Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMore violent crime is recorded per resident in West Carrollton than in 82% of U.S. towns
Next door, 2 of 3 towns with figures record less crime per resident. On top of that, on crimes reported by West Carrollton’s police in 2023–2025, it grades C− for safety: #251 of 296 graded towns in Ohio. The crimes the grade counts fell 37% per resident from 2023 to 2025. In a usual year, 4.0 violent crimes and 17.4 incidents of property crime are logged per 1,000 inhabitants; in the rest of Ohio, 3.7 and 19.6.
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 West Carrollton
2 of the 3 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 3 Ohio towns on West Carrollton’s borders, 3 have a Safety Grade: Miamisburg (B−), Miami Township (C), Moraine (D−). 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 West Carrollton’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. Its property rate (17.4) is below the FBI’s national estimate (17.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | West Carrollton property | Rest of Ohio property | West Carrollton violent | Rest of Ohio violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 18.1 | 22.6 | 2.3 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 22.8 | 21.0 | 4.3 | 3.7 |
| 2024 | 16.5 | 19.8 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
| 2025 | 13.0 | 17.9 | 4.1 | 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.
Crime in West Carrollton 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 | West Carrollton | Rest of Ohio | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
West Carrollton’s police reported 153 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 4.0 per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.7 in the rest of Ohio and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
220 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.
53 violent and 167 property, as reported to the FBI by West Carrollton’s police.
Seven people died in crashes on West Carrollton’s roads in 2019–2023
West Carrollton had 7 fatal crashes in five years, in which seven people died; 1 was a cyclist. Most of these deaths (5 of 7) were on an Interstate passing through, so they say more about through-traffic than about the town’s own streets.
That is about what 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 West Carrollton’s size would see about 4 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so West Carrollton’s own rate (10.8) 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.
West Carrollton and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Carrollton | C− | 4.0 | 17.4 |
| Moraine | D− | 6.6 | 64.0 |
| Miami Township | C | 1.8 | 22.9 |
| Miamisburg | B− | 1.7 | 13.7 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Ohio towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Carrollton | C− | 4.0 | 17.4 |
| Hubbard Township | A− | 0.9 | 6.1 |
| Bainbridge Township | B+ | 0.1 | 10.6 |
| Dover | B+ | 1.6 | 5.7 |
| Amherst | B | 1.2 | 8.8 |
| Fostoria | B | 1.7 | 8.2 |
The five graded Ohio towns closest to West Carrollton’s population (12,963), 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 West Carrollton. 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 West Carrollton’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (12,864 in 2025); our figure for West Carrollton is 12,963 (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 West Carrollton
Is West Carrollton, OH safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, West Carrollton reports more crime per resident than 77% of U.S. towns, a C− Safety Grade and #251 of 296 in Ohio. Its police reported 4.0 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 West Carrollton?
4.0 violent and 17.4 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 West Carrollton safer than Moraine?
Moraine reports more crime per resident than West Carrollton: Moraine grades D− for safety and West Carrollton C−. Moraine’s police reported 6.6 violent and 64.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices West Carrollton?
West Carrollton’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “West Carrollton”. 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.