Crime in Hamilton Main Street Historic District, Hamilton, OH
Hamilton Main Street Historic District is a neighborhood of 7,080 residents in Hamilton, close to downtown · Updated November 2026
Is Hamilton Main Street Historic District in Hamilton safe?
Crime in Hamilton Main Street Historic District is moderate, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of B-. Most US neighborhoods have little crime: 79% of Americans live in neighborhoods with less crime than Hamilton Main Street Historic District. Violent and property crime both grade B- here. Hamilton as a whole grades A-. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Hamilton Main Street Historic District run from A- to F, so check the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 566 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
21% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Hamilton Main Street Historic District as a whole, and 79% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Hamilton Main Street Historic District scores 566.
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.
Crime map of Hamilton Main Street Historic District
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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 Hamilton Main Street Historic District, Hamilton, OH at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Hamilton Main Street Historic District in Hamilton, 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 in Hamilton Main Street Historic District
Burglaries run high. Hamilton Main Street Historic District has burglaries at more than double the US rate: 5.2 a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.4 nationally.
Crime rates and types in Hamilton Main Street Historic District
CrimeGrade™ estimates Hamilton Main Street Historic District has about 77 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, about double the rate for the US as a whole and about double the rate for Hamilton as a whole.
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 Hamilton Main Street Historic District is assault, about 44% of the total. It also makes up the largest share of what crime costs here.
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 Hamilton
The Hamilton Police Department polices Hamilton Main Street Historic District; these figures cover Hamilton as a whole, 2022 to 2024.
In Hamilton as a whole, 66% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Thefts from cars happen most often on streets and sidewalks: 29% of them, against 18% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (66%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Car theft
Streets and sidewalks (31%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Streets and sidewalks (29%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Homes (38%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Robbery
Streets and sidewalks (27%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assault
Homes (48%)
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 Hamilton Main Street Historic District compares with nearby neighborhoods
Hamilton Main Street Historic District has less crime than 5 of its 10 nearest neighborhoods.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from Hamilton Main Street Historic District. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with neighborhoods of similar size and density, Hamilton Main Street Historic District has more crime than 55% of them.
Transit, nightlife and walkability in Hamilton Main Street Historic District
Two things set Hamilton Main Street Historic District apart: it has 3.0 bars and nightlife spots for every 1,000 residents, against 0.6 nationally, and 11.3% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Places like that tend to report more assault and robbery, and assault runs high here.
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Hamilton Main Street Historic District: F (6 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 95% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Bars and nightlifeBars, lounges, clubs and casinos. Places with more bars tend to report more assault and robbery.3.0 per 1,000 residentsUS: 0.6Higher than for 95% 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 and assault.C+ (44 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 59% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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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.11.3% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 84% 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 crime costs Hamilton Main Street Historic District
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Hamilton Main Street Historic District about $1,776 a year per household, 47% more 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 $13 million a year, or $1,887 per resident.
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 Hamilton Main Street Historic District 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. Hamilton Main Street Historic District 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
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.
Schools in Hamilton Main Street Historic District, Hamilton, OH average a SchoolGrade of D+: 56% of students test proficient, against 30% projected for schools like them. Overall, they greatly exceed expectations. See schools in Hamilton Main Street Historic District on SchoolGrade
