The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Sheffield Lake, OH: Crime Maps and Statistics

B-

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$2.75 million

Cost of Crime™ for Sheffield Lake, OH

In 2025, crime will cost $641 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Sheffield Lake 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 Sheffield Lake, 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 Sheffield Lake's combined rate is slightly lower than the norm. Sheffield Lake sits in the 58th percentile, ahead of 58% of cities and behind 42%. The grade covers only Sheffield Lake's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Sheffield Lake is 21.55 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 40 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 60 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Sheffield Lake, OH report the most crime, about 71 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Sheffield Lake, OH

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Sheffield Lake for 2025 is $2,752,591, about $296 per resident and $641 per household. That equals 0.8% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 60.4%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 26.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.9%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Sheffield Lake Compared to Other Cities?

Sheffield Lake, OH:	$296
East Cleveland, OH:	$1687
Apple Valley, OH:	$154
Ohio:	$441
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Sheffield Lake is $296 per year, which is $168 less than the national average and $145 less than Ohio's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Sheffield Lake:

In East Cleveland, OH, crime costs $1,687 per person, which is $1,391 more than in Sheffield Lake.
In Apple Valley, OH, crime costs $154 per person, which is $142 less than in Sheffield Lake

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Sheffield Lake	Cost per Sheffield Lake Resident
Murder	$386,853	$42
Rape/Sexual Assault	$554,733	$60
Robbery	$104,023	$11
Assault	$319,123	$34
Kidnapping	$81,924	$9
Vehicle Theft	$271,492	$29
Burglary	$179,654	$19
Theft	$401,210	$43
Arson	$19,072	$2
Vandalism	$254,155	$27
Animal Cruelty	$2,025	$0
Drug Crimes	$141,974	$15
Identity Theft	$36,352	$4
Total Cost of Crime	$2,752,591	$296

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Sheffield Lake, 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 Sheffield Lake totals $5,366,928 ($577 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $8,119,518 ($873 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 northeast 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 Sheffield Lake's 9,301 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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Sheffield Lake 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 Sheffield Lake residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.195
Robbery	0.3556
Rape	0.9837
Murder	0.0221
Total Violent Crime	2.556 (B-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	8.329
Vehicle Theft	1.885
Burglary	2.130
Arson	0.0849
Total Property Crime	12.43 (C+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1453
Drug Crimes	2.064
Vandalism	3.825
Identity Theft	0.5050
Animal Cruelty	0.0294
Total "Other" Rate	6.568 (B-)

Individual Sheffield Lake Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Sheffield, OH	C	A-	D+
Lorain, OH	D	D+	D
Avon Lake, OH	B-	B+	B
Avon, OH	B	C	B
Elyria, OH	D+	C	D+
North Ridgeville, OH	B	A-	B-
Amherst, OH	B-	B	C+
Bay Village, OH	B-	A-	B
Westlake, OH	C-	B+	C-
Fields, OH	C-	C-	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Sheffield Lake 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
Gonzales, TX	D-	D+	D+
Strawberry Plains, TN	C-	D	D
Stratmoor, CO	F	D-	D-
Stokesdale, NC	C+	C+	C+
Stilwell, OK	D-	D-	D-
Stewartstown, PA	A+	A+	A+
Ste. Genevieve, MO	D+	D	D
Stayton, OR	D+	C	C
Stanford, KY	C+	A-	A-
Stafford Springs, CT	A-	A	A

Considering only the crime rate, Sheffield Lake 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 Sheffield Lake, OH average SchoolGrade of C-, with 33% actual proficiency versus 34% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Sheffield Lake schools on SchoolGrade

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