Amherst, OH Violent Crime Rates and Maps

B-

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

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$3.40 million

Cost of Crime™ for Amherst, OH

In 2025, violent crime will cost $384 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Amherst with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The B grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Amherst against the average US city, where the rate is slightly lower than the norm. Amherst sits in the 68th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 68% of cities and behind 32%. The grade covers only Amherst's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Amherst is 2.253 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 292 in the northeast neighborhoods to 1 in 624 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Amherst, OH report the most violent crime, about 15 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Amherst, OH

The tangible cost of violent crime in Amherst is projected at $3,398,890 for 2025, about $148 per resident and $384 per household. That equals 0.3% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 48.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 35.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 16.2%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Amherst Compared to Other Cities?

Amherst, OH:	$148
East Cleveland, OH:	$1083
Munroe Falls, OH:	$99
Ohio:	$234
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $148 per resident each year in Amherst, which is $110 less than the national average and $86 less than Ohio's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Amherst:

In East Cleveland, OH, crime costs $1,083 per person, which is $934 more than in Amherst.
In Munroe Falls, OH, crime costs $99 per person, which is $50 less than in Amherst

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Amherst, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Amherst	Cost per Amherst Resident
Murder	$1.24 million	$54
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.27 million	$56
Robbery	$284,470	$12
Assault	$599,632	$26
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$3,398,890	$148

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Amherst, OH

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Amherst totals $14,649,268 ($640 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $18,048,158 ($788 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Amherst, OH, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the northeast part of the city has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Amherst Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Amherst residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.9120
Robbery	0.3950
Rape	0.9168
Murder	0.0289
Total Violent Crime	2.253 (B)

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Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
South Amherst, OH	A	A	A-
Lorain, OH	D	D+	D
Fields, OH	C-	C-	D+
Henrietta, OH	C+	B+	C-
Elyria, OH	D+	C	D+
Vermilion, OH	B+	A-	B
Oberlin, OH	C-	C	D+
Sheffield, OH	C	A-	D+
Sheffield Lake, OH	B-	B-	C+
Birmingham, OH	A	B	A-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Amherst is higher versus other cities of the same size for violent 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
Davidson, NC	C	B	B
Branford, CT	B+	A+	A+
Sartell, MN	B	A	A
Pleasant Prairie, WI	C	B+	B+
Pittsboro, NC	C	B	B
Palm Valley, FL	A+	A+	A+
Clarks Summit, PA	A	A	A
Merrimack, NH	A-	A+	A+
Mechanicsville, MD	B	B-	B-
Crest Hill, IL	C+	B-	B-

Considering only the violent crime rate, Amherst is safer than the Ohio state average and safer than the national average.

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