West End, Cincinnati, OH Property Crime Rates and Maps

West End is a neighborhood of 6,700 residents in Cincinnati, close to downtown · Updated November 2026

How common is property crime in West End?

West End grades D for property crime, with more of it than the neighborhoods where 89% of Americans live. Theft makes up 35% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades C-, and vehicle theft grades F. Cincinnati as a whole grades B- for property crime.

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Property crime CrimeGrade™Safety score 163 of 1,000
More property crime than most US neighborhoods What this means

11% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than West End as a whole, and 89% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. West End scores 163.

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.

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Overall crimeSafety score 0 of 1,000Less safe than nearly all US neighborhoods
F
Violent crimeSafety score 0 of 1,000More violent crime than nearly all US neighborhoods

How it works


Property crime map of West End

Map of West End shaded by property crime CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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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 West End, Cincinnati, OH at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in West End in Cincinnati, 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 West End

Car thefts and burglaries both run high. In West End, each runs at more than triple the US rate: 22.7 car thefts and 9.0 burglaries a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.7 and 2.4 nationally.


Property crime rates and types in West End

CrimeGrade™ estimates West End has about 93 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, more than triple the rate for the US as a whole and more than double the rate for Cincinnati as a whole.

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 West End, about 35% of the total, followed by vandalism and vehicle theft.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
BurglaryC-609.02.4
TheftB21632.313.1
Vehicle theftF15222.72.7
ArsonA+under 1under 0.010.12
VandalismF19228.65.5

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 Cincinnati

The Cincinnati Police Department polices West End; these figures cover Cincinnati as a whole, 2022 to 2024.

In Cincinnati as a whole, 65% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Car thefts happen most often on streets and sidewalks: 42% of them, against 27% nationally.

CrimeMost often atBusiest time
BurglaryHomes (65%)Night (midnight to 6 am)
Car theftStreets and sidewalks (42%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from carsParking lots and garages (44%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)
VandalismHomes (34%)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 West End and nearby neighborhoods

West End has less property crime than 6 of its 10 nearest neighborhoods.

Nearby neighborhoods

PlacePropertyOverallResidents
West EndD163F6,700
Over-the-Rhine 1 mileF0F6,690
Central Business District 1 mileB-555B6,470
Mount Auburn 1 mileD-85F6,320
CUF 1 mileD222C+16,400
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PlacePropertyOverallResidents
Corryville 2 milesD+236C+4,300
East Price Hill 2 milesF0F12,900
South Fairmount 2 milesF0F4,350
Walnut Hills 2 milesF0F7,550
Clifton 2 milesD+264C9,390
Avondale 3 milesF64F7,070

Nearest first, with each place's distance from West End. Beside each property crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with neighborhoods of similar size and density, West End has more property crime than 62% of them.

Neighborhoods of similar size and density

PlacePropertyOverallResidents
West EndD163F6,700
La Mer, Parlin, NJB+735A-6,690
Lauderdale North Park, North Lauderdale, FLB656B-6,710
Lake Balboa, Van Nuys, CAB-581B6,700
Roosevelt Park, Grand Rapids, MIB-547D6,700
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PlacePropertyOverallResidents
Greenfield, Pittsburgh, PAC-334B-6,700
Kerns, Portland, ORF0D6,710
Roscoe Village, Chicago, ILF0C+6,710
Brookland, Washington, DCF0F6,710
Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati, OHF0F6,690
La Mesa, Albuquerque, NMF0F6,710

Empty homes, parking lots and walkability in West End

Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, two set West End apart: it has 17.9% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and 3.9 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally. Places like that tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson, and burglary and vandalism run high here.

Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.17.9% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 97% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.3.9 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 97% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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. 62% of residents here live in walkable areas.B+ (69 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 77% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft.135 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 92% of residents of US city neighborhoods

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 West End

Property crime costs West End about $5.3 million a year, or $797 per resident and about $1,626 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 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. West End is a good example: many people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks worse than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.

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
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
  • The Cincinnati Police Department publishes its own crime data

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.

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