Cleveland, Ohio Crime Rate

5 years of data (20202024) · Population: 362,762

Key Insights

  • Cleveland has a safety grade of F- with a violent crime rate of 1561.1 per 100,000 residents (national avg: 359.1).
  • Violent crime dropped 8.3% from the previous year.
  • 109 murders recorded in 2024 — a rate of 30.0 per 100K.
  • Crime trajectory: stable dangerous — based on 5 years of data.
  • Safer than 1% of all cities in the OpenCrime database.
  • Violent-to-property crime ratio: 0.35 (above national average).
Violent Crime Rate
1561.1
-8.3% YoY
Murder Rate
30.1
109 murders
Property Crime Rate
4426.3
16,057 total
vs National Avg
335%
National: 359.1

2024 Crime Breakdown

Violent Crime: 5,663

Murder109
Rape511
Robbery1,412
Aggravated Assault3,631

Property Crime: 16,057

Burglary3,121
Larceny-Theft8,777
Motor Vehicle Theft4,159
Arson190

Year-over-Year Comparison

YearPopulationViolent CrimeViolent RateMurdersProperty CrimeProperty Rate
2024362,7625,6631561.110916,0574426.3
2023358,1466,1001703.213917,2364812.6
2022363,7645,8701613.714515,7044317.1
2021379,3136,3161665.116514,2303751.5
2020379,1216,2811656.716015,4334070.7

Crime Rate Trends

Murder Rate Trend

F-
Safety Grade for Cleveland

Based on violent crime rate of 1561.1 per 100K (national avg: 359.1)

Crime Trajectory
⚠️ Stable Dangerous
How is this calculated? →
Safety Percentile
Safer than 1% of cities

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Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, Table 8 — Offenses Known to Law Enforcement by State by City. Rates per 100,000 residents.