Photo: The original uploader was Rdikeman at English Wikipedia. · Public domainNorth College Hill sees more crime per resident than 94% of U.S. towns
The rate the grade counts held about level from 2023 to 2025. A Safety Grade of D follows from crimes North College Hill’s police reported over the years 2023 to 2025: #283 of 296 graded towns in Ohio. Annual rates stand at 7.1 violent crimes and 30.2 incidents of property crime for every thousand residents, next to 3.7 and 19.6 in the rest of Ohio. Next door, 3 of 4 towns with figures record less crime per resident.
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 North College Hill
3 of the 4 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 7 Ohio towns on North College Hill’s borders, 4 have a Safety Grade: Springfield Township (B−), Colerain Township (C), Mount Healthy (D), Cincinnati (D−). White Oak, Skyline Acres and Finneytown are unincorporated communities (census-designated places) with no police department of their own. Neighbors ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind North College Hill’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; property crime is the closer of the two to typical.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | North College Hill | Rest of Ohio | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 9.1 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 6.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
North College Hill’s police reported 202 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 7.1 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 North College Hill 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 7 violent crimes, 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 | North College Hill property | Rest of Ohio property | North College Hill violent | Rest of Ohio violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 30.7 | 21.0 | 5.5 | 3.7 |
| 2024 | 31.7 | 19.8 | 9.1 | 3.9 |
| 2025 | 28.3 | 17.8 | 6.7 | 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, 2023–2025, against the rest of Ohio.
334 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.
64 violent and 270 property, as reported to the FBI by North College Hill’s police.
Four people died in crashes on North College Hill’s roads in 2019–2023
North College Hill had 3 fatal crashes in five years, in which four people died; 2 were pedestrians.
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 North College Hill’s size would see about 3 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so North College Hill’s own rate (8.4) 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.
North College Hill and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| North College Hill | D | 7.1 | 30.2 |
| Cincinnati | D− | 7.8 | 38.8 |
| Colerain Township | C | 2.2 | 19.0 |
| White Oak | — | — | — |
| Springfield Township | B− | 1.8 | 13.4 |
| Mount Healthy | D | 5.8 | 27.4 |
| Skyline Acres | — | — | — |
| Finneytown | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. White Oak, Skyline Acres and Finneytown are unincorporated communities (census-designated places) with no police department of their own.
Ohio towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| North College Hill | D | 7.1 | 30.2 |
| Madeira | A | 0.2 | 3.8 |
| Medina Township | B+ | 0.4 | 9.6 |
| Wapakoneta | B | 1.0 | 9.5 |
| East Liverpool | B− | 3.0 | 8.1 |
| Girard | C+ | 2.8 | 12.3 |
The five graded Ohio towns closest to North College Hill’s population (9,544), 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 North College Hill. 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 North College Hill’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (9,528 in 2025); our figure for North College Hill is 9,544 (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 North College Hill
Is North College Hill, OH safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, North College Hill reports more crime per resident than 94% of U.S. towns, a D Safety Grade and #283 of 296 in Ohio. Its police reported 7.1 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 North College Hill?
7.1 violent and 30.2 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 North College Hill safer than Cincinnati?
Cincinnati reports more crime per resident than North College Hill: Cincinnati grades D− for safety and North College Hill D. Cincinnati’s police reported 7.8 violent and 38.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices North College Hill?
North College Hill’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “North College Hill”. 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.