Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMoraine reports more crime per resident than 98% of U.S. towns
On crimes reported to the FBI by Moraine’s police in 2023–2025, it grades D− for safety: #290 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 Moraine
3 of the 4 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 5 Ohio towns on Moraine’s borders, 4 have a Safety Grade: Kettering (B), Miami Township (C), West Carrollton (C−), Dayton (D−). Jefferson Township has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025. Neighbors ↓
A job center
Moraine has 13,127 jobs based in town for 6,627 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 Moraine’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.
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 | Moraine property | Rest of Ohio property | Moraine violent | Rest of Ohio violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 65.6 | 22.6 | 8.1 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 79.7 | 21.0 | 7.2 | 3.7 |
| 2024 | 64.0 | 19.8 | 5.9 | 3.9 |
| 2025 | 48.3 | 17.8 | 6.6 | 3.5 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
For every 1,000 residents, about 48 property crimes reported
And about 7 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.
Violent crime, by year and by type
Moraine’s police reported 131 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 6.6 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 | Moraine | Rest of Ohio | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 7.2 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 5.9 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 6.6 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
365 crimes reported in 2025
44 violent and 321 property, as reported to the FBI by Moraine’s police.
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
15 people died in crashes on Moraine’s roads in 2019–2023
Moraine had 10 fatal crashes in five years, in which 15 people died; 2 were pedestrians. Most of these deaths (11 of 15) were on an Interstate passing through, so they say more about through-traffic than about the town’s own streets.
That is 45.9 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Ohio towns of 5,000–25,000 people (6.9, 458 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.
Moraine and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moraine | D− | 6.6 | 64.0 |
| Jefferson Township | — | — | — |
| Dayton | D− | 12.2 | 43.4 |
| Kettering | B | 0.6 | 14.3 |
| Miami Township | C | 1.8 | 22.9 |
| West Carrollton | C− | 4.0 | 17.4 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Jefferson Township has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025.
Ohio towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moraine | D− | 6.6 | 64.0 |
| Huron | A | 0.6 | 3.6 |
| Belpre | B+ | 1.1 | 6.1 |
| Beaver Township | B+ | 1.0 | 8.5 |
| Upper Sandusky | C+ | 1.6 | 18.6 |
| Ontario | C− | 1.2 | 29.3 |
The five graded Ohio towns closest to Moraine’s population (6,627), 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 Moraine. 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 Moraine’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (6,645 in 2025); our figure for Moraine is 6,627 (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 Moraine
Is Moraine, OH safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Moraine reports more crime per resident than 98% of U.S. towns, a D− Safety Grade and #290 of 296 in Ohio. Its police reported 6.6 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 Moraine?
6.6 violent and 64.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Ohio reports 3.7 and 19.5; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is crime going up or down in Moraine?
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings.
Is Moraine safer than Dayton?
Dayton reports more crime per resident than Moraine: Dayton grades D− for safety and Moraine D−. Dayton’s police reported 12.2 violent and 43.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Moraine?
Moraine’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Moraine”. 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.