Photo: Photo by Andrew VanAtta. · Public domainReported crime per resident in Findlay fell 16% from 2023 to 2025
Overall, Findlay grades C for safety (#227 of 296 graded towns in Ohio): more crime per resident than 67% of U.S. towns, on crimes its police reported to the FBI in 2023–2025.
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 Findlay
A college town
Findlay is home to The University of Findlay, with 4,597 students taking classes on campus (federal college data), and 7% 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
Findlay has 28,514 jobs based in town for 40,370 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 Findlay’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. Its violent rate (2.6) is below the FBI’s national estimate (3.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns. Its property rate (16.1) is below the FBI’s national estimate (17.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns.
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 | Findlay property | Rest of Ohio property | Findlay violent | Rest of Ohio violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 17.7 | 22.6 | 1.8 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 17.4 | 21.1 | 2.4 | 3.8 |
| 2024 | 16.3 | 19.8 | 3.1 | 3.9 |
| 2025 | 14.4 | 17.9 | 2.3 | 3.5 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Violent crime, by year and by type
Findlay’s police reported 313 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 2.6 per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.7 in the rest of Ohio and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
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| Year | Findlay | Rest of Ohio | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.8 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
For every 1,000 residents, about 14 property crimes reported
And about 2 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.
673 crimes reported in 2025
92 violent and 581 property, as reported to the FBI by Findlay’s police.
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
10 people died in crashes on Findlay’s roads in 2019–2023
Findlay had 10 fatal crashes in five years, in which 10 people died; 2 were pedestrians and 2 were cyclists. 3 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 5.0 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, about the same as the median for Ohio towns of 25,000–100,000 people (4.7, 98 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.
Findlay and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Findlay | C | 2.6 | 16.1 |
| Liberty Township | — | — | — |
| Marion Township | — | — | — |
| Allen Township | — | — | — |
| Eagle Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Liberty Township, Marion Township, Allen Township and Eagle Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.
Ohio towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Findlay | C | 2.6 | 16.1 |
| Hilliard | B | 1.3 | 9.5 |
| Mifflin Township | B | 1.3 | 10.4 |
| Westerville | C+ | 1.9 | 17.9 |
| Lancaster | C− | 4.1 | 19.7 |
| Boardman Township | C− | 1.4 | 31.6 |
The five graded Ohio towns closest to Findlay’s population (40,370), 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 Findlay. 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 Findlay’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (40,360 in 2025); our figure for Findlay is 40,370 (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 Findlay
Is Findlay, OH safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Findlay reports more crime per resident than 67% of U.S. towns, a C Safety Grade and #227 of 296 in Ohio. Its police reported 2.6 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 Findlay?
2.6 violent and 16.1 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 crime going up or down in Findlay?
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings.
How many homicides were there in Findlay in 2025?
Findlay’s police reported 2 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 5.0 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Who polices Findlay?
Findlay’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Findlay”. 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.