Crime in Edison, OH

Edison is a village of 1,310 in Morrow County, about 45 miles north of downtown Columbus · Updated November 2026

Is Edison, OH safe?

Yes. Most US neighborhoods have little crime, and Edison has less than most of them: its overall CrimeGrade™ is A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 92% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A+ here. Every neighborhood in Edison grades A+.

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Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 965 of 1,000
Safer than nearly all US neighborhoods What this means

92% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Edison as a whole, and 8% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Edison scores 965.

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 crime than most US neighborhoods.

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Violent crimeSafety score 955 of 1,000Less violent crime than most US neighborhoods
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Property crimeSafety score 980 of 1,000Less property crime than nearly all US neighborhoods

How it works


Crime map of Edison

Map of Edison shaded by overall 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 crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime 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 Edison, OH at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Edison, 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


Crime rates and types in Edison

CrimeGrade™ estimates Edison has about 14 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 61% less than the US as a whole and 59% less than Ohio.

Overall crime

Violent crime

Property crime

Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.

The largest share of crime reported in Edison is assault, about 57% of the total. It also makes up the largest share of what crime costs here.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
Violent crime
MurderA+under 10.010.05
RapeAunder 10.530.38
RobberyA+under 10.050.62
AssaultA118.112.3
Property crime
BurglaryA+10.822.4
TheftA+32.313.1
Vehicle theftA+under 10.182.7
ArsonA+under 10.100.12
VandalismA+32.25.5

Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. 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 crime happens in Edison

The Morrow County Sheriff's Office polices Edison, and these figures cover every place it serves, 2022 to 2024.

In Edison, 68% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally.

CrimeMost often atBusiest time
BurglaryHomes (68%)Morning (6 am to noon)
VandalismOther places (42%)Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Aggravated assaultHomes (58%)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.


How Edison compares with nearby cities

Edison has less crime than 3 of its 4 nearest cities; only Fulton has less.

Nearby cities

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
EdisonA+965A+A+1,310
Mount Gilead 5 milesA+960A+A+8,400
Caledonia 6 milesA+933A+A1,690
Cardington 7 milesA+964A+A+5,320
Fulton 9 milesA+968A+A+1,090

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

Compared with cities of similar size and density, Edison has more crime than 56% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
EdisonA+965A+A+1,310
Kellogg, IAA+991A+A+1,310
Sallis, MSA+990A+A+1,310
Maysville, WVA+985A+A+1,310
Ness City, KSA+984A+A+1,310
Show all 10
PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Dawson, ALA+978A+A+1,310
Faber, VAA+973A+A+1,310
Asotin, WAA+957A+A+1,310
Winfield, FLA+932AA+1,310
Holiday Lakes, TXA915AA+1,310
Dawson, TXA867A+B+1,310

What crime costs Edison

Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Edison about $499 a year per household, 59% less than the US figure of $1,205.

Cost of crime per resident, per year

Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $980,000 a year, or $747 per resident.

How the cost breaks down
CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$36,000$27
Rape$42,000$32
Robbery$2,200$2
Assault$130,000$97
Burglary$9,600$7
Theft$15,000$12
Vehicle theft$3,700$3
Arson$3,100$2
Vandalism$21,000$16
Total$260,000$198

How CrimeGrade™ works

A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Edison means the same as a B anywhere else.

CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.

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
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • 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.

More about CrimeGrade™ data


Schools in Edison

Schools in Edison, OH average a SchoolGrade of C+: 61% of students test proficient, against 55% projected for schools like them. Overall, they don't meet expectations. See schools in Edison on SchoolGrade