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Crime reports from the Cleveland Division of Police, mapped by block. Source: Cleveland Division of Police data from the City of Cleveland open data portal. Cleveland updates its file daily. Search a street, filter by type, or download the list as a spreadsheet.

In 2025, Cleveland police reported 4,965 violent crimes (1,365 per 100,000 residents), including 102 murders, 1,050 robberies and 3,389 aggravated assaults, plus 14,272 property crimes, according to FBI data.

Cleveland crime in 2025

4,965violent crimes
1,365violent crimes per 100,000 residents
102murders
1,050robberies
3,389aggravated assaults
14,272property crimes
2,790burglaries
3,356vehicle thefts

Population covered: 363,659. Violent-crime rate rank: 1 of 6 large Ohio cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency OHCLP0000, January–December 2025.

All cities, 2025

CityViolent / 100kViolentMurdersProperty / 100kMap
Cleveland1,3654,9651023,925Live
Dayton1,2301,673293,999Totals
Toledo8722,306322,516Totals
Akron8711,650242,829Totals
Cincinnati7852,482663,606Live
Columbus3803,575852,533Totals

Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer agency counts for 2025 (all 12 months reported unless noted), retrieved October 7, 2026. Rates use the population the FBI lists for each police agency.

What the 2025 numbers say about Cleveland

Cleveland's violent-crime rate of 1,365 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 5.1 times the Ohio rate (268) and 4.3 times the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 73 residents, or about 95.5 a week.

Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Cleveland ranks 6th for violent crime, in the higher half, and 5th for murder (102 murders, 28 per 100,000).

Aggravated assaults made up 68% of Cleveland's violent crimes and robberies 21%, a bigger robbery share than the 15% seen nationally.

Property crime ran 3,925 per 100,000, 2.9 times Ohio overall. Cleveland police logged 3,356 vehicle thefts (923 per 100,000, 8th of 351; Ohio: 178) and 2,790 burglaries (767 per 100,000, 4.2 times the state).

The closest city we cover is Akron, 29 miles south; its violent-crime rate (871) is 36% lower than Cleveland's.

Out-of-state cities near Cleveland's size (363,659 residents): Henderson, NV at 225 violent crimes per 100,000 and Anaheim, CA at 548.

Questions

Is Cleveland more dangerous than the rest of Ohio?

By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Cleveland had 1,365 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 5.1 times the statewide 268. It is 1st highest of the 6 Ohio cities on this site; Dayton is next at 1,230. A city-wide rate does not tell you about a single block.

How many murders were there in Cleveland in 2025?

Cleveland police reported 102 murders for 2025, a rate of 28 per 100,000 residents. The Ohio rate was 4.6 and the national rate 4.1.

Is car theft a problem in Cleveland?

3,356 vehicles were reported stolen in Cleveland in 2025, 923 per 100,000 residents. That is 4.7 times the national rate of 195 and ranks 8th of 351 cities on this site.