Crime in Pasco, OH

Pasco is a community of 412 in Shelby County, about 3 miles east of Sidney · Updated November 2026

Is Pasco, OH safe?

Yes. Most US neighborhoods have little crime, and Pasco has less than most of them: its overall CrimeGrade™ is A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 88% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A+ here.

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Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 955 of 1,000
Safer than most US neighborhoods What this means

88% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Pasco as a whole, and 12% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Pasco scores 955.

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 959 of 1,000Less violent crime than most US neighborhoods
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Property crimeSafety score 949 of 1,000Less property crime than most US neighborhoods

How it works


Crime map of Pasco

Map of Pasco 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 Pasco, OH at ISP Reports.

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

CrimeGrade™ estimates Pasco has about 20 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 45% less than the US as a whole and 42% 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 Pasco is assault, about 37% 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 10.020.05
RapeAunder 10.440.38
RobberyA+under 10.040.62
AssaultA37.612.3
Property crime
BurglaryA+under 10.872.4
TheftA36.413.1
Vehicle theftA+under 10.582.7
ArsonA+under 10.100.12
VandalismA+24.35.5

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.


How Pasco compares with nearby cities

Of the 10 cities closest to Pasco, 7 have less crime. Maplewood and Tawawa have the least.

Nearby cities

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
PascoA+955A+A+412
Sidney 2 milesA853AA25,600
Port Jefferson 4 milesA+975A+A+1,240
Pemberton 5 milesA+979A+A+348
Plattsville 5 milesA+986A+A+501
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Kirkwood 6 milesA+973A+A+801
Tawawa 6 milesA+986A+A+266
Maplewood 6 milesA+988A+A+799
Quincy 8 milesA+931A+A1,100
Lockington 8 milesA+948A+A+110
Anna 8 milesA+978A+A+3,810

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

Compared with cities of similar size and density, Pasco has more crime than 80% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
PascoA+955A+A+412
Volga, IAA+995A+A+412
Du Bois, ILA+987A+A+412
Marmaton, KSA+985A+A+412
Potter Junction, ARA+981A+A+412
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
South Mountain, PAA+967A+A+413
Salem, FLA+966A+A+413
Penn Cove Park, WAA+951A+A+412
Mildred, PAA884AA412
Montezuma, NMA850A-A+412
Brevig Mission, AKA-818B+A+413

What crime costs Pasco

Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Pasco about $480 a year per household, 60% 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 $280,000 a year, or $679 per resident.

How the cost breaks down
CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$16,000$38
Rape$11,000$26
Robbery$450$1
Assault$30,000$73
Burglary$3,200$8
Theft$14,000$33
Vehicle theft$3,700$9
Arson$960$2
Vandalism$13,000$31
Total$91,000$220

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 Pasco 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. Pasco 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
  • 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 Pasco

Schools in Pasco, OH average a SchoolGrade of C+: 61% of students test proficient, against 47% projected for schools like them. Overall, they exceed expectations. See schools in Pasco on SchoolGrade