The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Miami County, OH: Crime Maps and Statistics

Crime per Capita in Miami County

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Miami County. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

Miami County, OH Map of Crime Rates
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Overall Crime Grade™

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Other Crime Grade
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$31.8 million

Cost of Crime™ for Miami County, OH

In 2025, crime will cost $695 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Miami County with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Miami County, OH Safe?

The A overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US county, where Miami County's combined rate is much lower than the norm. Miami County sits in the 91st percentile, ahead of 91% of counties and behind 9%. The grade covers only Miami County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The overall crime rate in Miami County is 17.43 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 35 in the north areas to 1 in 91 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Miami County, OH report the most crime, about 406 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 73 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Miami County, OH

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Miami County for 2025 is $31,825,116, about $278 per resident and $695 per household. That equals 0.7% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 57.8%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 28.9%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.3%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Miami County Compared to Other Counties?

Miami County, OH: $278
Cuyahoga County, OH: $713
Medina County, OH: $237
Ohio: $441
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Miami County is $278 per year, which is $186 less than the national average and $162 less than Ohio's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Miami County:
  • In Cuyahoga County, OH, crime costs $713 per person, which is $435 more than in Miami County.
  • In Medina County, OH, crime costs $237 per person, which is $42 less than in Miami County

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Miami County for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Miami County
Cost per Miami County Resident
Murder
$8.08 million
$71
Rape/Sexual Assault
$5.74 million
$50
Robbery
$1.31 million
$11
Assault
$4.26 million
$37
Kidnapping
$915,805
$8
Vehicle Theft
$918,544
$8
Burglary
$1.23 million
$11
Theft
$4.12 million
$36
Arson
$237,653
$2
Vandalism
$2.74 million
$24
Animal Cruelty
$26,104
$0
Drug Crimes
$1.79 million
$16
Identity Theft
$451,269
$4
Total Cost of Crime
$31,825,116
$278

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Miami County, OH

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Miami County totals $82,864,348 ($725 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $114,689,464 ($1,003 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The north part of the county holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas do the same, and of Miami County's 114,292 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Miami County Crime Breakdown

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

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
1.298
Robbery
0.3642
Rape
0.8282
Murder
0.0376
Total Violent Crime
2.528 (A-)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
6.952
Vehicle Theft
0.5190
Burglary
1.190
Arson
0.0861
Total Property Crime
8.747 (A)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.1322
Drug Crimes
2.120
Vandalism
3.360
Identity Theft
0.5101
Animal Cruelty
0.0309
Total "Other" Rate
6.153 (A-)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
A
A-
A
C-
C+
C-
A
B+
A
B-
C+
B-
B+
A-
B+
A-
B+
B+
A-
A-
B+
B+
B+
B
A
A
A
A-
B+
A-

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Miami County is lower versus other counties of the same size for 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
A
A
A
C+
B
B
C+
C+
C+
A-
C+
C+
A+
B+
B+
A-
A+
A+
B
C+
C+
B-
B+
B+
C-
A-
A-
B+
A-
A-

Considering only the crime rate, Miami 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 Miami County, OH average SchoolGrade of A, with 61% actual proficiency versus 54% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Miami County schools on SchoolGrade

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