In 2025, Toledo police reported 2,306 violent crimes (872 per 100,000 residents), including 32 murders, 259 robberies and 1,737 aggravated assaults, plus 6,654 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 264,490. Violent-crime rate rank: 3 of 6 large Ohio cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency OH0480700, 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.
Toledo's violent-crime rate of 872 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 3.2 times the Ohio rate (268) and 2.7 times the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 115 residents, or about 44.3 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Toledo ranks 36th for violent crime, in the higher half, and 39th for murder (32 murders, 12.1 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 75% of Toledo's violent crimes and robberies 11%, a smaller robbery share than the national 15%.
Property crime ran 2,516 per 100,000, 84% higher than Ohio overall. Toledo police logged 1,004 vehicle thefts (380 per 100,000, 94th of 351; Ohio: 178) and 1,213 burglaries (459 per 100,000, 2.5 times the state).
The closest city we cover is Clinton, 34 miles northwest in Michigan; its violent-crime rate (321) is less than half Toledo's.
Out-of-state cities near Toledo's size (264,490 residents): Laredo, TX at 316 violent crimes per 100,000 and Glendale, AZ at 438.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Toledo had 872 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 3.2 times the statewide 268. It is 3rd 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.
Toledo police reported 32 murders for 2025, a rate of 12.1 per 100,000 residents. The Ohio rate was 4.6 and the national rate 4.1.
1,004 vehicles were reported stolen in Toledo in 2025, 380 per 100,000 residents. That is 2 times the national rate of 195 and ranks 94th of 351 cities on this site.