103rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry Association Barracks · Photo: Philip Sutherland · CC BY-SA 4.0Reported crime per resident in Sheffield Lake fell 42% from 2023 to 2025
Among its 2 neighbors with figures, only one records less crime per resident. For every 1,000 residents, 1.7 violent crimes and 5.8 incidents of property crime were logged a year; in the rest of Ohio, the figures are 3.7 and 19.6. Taking everything together, Sheffield Lake scores B+ (#104 of 296 graded towns in Ohio): less crime per resident than 67% of U.S. towns, measured on crimes its police reported between 2023 and 2025.
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 Sheffield Lake
1 of the 2 graded towns next door reports less crime
Of the 3 Ohio towns on Sheffield Lake’s borders, 2 have a Safety Grade: Avon Lake (A), Lorain (C−). Sheffield reported to the FBI for 2023 but not 2024 or 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 Sheffield Lake’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 | Sheffield Lake property | Rest of Ohio property | Sheffield Lake violent | Rest of Ohio violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8.3 | 21.1 | 1.7 | 3.7 |
| 2024 | 4.5 | 19.8 | 2.1 | 3.9 |
| 2025 | 4.5 | 17.9 | 1.2 | 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.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Sheffield Lake | Rest of Ohio | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Sheffield Lake’s police reported 45 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 1.7 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 Sheffield Lake 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.
52 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.
11 violent and 41 property, as reported to the FBI by Sheffield Lake’s police.
No one died in a crash on Sheffield Lake’s roads in 2019–2023
That is fewer than 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 Sheffield Lake’s size would see about 3 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Sheffield Lake’s own rate (0.0) 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.
Sheffield Lake and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield Lake | B+ | 1.7 | 5.8 |
| Sheffield | — | — | — |
| Lorain | C− | 5.4 | 15.6 |
| Avon Lake | A | 0.2 | 3.2 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Sheffield reported to the FBI for 2023 but not 2024 or 2025.
Ohio towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield Lake | B+ | 1.7 | 5.8 |
| Wyoming | A− | 0.4 | 5.8 |
| Ross Township | A− | 0.9 | 4.3 |
| Sunbury | A− | 0.9 | 4.3 |
| Shelby | B− | 2.3 | 11.6 |
| Grandview Heights | C+ | 0.4 | 20.2 |
The five graded Ohio towns closest to Sheffield Lake’s population (8,971), 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 Sheffield Lake. 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 Sheffield Lake’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (9,055 in 2025); our figure for Sheffield Lake is 8,971 (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 Sheffield Lake
Is Sheffield Lake, OH safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Sheffield Lake reports less crime per resident than 67% of U.S. towns, a B+ Safety Grade and #104 of 296 in Ohio. Its police reported 1.7 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 Sheffield Lake?
1.7 violent and 5.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Ohio reports 3.7 and 19.6; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is Sheffield Lake safer than Lorain?
Lorain reports more crime per resident than Sheffield Lake: Lorain grades C− for safety and Sheffield Lake B+. Lorain’s police reported 5.4 violent and 15.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Sheffield Lake?
Sheffield Lake’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Sheffield Lake”. 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.