Dublin is a city of 85,500 in Franklin County, about 12 miles northwest of downtown Columbus · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in Dublin?
Dublin earns an A for property crime, safer than the neighborhoods where 59% of Americans live. Theft makes up 49% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades A, and vehicle theft grades A.
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Property crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 868 of 1,000About as much property crime as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
59% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Dublin as a whole, and 41% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Dublin scores 868.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more property crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its property crime with the homes, parked cars and people there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Dublin, OH at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Dublin, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out about property crime in Dublin
Car thefts run high in Dublin High Street Historic District. In this part of east Dublin, they run at more than double the rate in the rest of Dublin.
Thefts from cars happen in parking lots and garages far more often than nationally. In Dublin, 69% of reported thefts from cars happen in parking lots and garages, against 31% nationally.
Where property crime is lowest and highest in Dublin
Most of Dublin grades well for property crime: 98% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and the rest in areas graded C. Property crime grades across Dublin run from A+ to C+.
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A or B 98%C 2%
Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Perimeter Center, centralThefts run at about half the rate in the rest of Dublin.A889
2Northwest, northeastThefts run about 40% higher here than in the rest of Dublin.A850
3Tuttle West & Tuttle, southActs of vandalism run about 40% higher here than in the rest of Dublin.A-839
4Dublin High Street Historic District, eastBurglaries run about 60% higher here than in the rest of Dublin.A-795
5Shannon Heights, southeastCar thefts run at about double the rate in the rest of Dublin.A-787
Neighborhood areas of Dublin, ranked by property crime CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer). Each one combines several of the smaller areas on the map.
Is property crime going up in Dublin?
Reported property crime in Dublin peaked in 2022 and has fallen 21% since, back near its 2019 level. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 8.7 to 8.9 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime fell 19%.
Property crime, change since 2019
DublinUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police agencies that serve Dublin. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, Dublin
Property, US
2016
+29%
+15%
2017
+28%
+12%
2018
-2%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
-9%
-8%
2021
-8%
-10%
2022
+29%
-6%
2023
+26%
-7%
2024
+2%
-15%
Property crime rates and types in Dublin
CrimeGrade™ estimates Dublin has about 14 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 39% less than the US as a whole and 33% less than Ohio.
All property crime
Burglary
Vehicle theft
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Property crime here includes vandalism, which the FBI's property crime rate leaves out.
Theft is the most common property crime in Dublin, about 49% of the total, followed by vandalism and vehicle theft.
Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a property crime with what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for vehicle theft, people and parking for theft, homes and businesses for vandalism. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when property crime happens in Dublin
Dublin has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Dublin, 43% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Car thefts happen most often in parking lots and garages: 47% of them, against 23% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (43%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Car theft
Parking lots and garages (47%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Parking lots and garages (69%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Parking lots and garages (49%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
Property crime in Dublin and nearby cities
Dublin has less property crime than 4 of its 6 nearest cities; only Plain City and Powell have less.
Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, two set Dublin apart: it has 72 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole, and 4.2% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft, yet theft runs lower here than that would suggest.
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft.72 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 88% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.2.5 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 75% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft. 88% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (12 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 68% of US city residents
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Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.4.2% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 71% of US city residents
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.100% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 70% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more car theft.22% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 60% of US city residents
BestNeighborhood, a sister site of CrimeGrade™, ranks the neighborhoods of Dublin on shops, parks, home prices, getting around and more.
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What property crime costs Dublin
Property crime costs Dublin about $8.9 million a year, or $104 per resident and about $259 per household: the value of what is stolen or damaged, plus the police, courts and prisons that respond.
Cost of property crime per resident, per year
How the cost breaks down
Pain and suffering add little to the cost of property crime, so this is close to its full cost.
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Burglary
$820,000
$10
Theft
$3.1 million
$36
Vehicle theft
$2.1 million
$24
Arson
$41,000
under $1
Vandalism
$2.9 million
$33
Total
$8.9 million
$104
How CrimeGrade™ works
The property crime CrimeGrade™ covers burglary, theft, car theft, arson and vandalism, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.
It weighs each property crime against what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for car theft, and the people and parking around stores for theft.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
