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

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$1.92 million

Cost of Crime™ for The Plains, OH

In 2025, crime will cost $956 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of The Plains 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 The Plains, 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 The Plains's combined rate is higher than the norm. The Plains sits in the 17th percentile, ahead of 17% of cities and behind 83%. The grade covers only The Plains's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in The Plains is 40.81 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 21 in the east neighborhoods to 1 in 29 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of The Plains, OH report the most crime, about 50 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 5 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in The Plains, OH

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in The Plains for 2025 is $1,922,801, about $516 per resident and $956 per household. That equals 1.3% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 58.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 29.9%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.4%

How Much Does Crime Cost in The Plains Compared to Other Cities?

The Plains, OH:	$516
East Cleveland, OH:	$1687
Apple Valley, OH:	$154
Ohio:	$441
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in The Plains is $516 per year, which is $52 more than the national average and $75 more than Ohio's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to The Plains:

In East Cleveland, OH, crime costs $1,687 per person, which is $1,171 more than in The Plains.
In Apple Valley, OH, crime costs $154 per person, which is $363 less than in The Plains

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to The Plains	Cost per The Plains Resident
Murder	$556,732	$149
Rape/Sexual Assault	$177,960	$48
Robbery	$53,726	$14
Assault	$175,782	$47
Kidnapping	$45,818	$12
Vehicle Theft	$75,094	$20
Burglary	$122,727	$33
Theft	$438,206	$118
Arson	$8,869	$2
Vandalism	$170,340	$46
Animal Cruelty	$1,383	$0
Drug Crimes	$64,879	$17
Identity Theft	$31,287	$8
Total Cost of Crime	$1,922,801	$516

The Intangible Cost of Crime in The Plains, 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 The Plains totals $4,610,036 ($1,238 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $6,532,837 ($1,754 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 northwest 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 The Plains's 3,725 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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The Plains 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 The Plains residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.643
Robbery	0.4585
Rape	0.7879
Murder	0.0795
Total Violent Crime	2.969 (C+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	22.71
Vehicle Theft	1.302
Burglary	3.632
Arson	0.0986
Total Property Crime	27.75 (D-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.2029
Drug Crimes	2.355
Vandalism	6.401
Identity Theft	1.085
Animal Cruelty	0.0502
Total "Other" Rate	10.09 (C-)

Individual The Plains Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Chauncey, OH	D	B-	D-
Hamley Run, OH	D+	C+	D-
Athens, OH	D-	C	F
Millfield, OH	C-	C	D+
New Floodwood, OH	F	D-	F
Stewart, OH	C-	C+	D+
New Marshfield, OH	D+	C+	D+
Buchtel, OH	C-	D+	D+
Carbondale, OH	C+	C+	C
Nelsonville, OH	F	D	F

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

The Plains 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
Linden, TN	D-	D-	D-
Beaver, WV	D+	C-	C-
Beaver, UT	C+	B+	B+
Hickman, NE	A	A	A
Carmel-By-The-Sea, CA	C	D	D
Hermann, MO	D-	D	D
Mount Bethel, PA	A+	A	A
Helper, UT	D+	C+	C+
Moreland, GA	A+	A	A
Ledgewood, NJ	B	A-	A-

Considering only the crime rate, The Plains 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 The Plains, OH average SchoolGrade of A-, with 55% actual proficiency versus 56% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See The Plains schools on SchoolGrade

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