In 2025, Dayton police reported 1,673 violent crimes (1,230 per 100,000 residents), including 29 murders, 240 robberies and 1,261 aggravated assaults, plus 5,440 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 136,047. Violent-crime rate rank: 2 of 6 large Ohio cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency OH0570200, January–December 2025.
| City | Violent / 100k | Violent | Murders | Property / 100k | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 1,365 | 4,965 | 102 | 3,925 | Live |
| Dayton | 1,230 | 1,673 | 29 | 3,999 | Totals |
| Toledo | 872 | 2,306 | 32 | 2,516 | Totals |
| Akron | 871 | 1,650 | 24 | 2,829 | Totals |
| Cincinnati | 785 | 2,482 | 66 | 3,606 | Live |
| Columbus | 380 | 3,575 | 85 | 2,533 | Totals |
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.
Dayton's violent-crime rate of 1,230 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 4.6 times the Ohio rate (268) and 3.8 times the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 81 residents, or about 32.2 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Dayton ranks 14th for violent crime, in the higher half, and 14th for murder (29 murders, 21.3 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 75% of Dayton's violent crimes and robberies 14%, close to the national robbery share of 15%.
Property crime ran 3,999 per 100,000, 2.9 times Ohio overall. Dayton police logged 1,531 vehicle thefts (1,125 per 100,000, 5th of 351; Ohio: 178) and 1,130 burglaries (831 per 100,000, 4.6 times the state).
The closest city we cover is Cincinnati, 47 miles south; its violent-crime rate (785) is 36% lower than Dayton's.
Out-of-state cities near Dayton's size (136,047 residents): Kent, WA at 283 violent crimes per 100,000 and Pasadena, CA at 419.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Dayton had 1,230 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 4.6 times the statewide 268. It is 2nd highest of the 6 Ohio cities on this site; Cleveland is highest at 1,365. A city-wide rate does not tell you about a single block.
Dayton police reported 29 murders for 2025, a rate of 21.3 per 100,000 residents. The Ohio rate was 4.6 and the national rate 4.1.
1,531 vehicles were reported stolen in Dayton in 2025, 1,125 per 100,000 residents. That is 5.8 times the national rate of 195 and ranks 5th of 351 cities on this site.