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Shaker Heights, OH crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

Shaker Heights is safer than the majority of cities, towns, and villages in America (65%) and also has a lower crime rate than 55% of the communities in Ohio, according to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime data. How risky is that? Your chance of becoming a victim in Shaker Heights is one in 151 based on the total crime rate (violent and property crimes, combined). In America overall, your chance of becoming a victim of crime is 1 in 43. It is for these reasons that Shaker Heights is ranked as one of the top 100 safest cities in the U.S.A.

Compared to other communities of similar population size, Shaker Heights has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Shaker Heights is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Shaker Heights does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Shaker Heights.

For Shaker Heights, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in Shaker Heights than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 1690, which is a violent crime rate of 1 per one thousand inhabitants.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis of property crime reveals that the property crime rate in Shaker Heights is below average to all cities and towns in the nation. This means that you are less likely to become a victim of arson, motor vehicle theft, larceny, or burglary in Shaker Heights than in most communities in America. Your chance of becoming a victim of property crime if you live here? Just one in 166.

Shaker Heights Crime Data

total Crime Index

65

(100 is safest)


Safer than 65% of U.S. cities.

Shaker Heights Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

17

173

190

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

0.59

6.02

6.61

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
0.59
2.94
National Median: 4
    Shaker Heights
    Ohio

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 1,690

in Shaker Heights

1 in 341

in Ohio

Shaker Heights Violent Crimes

Population: 28,723
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 1 0 10 6
Rate per 1,000 0.03 0.00 0.35 0.21

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
6.02
17.83
National Median: 20
    Shaker Heights
    Ohio

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 166

in Shaker Heights

1 in 56

in Ohio

Property Crimes

Population: 28,723
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 11 143 19
Rate per 1,000 0.38 4.98 0.66

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

Shaker Heights Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
30
24
National Median: 27.0
    Shaker Heights
    Ohio