The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in North Olmsted, OH
North Olmsted is a city of 33,400 in Cuyahoga County, about 13 miles southwest of downtown Cleveland · Updated November 2026
Is North Olmsted, OH safe?
Yes. Most US neighborhoods have little crime, and North Olmsted has less than most of them: its overall CrimeGrade™ is A, safer than the neighborhoods where 75% of Americans live. Violent crime grades A+ and property crime A. Its neighborhoods are much alike, from A+ to A; see the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 922 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
75% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than North Olmsted as a whole, and 25% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. North Olmsted scores 922.
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.
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 North Olmsted, OH at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in North Olmsted, 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 North Olmsted
Car thefts are uncommon. North Olmsted has car thefts at less than half the US rate: 0.87 a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.7 nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of North Olmsted
Every part of North Olmsted where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across North Olmsted run from A+ to A; every part of North Olmsted has less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 100%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within North Olmsted, the northwest side has the least crime and the east side the most.
Is crime going up in North Olmsted?
Reported property crime in North Olmsted has fallen 20% since 2019. Too few violent crimes are reported here each year for a reliable violent crime trend. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 12 to 9.9 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime rose 32%.
Property crime, change since 2019
North OlmstedUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves North Olmsted. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, North Olmsted
Property, US
2016
+71%
+15%
2017
+19%
+12%
2018
+2%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
-8%
-8%
2021
-21%
-10%
2022
+26%
-6%
2023
-39%
-7%
2024
-20%
-15%
Crime rates and types in North Olmsted
CrimeGrade™ estimates North Olmsted has about 18 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 52% less than the US as a whole and 49% 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.
Theft makes up about 47% of crime reported in North Olmsted. Assault is less common but costs more, because each one does more harm.
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 North Olmsted
North Olmsted has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In North Olmsted, 49% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Thefts from cars happen most often at homes: 52% of them, against 34% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (49%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Stores and businesses (46%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Theft from cars
Homes (52%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Vandalism
Homes (33%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How North Olmsted compares with nearby cities
Of the 10 cities closest to North Olmsted, 9 have less crime. Bay Village and Rocky River have the least.
Two things set North Olmsted apart: it has 17.5 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally, and 4% of its residents in dense blocks, against 24% nationally. Places with many stores and restaurants tend to report more theft, yet theft runs lower here than that would suggest.
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.17.5 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 93% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.4% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 78% of US city residents
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. 83% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (16 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 56% of US city residents
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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.3.8% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 77% of US city residents
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.100% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 69% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.2.2 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 67% of US city residents
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 North Olmsted
Crime costs North Olmsted about $362 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 70% 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 $12 million a year, or $368 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$650,000
$19
Rape
$230,000
$7
Robbery
$47,000
$1
Assault
$1.7 million
$50
Burglary
$110,000
$3
Theft
$1.4 million
$42
Vehicle theft
$440,000
$13
Arson
$35,000
$1
Vandalism
$620,000
$19
Total
$5.2 million
$156
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 North Olmsted 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
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 North Olmsted, OH average a SchoolGrade of A: 71% of students test proficient, against 62% projected for schools like them. Overall, they don't meet expectations. See schools in North Olmsted on SchoolGrade
