Ross County, OH Drug-Related Crime Crime Rates and Maps

B+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	B+
Property Crime Grade	B+
Other Crime Grade	B+

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A crime occurs every 4 hours 56 minutes (on average) in Ross County.

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Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in Ross County in green. The most dangerous areas in Ross County are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Ross County, OH Safe?

The A- grade means the rate of drug-related crime is lower than the average US county. Ross County is in the 84th percentile for safety, meaning 16% of counties are safer and 84% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Ross County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of drug-related crime in Ross County is 1.731 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Ross County generally consider the northwest part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Ross County may be as high as 1 in 427 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 876 in the northwest part of the county. See the section on interpreting the drug-related crime map, however, because comparing rates for drug-related crime or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the central parts of Ross County, OH: about 48 per year. The west part of Ross County has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 6 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Drug-Related Crime Maps

When looking at the drug-related crime map for Ross County, remember that the rate of drug-related crime per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are more retail establishments in the central part of the county. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the drug-related crime rate map do not always indicate danger for Ross County residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Ross County has 0, always look like high-crime locations due to the large number of people and the low population nearby. Parks and designated recreational areas, of which Ross County has 1, have the same problem. Of Ross County’s 78,340 residents, few live near recreational areas. Because many people visit, crime rates may appear higher even for safe parks. Ultimately crime happens where people are, whether they live there or not. Before writing off an area as unsafe, look at both the crime rate and total crime maps, then consider nearby destinations that people may be visiting.

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Ross County Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All drug-related crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Ross County residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.516
Robbery	0.3825
Rape	0.8344
Murder	0.0429
Total Violent Crime	2.776 (B+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	9.807
Vehicle Theft	0.6880
Burglary	1.777
Arson	0.0994
Total Property Crime	12.37 (B+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.2188
Drug Crimes	1.731
Vandalism	4.937
Identity Theft	0.5547
Animal Cruelty	0.0259
Total "Other" Rate	7.468 (B+)

Individual Ross County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of drug-related crime in Ross County is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Ross County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
Pike County, OH	B	C-	B-	A-
Pickaway County, OH	B+	A-	B	A-
Fayette County, OH	C+	B+	C-	A-
Vinton County, OH	A	B	A	A
Jackson County, OH	B+	B	B+	B+
Highland County, OH	B+	B	B+	A-
Hocking County, OH	B	C	B-	A-
Fairfield County, OH	A-	A+	B+	A-
Adams County, OH	A-	B+	A-	A-
Clinton County, OH	B+	A	B	A-

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Ross County is lower versus other counties of the same size for drug-related crime. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade
Walker County, GA	B+	B-	B-	B
Cape Girardeau County, MO	C+	D+	D+	C-
Carteret County, NC	C+	B-	B-	D
Cascade County, MT	D+	D	D	B
Catoosa County, GA	A-	B+	B+	B+
Columbia County, FL	A+	A-	A-	A+
Creek County, OK	B-	C+	C+	C+
Vermilion County, IL	A-	B+	B+	A+
Wagoner County, OK	B	B-	B-	C+
Anderson County, TN	C-	C-	C-	D-

Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Ross County is safer than the Ohio state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Ross County, OH average SchoolGrade of A-, with 53% actual proficiency versus 46% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Ross County schools on SchoolGrade

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