Ohio's 20 Safest Cities of 2019

SafeWise is happy to release our fifth annual Safest Cities report. Here are the 20 Safest Cities in Ohio for 2019. See if your city made the list.

The good news is that Ohio comes in under the national violent crime rate, but the state is slightly higher when it comes to property crime. The Buckeye State reported 3.60 violent crimes per 1,000 people, compared to 4.49 across the country. But its property crime rate of 29.63 exceeds the national rate of 27.11.

Ohio’s safest cities did even better than the state overall—with each one reporting fewer than 0.35 violent crime incidents per 1,000 people. Plus, each of the top three cities had zero violent crimes. In regard to property crime, 70% of the cities we’ve selected experienced fewer than 10 incidents per 1,000 people.

See if your Ohio city made the cut and learn more details about the top 20 in our full list below.

Interesting Findings

Chester Township once again claimed the number one spot as the safest city in Ohio, with zero counts of violent crime reported in 2017.
40% of the cities on the list are being recognized for the second year in a row.
Not one murder was reported among Ohio’s safest cities, and more than 50% reported no murder and no rape.
Property crime is the state’s top safety concern, and 17% of respondents to our State of Safety study reported a personal experience with property crime in the past year, compared to 16% nationwide.
Ohio is less concerned about sexual assault than the rest of country—34% ranked sexual assault by a stranger as a top worry, compared to the national average of 39%. And just 16% are worried about an assault by someone they know, which is 7 percentage points below the national average.

The 20 Safest Cities in Ohio

Population 10,355

Median Income ?

Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000) 0.00

Property Crime Rate (per 1,000) 0.77

Population 10,951

Median Income ?

Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000) 0.00

Property Crime Rate (per 1,000) 3.20

Population 11,718

Median Income ?

Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000) 0.00

Property Crime Rate (per 1,000) 5.21

Population 19,228

Median Income $85,339

Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000) 0.05

Property Crime Rate (per 1,000) 1.09

Population 13,157

Median Income $63,750

Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000) 0.08

Property Crime Rate (per 1,000) 3.80

Population 12,208

Median Income ?

Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000) 0.08

Property Crime Rate (per 1,000) 17.12

Population 11,528

Median Income $32,132

Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000) 0.09

Property Crime Rate (per 1,000) 21.08

Population 13,432

Median Income $101,060

Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000) 0.15

Property Crime Rate (per 1,000) 3.87

Population 15,932

Median Income $84,657

Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000) 0.19

Property Crime Rate (per 1,000) 11.74

Population 10,309

Median Income ?

Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000) 0.19

Property Crime Rate (per 1,000) 3.88

Population 9,373

Median Income $54,827

Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000) 0.21

Property Crime Rate (per 1,000) 13.12

Population 11,921

Median Income $72,283

Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000) 0.25

Property Crime Rate (per 1,000) 4.45

Population 11,668

Median Income $77,384

Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000) 0.26

Property Crime Rate (per 1,000) 4.29

Population 15,380

Median Income ?

Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000) 0.26

Property Crime Rate (per 1,000) 4.36

Population 10,381

Median Income $54,730

Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000) 0.29

Property Crime Rate (per 1,000) 9.15

Population 18,908

Median Income $71,889

Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000) 0.32

Property Crime Rate (per 1,000) 4.55

Population 21,732

Median Income $87,947

Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000) 0.32

Property Crime Rate (per 1,000) 10.68

Population 23,839

Median Income $80,943

Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000) 0.34

Property Crime Rate (per 1,000) 5.20

Population 8,898

Median Income $63,750

Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000) 0.34

Property Crime Rate (per 1,000) 3.48

Population 35,214

Median Income $110,397

Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000) 0.34

Property Crime Rate (per 1,000) 14.54

How We Determined the Safest Cities

Learn how we identified the safest cities on our methodology page.

Beyond Safest Cities: What Are the Biggest Safety Concerns in Your State?

Crime statistics are one thing, but do they line up with what people are really worried about when it comes to safety? To find out, SafeWise conducted a nationwide survey. See what the biggest safety concern is in your state—and learn more about what your neighbors are nervous about—in our State of Safety report.

If you would like to contact a SafeWise Safest Cities Analyst, please email info@safewise.com.

Didn’t Find Your City in the Top 20?

See how the remaining cities ranked in the list below.

