Photo: Nyttend · Public domainNorth Ridgeville has less crime per resident than 94% of U.S. towns
One of the 4 towns next door with figures records less crime per resident. On top of that, the rate the grade counts dropped 37% from 2023 to 2025. Its letter for safety is A, worked out from crimes North Ridgeville’s police reported over 2023 to 2025: #13 of 296 graded towns in Ohio. Year on year, 0.4 violent crime and 2.6 incidents of property crime occur per 1,000 residents, compared with 3.7 and 19.7 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 Ridgeville
1 of the 4 graded towns next door reports less crime
Of the 5 Ohio towns on North Ridgeville’s borders, 4 have a Safety Grade: Olmsted Township (A+), North Olmsted (B+), Avon (B+), Elyria (C+). Eaton Township has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025. Neighbors ↓
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 North Ridgeville’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; property crime is the stronger of the two.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | North Ridgeville property | Rest of Ohio property | North Ridgeville violent | Rest of Ohio violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3.9 | 22.7 | 0.4 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 2.9 | 21.1 | 0.6 | 3.8 |
| 2024 | 3.3 | 19.9 | 0.2 | 3.9 |
| 2025 | 1.7 | 17.9 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
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.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | North Ridgeville | Rest of Ohio | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.4 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 0.2 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
North Ridgeville’s police reported 48 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 North Ridgeville 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.
82 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.
18 violent and 64 property, as reported to the FBI by North Ridgeville’s police.
Seven people died in crashes on North Ridgeville’s roads in 2019–2023
North Ridgeville had 7 fatal crashes in five years, in which seven people died. 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 Ridgeville’s size would see about 9 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so North Ridgeville’s own rate (3.8) 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 Ridgeville and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Ridgeville | A | 0.4 | 2.6 |
| Eaton Township | — | — | — |
| Elyria | C+ | 2.3 | 14.1 |
| Olmsted Township | A+ | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| North Olmsted | B+ | 0.5 | 8.3 |
| Avon | B+ | 0.6 | 9.1 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Eaton Township has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025.
Ohio towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Ridgeville | A | 0.4 | 2.6 |
| Hilliard | B | 1.3 | 9.5 |
| Mifflin Township | B | 1.3 | 10.4 |
| Westerville | C+ | 1.9 | 17.9 |
| Gahanna | C+ | 2.0 | 17.7 |
| Boardman Township | C− | 1.4 | 31.6 |
The five graded Ohio towns closest to North Ridgeville’s population (37,786), 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 Ridgeville. 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 Ridgeville’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (38,035 in 2025); our figure for North Ridgeville is 37,786 (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 Ridgeville
Is North Ridgeville, OH safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, North Ridgeville reports less crime per resident than 94% of U.S. towns, an A Safety Grade and #13 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 North Ridgeville?
0.4 violent and 2.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Ohio reports 3.7 and 19.7; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
How many homicides were there in North Ridgeville in 2025?
North Ridgeville’s police reported 0 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 0.0 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is North Ridgeville safer than Elyria?
Elyria reports more crime per resident than North Ridgeville: Elyria grades C+ for safety and North Ridgeville A. Elyria’s police reported 2.3 violent and 14.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices North Ridgeville?
North Ridgeville’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “North Ridgeville”. 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.