447	Piqua	20,533	5.23
448	Lorain	65,207	5.81
449	Lakemore	2,917	5.86
450	Moraine	6,503	5.88
451	Uhrichsville	5,221	6.25
452	Youngstown	59,605	6.88
453	Trotwood	23,041	6.99
454	Woodlawn	3,885	7.01
455	Portsmouth	17,919	7.15
456	Lima	35,304	7.61
457	Akron	189,526	8.20
458	Cincinnati	309,595	8.49
459	North College Hill	9,564	9.15
460	Toledo	268,461	10.41
461	Whitehall	19,974	10.51
462	Canton	70,105	11.22
463	Lockland	3,493	11.31
464	Dayton	136,741	13.39
465	Mingo Junction	3,382	13.74
466	East Cleveland	13,666	14.10
467	Cleveland	367,523	15.61
468	Elmwood Place	2,368	16.14

Methodology

Cities in Ohio are ranked by crime rate per 1k. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from FBI Crime Data Explorer. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 safest cities in ohio?: East Canton ranks #1 with 0.00 (crime rate per 1k).
What are the top 5 safest cities in ohio?: 1. East Canton (0.00), 2. Jamestown (0.00), 3. Yorkville (0.00), 4. Hiram (0.00), 5. Winchester (0.00)
How many cities in Ohio are ranked?: This ranking includes 468 cities in Ohio with available data.

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