How has crime changed in Ohio since 1985?

Police in Ohio reported about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people in 2025 (U.S.: 329), down from a high of 639 in 1991, and 1,471 property crimes in 2025 (U.S.: 1,552), down from a high of 4,888 in 1991. There's no figure for 1993, 1995–1997 and 1999–2000, when police departments covering fewer than 3 in 4 of its people reported a full year. Rates count only the agencies that reported. Choose another state to compare.

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Crimes per 100,000 people in Ohio and the U.S., each year
Year Violent, Ohio Violent, U.S. Property, Ohio Property, U.S.
1985 404.5 570.3 3,999.1 4,780.0
1986 457.2 633.6 4,188.2 5,015.3
1987 454.9 624.9 4,414.4 5,090.1
1988 481.9 630.2 4,405.5 5,045.9
1989 511.3 680.5 4,586.8 5,211.5
1990 569.8 749.8 4,736.6 5,227.0
1991 638.8 798.1 4,887.9 5,388.4
1992 597.0 785.4 4,508.7 5,089.3
1993 – 764.1 – 4,814.1
1994 554.9 740.4 4,317.8 4,752.4
1995 – 720.6 – 4,796.6
1996 – 658.8 – 4,553.0
1997 – 644.9 – 4,494.7
1998 369.6 603.8 3,811.5 4,212.6
1999 – 545.8 – 3,872.6
2000 – 534.4 – 3,751.7
2001 408.7 529.5 4,194.9 3,801.5
2002 392.4 512.9 3,973.3 3,737.7
2003 365.1 493.7 3,852.8 3,704.0
2004 365.8 478.6 3,824.3 3,599.4
2005 380.6 483.0 3,850.3 3,518.3
2006 392.3 486.9 3,859.1 3,397.1
2007 380.4 477.9 3,607.1 3,316.1
2008 370.9 463.7 3,485.3 3,252.3
2009 348.9 436.8 3,300.2 3,076.7
2010 326.1 408.1 3,259.1 2,963.4
2011 317.7 390.1 3,356.9 2,925.7
2012 314.1 390.7 3,200.3 2,881.3
2013 307.4 378.2 3,019.3 2,759.3
2014 295.9 373.7 2,754.3 2,591.8
2015 296.3 384.6 2,627.8 2,495.2
2016 317.5 399.5 2,614.0 2,469.1
2017 312.6 397.5 2,475.1 2,372.4
2018 314.2 384.8 2,235.4 2,206.8
2019 316.7 381.0 2,091.4 2,109.0
2020 337.1 399.3 1,916.4 1,955.3
2021 340.8 360.9 1,770.7 1,762.2
2022 319.3 398.2 1,865.8 1,998.5
2023 316.1 385.6 1,800.9 1,950.5
2024 312.0 363.4 1,646.8 1,766.8
2025 287.9 329.3 1,471.1 1,552.1

Crimes per 100,000 people, as police reported them to the FBI.

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