East Cleveland, OH Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	F
Property Crime Grade	F
Other Crime Grade	F

Which crimes are included?

$13.7 million

Cost of Crime™ for East Cleveland, OH

In 2025, violent crime will cost $2,291 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of East Cleveland 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 F grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in East Cleveland against the average US city, where the rate is much higher than the norm. East Cleveland sits in the 1st percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 1% of cities and behind 99%. The grade covers only East Cleveland's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in East Cleveland is 17.74 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 45 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 81 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of East Cleveland, OH report the most violent crime, about 38 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 7 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in East Cleveland, OH

The tangible cost of violent crime in East Cleveland is projected at $13,706,605 for 2025, about $1,083 per resident and $2,291 per household. That equals 5.4% 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): 39.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 47.9%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.4%

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

East Cleveland, OH:	$1083
Warrensville Heights, OH:	$516
Munroe Falls, OH:	$99
Ohio:	$234
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $1,083 per resident each year in East Cleveland, which is $825 more than the national average and $849 more than Ohio's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to East Cleveland:

In Warrensville Heights, OH, crime costs $516 per person, which is $567 less than in East Cleveland.
In Munroe Falls, OH, crime costs $99 per person, which is $984 less than in East Cleveland

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to East Cleveland	Cost per East Cleveland Resident
Murder	$6.92 million	$547
Rape/Sexual Assault	$715,057	$56
Robbery	$770,748	$61
Assault	$5.30 million	$419
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$13,706,605	$1,083

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in East Cleveland, 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 East Cleveland totals $50,967,762 ($4,027 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $64,674,366 ($5,110 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in East Cleveland, 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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East Cleveland Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	14.58
Robbery	1.936
Rape	0.9318
Murder	0.2909
Total Violent Crime	17.74 (F)

Individual East Cleveland Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Cleveland Heights, OH	D-	D	D
Bratenahl, OH	F	D-	D-
South Euclid, OH	D	D	D
University Heights, OH	D	C-	D+
Shaker Heights, OH	D	C	D+
Richmond Heights, OH	D-	C+	D-
Lyndhurst, OH	C-	B	C-
Beachwood, OH	D	B-	D
Euclid, OH	D-	D	D-
Highland Heights, OH	C+	B+	C

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

East Cleveland 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
Heath, OH	C	C	C
Glenshaw, PA	A-	A	A
Glenview Nas, IL	B+	A-	A-
Glenwood Springs, CO	F	D	D
Gloucester, VA	B+	B	B
Grafton, WI	A-	A-	A-
Grove, OK	C-	D+	D+
Guymon, OK	D-	D	D
Gwynn Oak, MD	D-	F	F
Hanover, MA	B+	B	B

Considering only the violent crime rate, East Cleveland is less safe than the Ohio state average and less safe than the national average.

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