Photo: Kulshrax · Public domainCrime reported in Westlake, OH
The nearest town with a Safety Grade is North Olmsted, 2 miles away, graded B+. Inside a 10-mile circle sit 12 graded neighbors. Westlake’s police reported to the FBI for 2024 but not 2023 or 2025, so there is no Safety Grade: the grade needs all three years, 2023–2025.
For every 1,000 residents, about 7 property crimes reported
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2024
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2024
Crimes reported to police in 2024 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
And fewer than 1 violent crime, in 2024. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
The years Westlake’s police reported
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| Year | Westlake | Rest of Ohio | Westlake | Rest of Ohio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4.2 | 22.7 | 0.4 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | not reported | 21.0 | not reported | 3.7 |
| 2024 | 6.5 | 19.9 | 0.3 | 3.9 |
| 2025 | not reported | 17.8 | not reported | 3.5 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents, against the rest of Ohio. A year the department didn’t report in full is a gap, not a zero.
232 crimes reported in 2024
2024 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
10 violent and 222 property, as reported to the FBI by Westlake’s police.
The nearest Ohio towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Olmsted | B+ | 2 mi | 0.5 | 8.3 |
| Bay Village | A | 3 mi | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| Avon | B+ | 4 mi | 0.6 | 9.1 |
| Rocky River | A | 4 mi | 0.3 | 4.9 |
| Olmsted Township | A+ | 5 mi | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Avon Lake | A | 5 mi | 0.2 | 3.2 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Westlake. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Westlake.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Five people died in crashes on Westlake’s roads in 2019–2023
Westlake had 5 fatal crashes in five years, in which five 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 Westlake’s size would see about 8 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Westlake’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.
Westlake and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Olmsted | B+ | 0.5 | 8.3 |
| Rocky River | A | 0.3 | 4.9 |
| Avon | B+ | 0.6 | 9.1 |
| Bay Village | A | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| Fairview Park | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Fairview Park reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023.
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 Westlake. 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 Westlake’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (34,189 in 2024); our figure for Westlake is 33,904 (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 Westlake
Is Westlake, OH safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Westlake. The nearest Ohio towns with a grade are North Olmsted (B+, 2 mi), Bay Village (A, 3 mi), Avon (B+, 4 mi).
Who polices Westlake?
Westlake’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Westlake”. 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, 2024, 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.