The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Shaker Heights, OH: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C
Property Crime Grade	D+
Other Crime Grade	D-

Which crimes are included?

$22.7 million

Cost of Crime™ for Shaker Heights, OH

In 2025, crime will cost $1,538 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Shaker Heights 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 Shaker Heights, OH Safe?

The D overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Shaker Heights's combined rate is higher than the norm. Shaker Heights sits in the 21st percentile, ahead of 21% of cities and behind 79%. The grade covers only Shaker Heights's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Shaker Heights is 37.46 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 21 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 34 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of Shaker Heights, OH report the most crime, about 289 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 25 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Shaker Heights, OH

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Shaker Heights for 2025 is $22,696,389, about $672 per resident and $1,538 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): 52.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 34.9%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.4%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Shaker Heights Compared to Other Cities?

Shaker Heights, OH:	$672
East Cleveland, OH:	$1687
Apple Valley, OH:	$154
Ohio:	$441
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Shaker Heights is $672 per year, which is $208 more than the national average and $231 more than Ohio's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Shaker Heights:

In East Cleveland, OH, crime costs $1,687 per person, which is $1,015 more than in Shaker Heights.
In Apple Valley, OH, crime costs $154 per person, which is $518 less than in Shaker Heights

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Shaker Heights	Cost per Shaker Heights Resident
Murder	$8.31 million	$246
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.93 million	$57
Robbery	$676,643	$20
Assault	$1.53 million	$45
Kidnapping	$1.10 million	$33
Vehicle Theft	$2.47 million	$73
Burglary	$955,684	$28
Theft	$1.68 million	$50
Arson	$87,439	$3
Vandalism	$2.32 million	$69
Animal Cruelty	$9,129	$0
Drug Crimes	$1.31 million	$39
Identity Theft	$310,518	$9
Total Cost of Crime	$22,696,389	$672

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Shaker Heights, 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 Shaker Heights totals $64,985,649 ($1,924 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $87,682,037 ($2,596 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 south part of the city 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 Shaker Heights's 33,779 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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Shaker Heights 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 Shaker Heights residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.581
Robbery	0.6368
Rape	0.9445
Murder	0.1309
Total Violent Crime	3.294 (C)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	9.610
Vehicle Theft	4.716
Burglary	3.119
Arson	0.1072
Total Property Crime	17.55 (D+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.5381
Drug Crimes	5.237
Vandalism	9.613
Identity Theft	1.188
Animal Cruelty	0.0365
Total "Other" Rate	16.61 (D-)

Individual Shaker Heights Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
University Heights, OH	D	C-	D+
Highland Hills, OH	F	F	F
Beachwood, OH	D	B-	D
North Randall, OH	F	D-	F
Cleveland Heights, OH	D-	D	D
Warrensville Heights, OH	F	D-	D-
South Euclid, OH	D	D	D
Woodmere, OH	F	B-	F
Maple Heights, OH	D-	D	D-
East Cleveland, OH	F	F	F

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Shaker Heights is higher 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
Galesburg, IL	B-	B+	B+
Aberdeen, SD	D-	D+	D+
Langhorne, PA	B+	A	A
Jacksonville Beach, FL	A+	A	A
Hobart, IN	C-	D+	D+
Hightstown, NJ	A	A+	A+
Helotes, TX	B-	B+	B+
Harvey, LA	F	D-	D-
Garfield Heights, OH	D	C-	C-
Galloway, OH	B	A-	A-

Considering only the crime rate, Shaker Heights is less safe than the Ohio state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Shaker Heights, OH average SchoolGrade of A-, with 57% actual proficiency versus 47% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Shaker Heights schools on SchoolGrade

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