Photo: Jason Zhang · CC BY-SA 3.0More crimes per resident are recorded in Toledo than in 96% of U.S. towns
The graded rate fell 20% from 2023 to 2025. Year on year, 10.1 violent crimes and 27.3 incidents of property crime occur per 1,000 residents, compared with 3.5 and 19.3 in the rest of Ohio. What’s more, on the record of crimes Toledo’s police reported from 2023 to 2025, it takes D− for safety: #287 of 296 graded towns in Ohio, and #280 of 325 U.S. cities over 100,000. All 5 towns next door 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 Toledo
5 of the 5 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 7 Ohio towns on Toledo’s borders, 5 have a Safety Grade: Ottawa Hills (A−), Perrysburg Township (B+), Sylvania Township (B−), Maumee (C), Oregon (D). Washington Township and Springfield Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Neighbors ↓
Homicides: above U.S. cities overall
Toledo’s police reported 17 homicides to the FBI in 2025. Over 2023–2025 that is 10.7 per 100,000 residents a year, 1.6 times the rest of Ohio (6.6) and 1.9 times all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (5.7). Violent crime ↓
Robberies: 1.8 times the rest of Ohio
111 robberies per 100,000 residents a year over 2023–2025 (259 reported in 2025), 1.8 times the rest of Ohio (63.2) and above all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (79.4). Violent crime ↓
Against other big cities
Among the 325 U.S. cities over 100,000 we grade, Toledo reports less crime per resident than 14% (#280). Places like it ↓
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 Toledo’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.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | Toledo property | Rest of Ohio property | Toledo violent | Rest of Ohio violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 30.8 | 22.3 | 11.6 | 3.7 |
| 2023 | 29.9 | 20.7 | 11.4 | 3.5 |
| 2024 | 27.3 | 19.5 | 10.4 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 24.7 | 17.6 | 8.5 | 3.3 |
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.
Crime in Toledo 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 9 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Homicides and robberies
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| Year | Toledo | Rest of Ohio | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 22.8 | 8.3 | 7.7 |
| 2023 | 13.6 | 7.3 | 6.8 |
| 2024 | 12.1 | 6.6 | 5.7 |
| 2025 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 4.6 |
Homicides per 100,000 residents
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| Year | Toledo | Rest of Ohio | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 185 | 76.4 | 95.5 |
| 2023 | 128 | 69.8 | 90.6 |
| 2024 | 107 | 64.6 | 81.9 |
| 2025 | 97.9 | 55.2 | 66.0 |
Robberies per 100,000 residents
Toledo’s police reported 17 homicides, 259 robberies and 2,257 violent crimes in all to the FBI in 2025. By year, against the rest of Ohio and all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables.
8,790 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.
2,257 violent and 6,533 property, as reported to the FBI by Toledo’s police.
166 people died in crashes on Toledo’s roads in 2019–2023
Toledo had 160 fatal crashes in five years, in which 166 people died; 28 were pedestrians and 4 were cyclists. 18 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 12.4 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, about the same as the median for Ohio towns of 100,000+ people (12.2, 6 towns).
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.
Toledo and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toledo | D− | 10.1 | 27.3 |
| Washington Township | — | — | — |
| Oregon | D | 2.1 | 36.1 |
| Maumee | C | 1.8 | 24.2 |
| Sylvania Township | B− | 0.7 | 15.4 |
| Springfield Township | — | — | — |
| Ottawa Hills | A− | 0.2 | 6.5 |
| Perrysburg Township | B+ | 0.4 | 11.2 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Washington Township and Springfield Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.
Ohio towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toledo | D− | 10.1 | 27.3 |
| Akron | D | 8.2 | 29.2 |
| Cincinnati | D− | 7.8 | 38.8 |
| Cleveland | D− | 15.4 | 43.8 |
| Dayton | D− | 12.2 | 43.4 |
The five graded Ohio towns closest to Toledo’s population (263,423), 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 Toledo. A citywide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of the city to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Toledo’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (264,490 in 2025); our figure for Toledo is 263,423 (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 Toledo
Is Toledo, OH safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Toledo reports more crime per resident than 96% of U.S. towns, a D− Safety Grade and #287 of 296 in Ohio. Its police reported 10.1 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.5 in the rest of Ohio and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Toledo?
10.1 violent and 27.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Ohio reports 3.5 and 19.3; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
How many homicides were there in Toledo in 2025?
Toledo’s police reported 17 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 6.4 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Toledo safer than Oregon?
Oregon reports less crime per resident than Toledo: Oregon grades D for safety and Toledo D−. Oregon’s police reported 2.1 violent and 36.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Toledo?
Toledo’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Toledo”. 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.