Photo: EEJCC · CC BY-SA 4.0Cincinnati reports more crime per resident than 96% of U.S. towns
On crimes reported to the FBI by Cincinnati’s police in 2023–2025, it grades D− for safety: #287 of 296 graded towns in Ohio, and #282 of 325 U.S. cities over 100,000.
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 Cincinnati
3 of the 3 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 8 Ohio towns on Cincinnati’s borders, 3 have a Safety Grade: Delhi Township (B−), Green Township (B−), Springfield Township (B−). Anderson Township, Columbia Township and Miami Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Finneytown and Delhi Hills are unincorporated communities (census-designated places) with no police department of their own. Neighbors ↓
Homicides: above U.S. cities overall
Cincinnati’s police reported 66 homicides to the FBI in 2025. Over 2023–2025 that is 21.6 per 100,000 residents a year, 3.5 times the rest of Ohio (6.2) and 3.8 times all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (5.7). Violent crime ↓
Robberies: 3.6 times the rest of Ohio
210 robberies per 100,000 residents a year over 2023–2025 (600 reported in 2025), 3.6 times the rest of Ohio (58.7) and 2.6 times all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (79.4). Violent crime ↓
Against other big cities
Among the 325 U.S. cities over 100,000 we grade, Cincinnati reports less crime per resident than 13% (#282). Places like it ↓
A college town
Cincinnati is home to the University of Cincinnati-Main Campus, with 34,477 students taking classes on campus (federal college data), and 11% of residents are enrolled in college (Census). Students who live in town count as residents, so they are part of the per-resident rate. How to read it ↓
A job center
Cincinnati has 224,701 jobs based in town for 314,367 residents (Census LEHD), so some reports involve people who work or shop there rather than residents. How to read it ↓
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Cincinnati’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 higher than in most U.S. towns; violent crime is the closer of the two to typical.
Homicides and robberies
Cincinnati’s police reported 66 homicides, 600 robberies and 2,451 violent crimes in all to the FBI in 2025. By year, against the rest of Ohio and all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables.
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| Year | Cincinnati | Rest of Ohio | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 23.7 | 8.1 | 7.7 |
| 2023 | 22.0 | 6.9 | 6.8 |
| 2024 | 21.8 | 6.2 | 5.7 |
| 2025 | 20.9 | 5.3 | 4.6 |
Homicides per 100,000 residents
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| Year | Cincinnati | Rest of Ohio | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 208 | 74.7 | 95.5 |
| 2023 | 208 | 66.1 | 90.6 |
| 2024 | 232 | 59.0 | 81.9 |
| 2025 | 190 | 51.0 | 66.0 |
Robberies per 100,000 residents
For every 1,000 residents, about 36 property crimes reported
And about 8 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
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.
Reported crime is falling
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Ohio.
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| Year | Cincinnati property | Rest of Ohio property | Cincinnati violent | Rest of Ohio violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 37.5 | 21.9 | 8.4 | 3.8 |
| 2023 | 42.3 | 20.1 | 7.3 | 3.6 |
| 2024 | 38.3 | 19.0 | 8.5 | 3.7 |
| 2025 | 35.9 | 17.1 | 7.7 | 3.3 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
13,816 crimes reported in 2025
2,451 violent and 11,365 property, as reported to the FBI by Cincinnati’s police.
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
180 people died in crashes on Cincinnati’s roads in 2019–2023
Cincinnati had 169 fatal crashes in five years, in which 180 people died; 41 were pedestrians and 5 were cyclists. 35 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 11.6 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, about the same as the median for Ohio towns of 100,000+ people (12.2, 6 towns).
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.
Cincinnati and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati | D− | 7.8 | 38.8 |
| Anderson Township | — | — | — |
| Delhi Township | B− | 1.4 | 12.1 |
| Columbia Township | — | — | — |
| Springfield Township | B− | 1.8 | 13.4 |
| Green Township | B− | 1.2 | 14.0 |
| Miami Township | — | — | — |
| Finneytown | — | — | — |
| Delhi Hills | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Anderson Township, Columbia Township and Miami Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Finneytown and Delhi Hills are unincorporated communities (census-designated places) with no police department of their own.
Ohio towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati | D− | 7.8 | 38.8 |
| Akron | D | 8.2 | 29.2 |
| Toledo | D− | 10.1 | 27.3 |
| Cleveland | D− | 15.4 | 43.8 |
The five graded Ohio towns closest to Cincinnati’s population (314,367), by grade.
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 Cincinnati. A citywide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of the city to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Cincinnati’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (316,260 in 2025); our figure for Cincinnati is 314,367 (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 Cincinnati
Is Cincinnati, OH safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Cincinnati reports more crime per resident than 96% of U.S. towns, a D− Safety Grade and #287 of 296 in Ohio. Its police reported 7.8 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.5 in the rest of Ohio and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Cincinnati?
7.8 violent and 38.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Ohio reports 3.5 and 18.7; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is crime going up or down in Cincinnati?
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings.
How many homicides were there in Cincinnati in 2025?
Cincinnati’s police reported 66 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 20.9 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Cincinnati safer than Delhi Township?
Delhi Township reports less crime per resident than Cincinnati: Delhi Township grades B− for safety and Cincinnati D−. Delhi Township’s police reported 1.4 violent and 12.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Cincinnati?
Cincinnati’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Cincinnati”. 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.