Photo: Sixflashphoto · CC BY-SA 4.0More crimes per resident are recorded in Reynoldsburg than in 86% of U.S. towns
The graded rate fell 22% from 2023 to 2025. By contrast, it grades D for safety on crimes Reynoldsburg’s police reported from 2023 to 2025: #269 of 296 graded towns in Ohio. Its police logs show 4.4 violent crimes and 24.8 incidents of property crime per 1,000 residents a year, while in the rest of Ohio the numbers are 3.7 and 19.5. Violent crime here is higher than in 85% of U.S. towns; property crime, higher than in 85%.
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 Reynoldsburg
1 of the 2 graded towns next door reports less crime
Of the 7 Ohio towns on Reynoldsburg’s borders, 2 have a Safety Grade: Pickerington (B), Columbus (D). Truro Township, Pataskala, Jefferson Township, Violet Township and Etna Township have no FBI figures of their 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 Reynoldsburg’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 per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | Reynoldsburg property | Rest of Ohio property | Reynoldsburg violent | Rest of Ohio violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 28.8 | 21.0 | 4.3 | 3.7 |
| 2024 | 24.0 | 19.8 | 4.8 | 3.9 |
| 2025 | 21.7 | 17.8 | 4.2 | 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, 2023–2025, against the rest of Ohio.
Crime in Reynoldsburg 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 4 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Reynoldsburg | Rest of Ohio | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Reynoldsburg’s police reported 558 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 4.4 per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.7 in the rest of Ohio and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
1,122 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.
181 violent and 941 property, as reported to the FBI by Reynoldsburg’s police.
Six people died in crashes on Reynoldsburg’s roads in 2019–2023
Reynoldsburg had 6 fatal crashes in five years, in which six people died; 2 were pedestrians.
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 Reynoldsburg’s size would see about 10 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Reynoldsburg’s own rate (2.9) 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.
Reynoldsburg and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reynoldsburg | D | 4.4 | 24.8 |
| Columbus | D | 4.0 | 26.2 |
| Truro Township | — | — | — |
| Pataskala | — | — | — |
| Jefferson Township | — | — | — |
| Pickerington | B | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| Violet Township | — | — | — |
| Etna Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Truro Township, Pataskala, Jefferson Township, Violet Township and Etna Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.
Ohio towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reynoldsburg | D | 4.4 | 24.8 |
| Fairfield | B− | 1.4 | 13.7 |
| Cleveland Heights | C+ | 2.3 | 11.8 |
| Huber Heights | C+ | 1.8 | 17.7 |
| Jackson Township | C | 1.9 | 19.2 |
| Lancaster | C− | 4.1 | 19.7 |
The five graded Ohio towns closest to Reynoldsburg’s population (43,350), 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 Reynoldsburg. 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 Reynoldsburg’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (43,371 in 2025); our figure for Reynoldsburg is 43,350 (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 Reynoldsburg
Is Reynoldsburg, OH safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Reynoldsburg reports more crime per resident than 86% of U.S. towns, a D Safety Grade and #269 of 296 in Ohio. Its police reported 4.4 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 Reynoldsburg?
4.4 violent and 24.8 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.
How many homicides were there in Reynoldsburg in 2025?
Reynoldsburg’s police reported 2 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 4.6 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Reynoldsburg safer than Columbus?
Columbus reports more crime per resident than Reynoldsburg: Columbus grades D for safety and Reynoldsburg D. Columbus’s police reported 4.0 violent and 26.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Reynoldsburg?
Reynoldsburg’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Reynoldsburg”. 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.