Lake County, OH Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	A
Property Crime Grade	B-
Other Crime Grade	B

Which crimes are included?

$37.1 million

Cost of Crime™ for Lake County, OH

In 2025, violent crime will cost $367 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Lake County 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 A grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Lake County against the average US county, where the rate is much lower than the norm. Lake County sits in the 88th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 88% of counties and behind 12%. The grade covers only Lake County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Lake County is 2.182 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 374 in the north areas to 1 in 740 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Lake County, OH report the most violent crime, about 149 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Lake County, OH

The tangible cost of violent crime in Lake County is projected at $37,112,823 for 2025, about $157 per resident and $367 per household. That equals 0.4% 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): 47.3%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 36.7%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 15.9%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Lake County Compared to Other Counties?

Lake County, OH:	$157
Cuyahoga County, OH:	$378
Delaware County, OH:	$139
Ohio:	$234
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $157 per resident each year in Lake County, which is $102 less than the national average and $77 less than Ohio's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Lake County:

In Cuyahoga County, OH, crime costs $378 per person, which is $221 more than in Lake County.
In Delaware County, OH, crime costs $139 per person, which is $18 less than in Lake County

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Lake County	Cost per Lake County Resident
Murder	$15.2 million	$64
Rape/Sexual Assault	$13.5 million	$57
Robbery	$2.47 million	$10
Assault	$5.97 million	$25
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$37,112,823	$157

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Lake County, 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 Lake County totals $168,233,417 ($711 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $205,346,240 ($868 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Lake County, 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 southwest part of the county 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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Lake County Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.8779
Robbery	0.3316
Rape	0.9379
Murder	0.0342
Total Violent Crime	2.182 (A)

Individual Lake County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Geauga County, OH	A	B+	A
Cuyahoga County, OH	D	D+	D
Ashtabula County, OH	C+	C	C
Portage County, OH	B	A-	B-
Summit County, OH	C	B-	C-
Trumbull County, OH	C+	B-	C
Lorain County, OH	B	B+	B-
Medina County, OH	A+	A+	A+
Mercer County, PA	A	A	A-
Crawford County, PA	A	B+	A

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Lake County is lower versus other counties of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Jackson County, OR	D-	C	C
Yavapai County, AZ	A	B-	B-
Barnstable County, MA	A+	B	B
Berkeley County, SC	C+	B-	B-
Whatcom County, WA	D-	C	C
Oneida County, NY	B	C-	C-
Baldwin County, AL	B+	A	A
New Hanover County, NC	D	C+	C+
Hinds County, MS	B-	A-	A-
Warren County, OH	A+	A+	A+

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

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