Photo: Ksponsler · CC BY-SA 3.0Recorded crime per resident in Macedonia rose 102% from 2023 to 2025
Overall, Macedonia grades C+ for safety (#196 of 296 graded towns in Ohio): close to the middle of U.S. towns, on crimes its police reported in 2023–2025. Its 3 neighbors with figures all record less crime per resident. Each year brought 0.4 violent crime and 19.3 incidents of property crime for every 1,000 residents (3.7 and 19.6 in the rest of 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 Macedonia
3 of the 3 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 6 Ohio towns on Macedonia’s borders, 3 have a Safety Grade: Hudson (A), Twinsburg (A−), Northfield (B). Northfield Center Township, Twinsburg Township and Oakwood have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Neighbors ↓
Reported crime is rising
Crime reported per resident rose 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 Macedonia’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Violent crime holds Macedonia’s grade up; property crime pulls it down.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | Macedonia property | Rest of Ohio property | Macedonia violent | Rest of Ohio violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 17.8 | 22.6 | 0.6 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 14.2 | 21.1 | 0.3 | 3.7 |
| 2024 | 14.8 | 19.8 | 0.5 | 3.9 |
| 2025 | 28.8 | 17.8 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident rose from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Ohio.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Macedonia | Rest of Ohio | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 0.3 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 0.5 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Macedonia’s police reported 16 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 0.4 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 Macedonia 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 about 1 violent crime, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
355 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. 2025 figures come from FBI Crime Data Explorer, which publishes violent crime, homicides, robberies and property crime only.
6 violent and 349 property, as reported to the FBI by Macedonia’s police.
Six people died in crashes on Macedonia’s roads in 2019–2023
Macedonia had 5 fatal crashes in five years, in which six people died; 1 was a pedestrian. Most of these deaths (3 of 6) were on an Interstate passing through, so they say more about through-traffic than about the town’s own streets.
That is about what 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 Macedonia’s size would see about 4 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Macedonia’s own rate (9.9) 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.
Macedonia and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macedonia | C+ | 0.4 | 19.3 |
| Northfield Center Township | — | — | — |
| Twinsburg Township | — | — | — |
| Twinsburg | A− | 0.7 | 5.9 |
| Hudson | A | 0.5 | 4.6 |
| Northfield | B | 0.8 | 10.8 |
| Oakwood | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Northfield Center Township, Twinsburg Township and Oakwood have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.
Ohio towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macedonia | C+ | 0.4 | 19.3 |
| Shawnee Township | B+ | 1.0 | 6.8 |
| Wickliffe | B+ | 0.9 | 8.5 |
| New Albany | B− | 1.2 | 13.4 |
| Perkins Township | C | 1.0 | 24.6 |
| Bexley | C | 1.8 | 23.6 |
The five graded Ohio towns closest to Macedonia’s population (12,147), 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 Macedonia. 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 Macedonia’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (12,131 in 2025); our figure for Macedonia is 12,147 (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 Macedonia
Is Macedonia, OH safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Macedonia reports more crime per resident than 56% of U.S. towns, a C+ Safety Grade and #196 of 296 in Ohio. Its police reported 0.4 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 Macedonia?
0.4 violent and 19.3 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 Macedonia safer than Twinsburg?
Twinsburg reports less crime per resident than Macedonia: Twinsburg grades A− for safety and Macedonia C+. Twinsburg’s police reported 0.7 violent and 5.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Macedonia?
Macedonia’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Macedonia Police Department”. 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.