Rank	City	Population	Violent Crime (per 1,000)	Property Crime (per 1,000)
21	Wyoming	8,531	0.35	9.96
22	Mason	33,406	0.36	10.69
23	Maumee	13,809	0.36	22.09
24	New Albany	10,838	0.37	8.49
25	Montgomery	10,638	0.38	14.29
26	Clayton	13,149	0.38	8.97
27	Perrysburg Township	12,784	0.39	13.06
28	Tipp City	9,957	0.4	14.06
29	Westlake	32,330	0.4	11.32
30	Strongsville	44,758	0.4	19.04
31	Amherst	12,090	0.41	12.99
32	Macedonia	12,027	0.42	17.13
33	Berea	18,871	0.42	7.42
34	Pierce Township	11,623	0.43	12.99
35	Goshen Township, Clermont County	15,860	0.44	10.4
36	Powell	13,029	0.46	7.91
37	Hilliard	36,144	0.47	11.18
38	North Ridgeville	33,586	0.51	4.17
39	Delhi Township	29,619	0.51	14.05
40	New Philadelphia	17,492	0.51	7.95
41	Harrison	11,246	0.53	16.18
42	Springboro	18,632	0.54	6.55
43	Hudson	22,248	0.54	5.12
44	Medina Township	8,940	0.56	12.19
45	Solon	23,023	0.56	7.91
46	Centerville	23,782	0.59	15.68
47	Brunswick	34,838	0.6	5.57
48	Medina	26,199	0.65	12.37
49	Dublin	46,286	0.67	11.62
50	Streetsboro	16,308	0.67	21.03
51	Brimfield Township	10,348	0.68	28.12
52	North Canton	17,348	0.69	16.2
53	Mayfield Heights	18,724	0.69	10.04
54	Dover	12,839	0.7	9.5
55	Miamisburg	19,928	0.7	12.9
56	Clearcreek Township	15,531	0.71	4.76
57	Gahanna	35,243	0.71	22.44
58	Wickliffe	12,679	0.71	11.99
59	Worthington	14,692	0.75	18.17
60	Norton	11,998	0.75	15.5
61	Eastlake	18,056	0.78	18.28
62	Sheffield Lake	8,983	0.78	12.8
63	Oxford6	22,459	0.8	21.73
64	Miami Township, Clermont County	42,352	0.8	14.76
65	Union Township, Clermont County	48,214	0.81	18.48
66	Beavercreek	46,572	0.82	23.86
67	North Olmsted	31,779	0.82	14.79
68	Howland Township	16,608	0.84	23.06
69	Copley Township	17,280	0.87	9.43
70	Green Township	58,853	0.88	21.02
71	Stow	34,692	0.92	19.89
72	Bath Township, Summit County	9,678	0.93	11.99
73	Loveland	12,846	0.93	8.64
74	Twinsburg	18,891	0.95	5.88
75	Miami Township, Montgomery County	28,996	0.97	32.87
76	Cuyahoga Falls	49,145	1	24.6
77	Madison Township, Franklin County	18,661	1.02	10.02
78	Wadsworth	23,388	1.03	14.24
79	West Chester Township	61,386	1.04	21.18
80	New Franklin	14,137	1.06	8.28
81	Bellefontaine	13,144	1.07	25.18
82	Fairview Park	16,307	1.1	10.79
83	Westerville	39,418	1.12	23.97
84	Fairfield Township	22,524	1.15	33.65
85	Shawnee Township	12,096	1.16	11.16
86	Grove City	40,421	1.16	33.77
87	Monroe	16,002	1.19	25.37
88	Galion	10,073	1.19	28.29
89	Ashland	20,485	1.22	18.31
90	Shelby	8,987	1.22	29.15
91	Kettering	55,152	1.27	15.59
92	Bowling Green	31,779	1.29	18.47
93	Blue Ash	12,248	1.31	22.7
94	Sylvania Township	29,536	1.32	23.29
95	Lyndhurst	13,586	1.32	13.25
96	Mount Vernon	16,553	1.33	37.52
97	Athens	25,526	1.33	16.96
98	London	10,202	1.37	24.9
99	Ironton	10,853	1.38	22.94
100	Englewood	13,504	1.41	32.81
101	Wapakoneta	9,809	1.43	16.72
102	Jackson Township, Stark County	40,624	1.43	27.1
103	Bexley	13,773	1.45	30.49
104	Kent	30,270	1.45	14.9
105	Struthers	10,228	1.47	21.12
106	Troy	25,865	1.47	19.41
107	Lakewood	50,151	1.48	23.91
108	Willoughby	22,857	1.49	19.25
109	South Euclid	21,628	1.53	29.82
110	Mentor	46,663	1.54	19.46
111	Defiance	16,594	1.57	27.96
112	Delaware	39,315	1.63	17.73
113	Marietta	13,582	1.69	18.41
114	Colerain Township	58,996	1.7	28.95
115	Vandalia	15,022	1.73	20.64
116	Austintown	35,303	1.76	22.35
117	Salem	11,887	1.77	29.28
118	Parma	79,340	1.78	11.42
119	West Carrollton	12,898	1.78	22.1
120	Oregon	19,991	1.8	38.97
