The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in New Athens, OH: Crime Maps and Statistics

B+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C+
Property Crime Grade	B+
Other Crime Grade	B

Which crimes are included?

$122,403

Cost of Crime™ for New Athens, OH

In 2025, crime will cost $693 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of New Athens 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 New Athens, OH Safe?

The B+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where New Athens's combined rate is lower than the norm. New Athens sits in the 71st percentile, ahead of 71% of cities and behind 29%. The grade covers only New Athens's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in New Athens is 17.81 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the central part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 44 in the northwest neighborhoods to 1 in 61 in the central.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of New Athens, OH report the most crime, about 2 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in New Athens, OH

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in New Athens for 2025 is $122,403, about $331 per resident and $693 per household. That equals 1.0% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 54.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 31.7%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.4%

How Much Does Crime Cost in New Athens Compared to Other Cities?

New Athens, OH:	$331
East Cleveland, OH:	$1687
Apple Valley, OH:	$154
Ohio:	$441
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in New Athens is $331 per year, which is $133 less than the national average and $110 less than Ohio's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to New Athens:

In East Cleveland, OH, crime costs $1,687 per person, which is $1,356 more than in New Athens.
In Apple Valley, OH, crime costs $154 per person, which is $177 less than in New Athens

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of New Athens for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to New Athens	Cost per New Athens Resident
Murder	$39,311	$106
Rape/Sexual Assault	$21,039	$57
Robbery	$6,540	$18
Assault	$14,568	$39
Kidnapping	$2,585	$7
Vehicle Theft	$3,186	$9
Burglary	$5,901	$16
Theft	$12,084	$33
Arson	$950	$3
Vandalism	$9,722	$26
Animal Cruelty	$78	$0
Drug Crimes	$5,344	$14
Identity Theft	$1,096	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$122,403	$331

The Intangible Cost of Crime in New Athens, 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 New Athens totals $368,507 ($996 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $490,910 ($1,327 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 city holds few 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 New Athens's 370 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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New Athens 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 New Athens residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.371
Robbery	0.5619
Rape	0.9378
Murder	0.0565
Total Violent Crime	2.927 (C+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	6.306
Vehicle Theft	0.5561
Burglary	1.758
Arson	0.1064
Total Property Crime	8.727 (B+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1152
Drug Crimes	1.953
Vandalism	3.678
Identity Theft	0.3827
Animal Cruelty	0.0285
Total "Other" Rate	6.157 (B)

Individual New Athens Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in New Athens is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to New Athens.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Oak Park, OH	B	C	B+
Flushing, OH	B	A-	B-
Fairpoint, OH	C+	C+	B
Lafferty, OH	B+	B+	B
Rockhill, OH	B	A-	C+
Harrisville, OH	C-	F	C-
Bannock, OH	C	B+	D+
Kenwood, OH	D+	F	C-
Cadiz, OH	C	D	C
Robyville, OH	B	C	B

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

New Athens is lower versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Tacoma, VA	D+	C+	C+
Dederick, MO	B+	D+	D+
Douds, IA	D-	C	C
Economy, AR	F	C+	C+
Fish Pond, AL	D+	D+	D+
Garrett, TN	B-	C-	C-
Geneseo, KS	C-	D+	D+
Stephenson, WV	C-	D	D
Stoy, IL	A	A-	A-
Sunrise, MS	A+	A+	A+

Considering only the crime rate, New Athens 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 New Athens, OH average SchoolGrade of B+, with 52% actual proficiency versus 52% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See New Athens schools on SchoolGrade

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