Photo: Ameike · CC BY-SA 3.0Violent crime per resident is lower in North Olmsted than in 86% of U.S. towns
In sum, crimes its police reported from 2023 to 2025 put North Olmsted at B+ (#77 of 296 graded towns in Ohio): less crime per resident than 74% of U.S. towns. By contrast, all 3 towns next door with figures record less crime per resident. The local count comes to 0.5 violent crime and 8.3 incidents of property crime per 1,000 people each year, with 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 North Olmsted
3 of the 3 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 5 Ohio towns on North Olmsted’s borders, 3 have a Safety Grade: Olmsted Township (A+), North Ridgeville (A), Brook Park (A). Westlake reported to the FBI for 2024 but not 2023 or 2025. Fairview Park reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023. Neighbors ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind North Olmsted’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 lower than in most U.S. towns; violent crime is the stronger of the two.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | North Olmsted | Rest of Ohio | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 0.4 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 0.6 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
North Olmsted’s police reported 44 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 0.5 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 Olmsted 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 fewer than 1 violent crime, 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 Olmsted property | Rest of Ohio property | North Olmsted violent | Rest of Ohio violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 14.1 | 22.6 | 0.9 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 7.1 | 21.1 | 0.4 | 3.8 |
| 2024 | 10.0 | 19.9 | 0.6 | 3.9 |
| 2025 | 7.7 | 17.9 | 0.3 | 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, 2022–2025, against the rest of Ohio.
254 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.
10 violent and 244 property, as reported to the FBI by North Olmsted’s police.
Seven people died in crashes on North Olmsted’s roads in 2019–2023
North Olmsted had 7 fatal crashes in five years, in which seven people died; 1 was a pedestrian. 2 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is about what is typical for Ohio towns of 25,000–100,000 people: at their median rate (4.7 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of North Olmsted’s size would see about 8 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so North Olmsted’s own rate (4.4) 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 Olmsted and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Olmsted | B+ | 0.5 | 8.3 |
| Olmsted Township | A+ | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Westlake | — | — | — |
| Brook Park | A | 0.5 | 4.3 |
| Fairview Park | — | — | — |
| North Ridgeville | A | 0.4 | 2.6 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Westlake reported to the FBI for 2024 but not 2023 or 2025. Fairview Park reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023.
Ohio towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Olmsted | B+ | 0.5 | 8.3 |
| Hamilton Township | A | 0.4 | 3.1 |
| Bowling Green | B+ | 0.5 | 9.4 |
| Marysville | B | 0.7 | 10.7 |
| Stow | B− | 1.1 | 16.1 |
| Massillon | C+ | 2.5 | 13.5 |
The five graded Ohio towns closest to North Olmsted’s population (31,542), 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 Olmsted. 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 Olmsted’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (31,509 in 2025); our figure for North Olmsted is 31,542 (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 Olmsted
Is North Olmsted, OH safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, North Olmsted reports less crime per resident than 74% of U.S. towns, a B+ Safety Grade and #77 of 296 in Ohio. Its police reported 0.5 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 Olmsted?
0.5 violent and 8.3 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.
How many homicides were there in North Olmsted in 2025?
North Olmsted’s police reported 1 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 3.2 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is North Olmsted safer than Olmsted Township?
Olmsted Township reports less crime per resident than North Olmsted: Olmsted Township grades A+ for safety and North Olmsted B+. Olmsted Township’s police reported 0.2 violent and 2.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices North Olmsted?
North Olmsted’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “North Olmsted”. 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.