121	Richmond Heights	10,432	1.82	19.75
122	Ross Township	8,755	1.83	9.37
123	Wilmington	12,416	1.85	51.95
124	Pickerington	20,373	1.87	17.28
125	Bedford	12,641	1.98	18.04
126	Springfield Township, Hamilton County	36,571	2	18.43
127	Huber Heights	37,996	2.03	25.03
128	Sidney	20,466	2.05	40.16
129	Van Wert	10,713	2.05	30.8
130	Xenia	26,331	2.09	30.8
131	Fairfield	42,627	2.11	21.86
132	Heath	10,681	2.15	55.99
133	Bucyrus	11,828	2.2	36.86
134	Urbana	11,351	2.2	35.59
135	Springfield Township, Summit County	14,434	2.22	54.11
136	University Heights	13,104	2.29	21.98
137	Fairborn	33,936	2.42	21.3
138	Piqua	20,973	2.57	39.05
139	Liberty Township	11,556	2.6	12.81
140	Reynoldsburg	37,704	2.63	28.17
141	Forest Park	18,665	2.68	23.31
142	Reading	10,307	2.72	28.23
143	Steubenville	17,979	2.73	62.96
144	Marion	36,230	2.76	27.46
145	Sandusky	24,861	2.82	40.02
146	Trotwood	24,308	2.84	36.65
147	Washington Court House	14,136	2.9	38.77
148	Cleveland Heights	44,525	2.94	19.74
149	Findlay	41,474	3.09	31.44
150	Greenville	12,772	3.13	21.45
151	Lancaster	40,026	3.17	42.62
152	Norwood	19,994	3.4	44.76
153	Alliance	21,838	3.43	36.63
154	Elyria	53,586	3.56	21.39
155	Wooster	27,172	3.75	33.71
156	Zanesville	25,457	3.93	45.45
157	Barberton	26,050	3.95	33.82
158	Circleville	13,972	4.08	51.1
159	Chillicothe	21,695	4.29	68.96
160	North College Hill	9,311	4.73	33.29
161	Hamilton	62,094	5.02	42
162	Middletown	48,828	5.1	60.54
163	Columbus	872,205	5.13	39.45
164	Mansfield	46,507	5.33	51.43
165	Warren	39,643	5.73	40.56
166	Portsmouth	20,451	5.77	60.39
167	Lorain	63,672	5.86	31.71
168	Springfield	58,843	6.29	68.39
169	Euclid	47,270	6.41	26.8
170	Whitehall	18,835	6.64	67.37
171	Akron	197,412	6.98	42.35
172	Youngstown	63,889	7	36.97
173	Lima	37,220	7.39	53.25
174	East Cleveland	17,178	7.92	19.73
175	Dayton	140,171	8.79	43.4
176	Cincinnati	299,116	9.47	50.5
177	Canton	71,031	11.77	53.02
178	Cleveland	385,351	15.57	49.16

How to Make a Safe Home Anywhere

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To find out about the home security options available to you, check out SafeWise’s picks for Best Home Security Systems of 2019.

Find the Safest Cities in Each State

Click on the state image below to check out our “Safest City” winners for each state.

Sources:

FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, “2017 Crime in the United States”
SafeWise’s, “2019 State of Safety”
US Census Bureau, “2013-2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates“

Written by Rebecca Edwards

Rebecca has honed her safety and security skills as both a single mom and a college director. Being responsible for the well-being of others helped her learn how to minimize risk and create safe environments. Learn more

Giovanni Loreti

The Bainbridge you have marked on the overview map and the one on your list are two different places. The Village of Bainbridge is in Ross County and famous for the Fall Festival of Leaves, but you have Bainbridge Township on your list.

Also, townships aren’t cities. Maybe this list should be called “safest townships/cities”?

Ohio’s 20 Safest Cities of 2019

Interesting Findings

The 20 Safest Cities in Ohio

How We Determined the Safest Cities

Beyond Safest Cities: What Are the Biggest Safety Concerns in Your State?

Didn’t Find Your City in the Top 20?

How to Make a Safe Home Anywhere

Find the Safest Cities in Each State

Sources:

Written by Rebecca Edwards