Dr. William A. Knowlton House · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainPer resident, Brecksville records less crime than nine in ten U.S. towns
In a usual year, 0.3 violent crime and 3.8 incidents of property crime are logged per 1,000 inhabitants; in the rest of Ohio, 3.7 and 19.6. Measured on crimes Brecksville’s police reported between 2023 and 2025, it earns a Safety Grade of A: #20 of 296 graded towns in Ohio.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of OH” is every other Ohio city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Brecksville
1 of the 2 graded towns next door reports less crime
Of the 5 Ohio towns on Brecksville’s borders, 2 have a Safety Grade: Broadview Heights (A+), Independence (B−). Sagamore Hills Township reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2025 but not 2024. Boston Township and Richfield Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Neighbors ↓
A job center
Brecksville has 9,018 jobs based in town for 13,843 residents (Census LEHD), so some reports involve people who work or shop there rather than residents. How to read it ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Brecksville’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are lower than in most U.S. towns; violent crime is the stronger of the two.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Brecksville | Rest of Ohio | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 0.4 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 0.1 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Brecksville’s police reported 12 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 0.3 per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.7 in the rest of Ohio and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Crime in Brecksville per 1,000 residents
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
And fewer than 1 violent crime, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Reported crime is steady
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| Year | Brecksville property | Rest of Ohio property | Brecksville violent | Rest of Ohio violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3.6 | 22.6 | 0.3 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 4.4 | 21.1 | 0.4 | 3.7 |
| 2024 | 3.1 | 19.8 | 0.1 | 3.9 |
| 2025 | 3.8 | 17.9 | 0.4 | 3.5 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident was steady from 2023 to 2025: the change is within ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Ohio.
59 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
5 violent and 54 property, as reported to the FBI by Brecksville’s police.
No one died in a crash on Brecksville’s roads in 2019–2023
That is fewer than is typical for Ohio towns of 5,000–25,000 people: at their median rate (6.9 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Brecksville’s size would see about 5 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Brecksville’s own rate (0.0) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Brecksville and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brecksville | A | 0.3 | 3.8 |
| Sagamore Hills Township | — | — | — |
| Independence | B− | 1.5 | 11.5 |
| Broadview Heights | A+ | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Boston Township | — | — | — |
| Richfield Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Sagamore Hills Township reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2025 but not 2024. Boston Township and Richfield Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.
Ohio towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brecksville | A | 0.3 | 3.8 |
| New Franklin | A− | 0.7 | 4.3 |
| Harrison | B+ | 1.1 | 6.8 |
| Perrysburg Township | B+ | 0.4 | 11.2 |
| Blue Ash | C+ | 1.5 | 19.1 |
| Sharonville | C | 2.6 | 18.7 |
The five graded Ohio towns closest to Brecksville’s population (13,843), by grade.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Brecksville. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Brecksville’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (14,038 in 2025); our figure for Brecksville is 13,843 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Brecksville
Is Brecksville, OH safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Brecksville reports less crime per resident than 92% of U.S. towns, an A Safety Grade and #20 of 296 in Ohio. Its police reported 0.3 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.7 in the rest of Ohio and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Brecksville?
0.3 violent and 3.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Ohio reports 3.7 and 19.6; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is Brecksville safer than Independence?
Independence reports more crime per resident than Brecksville: Independence grades B− for safety and Brecksville A. Independence’s police reported 1.5 violent and 11.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Brecksville?
Brecksville’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Brecksville”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.