According To Safewise, These Are The 10 Safest Cities To Live In Ohio In 2021

Have you ever wondered where the safest cities in Ohio are? According to the seventh annual Safewise report, the following 10 cities are the safest in Ohio for the year 2021. Rankings are based on FBI crime data, particularly violent crime rates and and property crime rates from 2019-2021.

Ohio's safest cities had the state's lowest violent and property crime rates. Additionally, all of the safest cities reported fewer than 20 total violent crimes this year, with 80% reporting 10 or fewer.

Earning the top 10 spots are the cities of Chester Township, Olmsted Township, Sagamore Hills, Clearcreek Township, Springboro (pictured), North Ridgeville, Poland Township, Hamilton Township (Warren County), Bay Village, and Seven Hills.

This year, two new cities joined the top 20 list for the first time: Chester Township, coming in a number 1, and Bay Village (pictured), coming in at number 9.

Additionally, only one murder was reported among Ohio's safest cities.

Overall, Ohio's violent crime rate is pretty low compared to most states, (ranking eighth lowest out of 50), however the property crime rate is close to the national average, ranking 24 out of 50.

This year, the violent crime rate in Ohio increased from 2.8 crimes per 1,000 people to 2.9 crimes per 1,000 people.

Part of the study also examined what crimes Ohioans are most concerned about. The top concern? Package theft.

Approximately 53% of Ohio residents that were polled reported package theft as a concern, while only 20% of respondents reported experiencing package theft.

Other cities that earned spots in the top 20 were Perrysburg, Hudson (pictured), Berea, North Royalton, Powell, Clayton, Brunswick, Mason, American Township, and Aurora.

For more information about how these rankings are determined, visit the Safewise website.

What do you think of these statistics? For a more in-depth report about the study and Ohio's results, click here.