North Avondale, Cincinnati, OH Violent Crime Rates and Maps

North Avondale is a neighborhood of 8,090 residents in Cincinnati, about 4 miles northeast of downtown · Updated November 2026

How common is violent crime in North Avondale?

North Avondale grades F for violent crime, with more of it than the neighborhoods where 98% of Americans live. Assaults make up 90% of it, and most of those are simple assaults, which involve no weapon and no serious injury. Cincinnati as a whole grades C+ for violent crime.

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Violent crime CrimeGrade™Safety score 0 of 1,000
More violent crime than nearly all US neighborhoods What this means

2% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more violent crime than North Avondale as a whole, and 98% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a violent crime safety score of 860, a CrimeGrade™ of A. North Avondale scores 0.

Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more violent crime than most US neighborhoods.

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Overall crimeSafety score 0 of 1,000Less safe than nearly all US neighborhoods
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Property crimeSafety score 53 of 1,000More property crime than nearly all US neighborhoods

How it works


Violent crime map of North Avondale

Map of North Avondale shaded by violent crime CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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How to read the map: each area's color compares its violent crime with the people who spend time there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy downtown or nightlife strip can show red while the homes around it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a solid connection. Compare high speed internet in North Avondale, Cincinnati, OH at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in North Avondale in Cincinnati, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.

Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports


What stands out about violent crime in North Avondale

Aggravated assaults run high. North Avondale has aggravated assaults at more than double the US rate: 7.0 a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.6 nationally.


Violent crime rates and types in North Avondale

CrimeGrade™ estimates North Avondale has about 27 reported violent crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, about double the rate for the US as a whole and 82% more than Cincinnati as a whole.

All violent crime

Assaults

Robbery

Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Violent crime here includes simple assaults, which the FBI's violent crime rate leaves out.

Assault is the most common violent crime in North Avondale, about 90% of the total.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
MurderF20.270.05
RapeC+40.450.38
RobberyF151.90.62
AssaultF20024.712.3

Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a violent crime with the people who spend time in an area, not only the people who live there. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.

Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.


Where and when violent crime happens in Cincinnati

The Cincinnati Police Department polices North Avondale; these figures cover Cincinnati as a whole, 2022 to 2024.

In Cincinnati as a whole, 41% of aggravated assaults happen at a home, against 53% nationally. Robberies happen most often on streets and sidewalks: 44% of them.

CrimeMost often atBusiest time
RobberyStreets and sidewalks (44%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assaultHomes (41%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)

Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.


Violent crime in North Avondale and nearby neighborhoods

Of the 10 neighborhoods closest to North Avondale, 9 have less violent crime. Hyde Park and Corryville have the least.

Nearby neighborhoods

PlaceViolentOverallResidents
North AvondaleF0F8,090
Avondale 1 mileF0F7,070
Evanston 1 mileF40D8,690
Clifton 2 milesC+509C9,390
Corryville 2 milesB687C+4,300
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PlaceViolentOverallResidents
Walnut Hills 2 milesF0F7,550
Bond Hill 2 milesF0D-8,590
CUF 2 milesB676C+16,400
Mount Auburn 3 milesF0F6,320
Hyde Park 3 milesA883A-13,100
Winton Hills 3 milesF0F5,740

Nearest first, with each place's distance from North Avondale. Beside each violent crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with neighborhoods of similar size and density, North Avondale has more violent crime than 96% of them.

Neighborhoods of similar size and density

PlaceViolentOverallResidents
North AvondaleF0F8,090
Elwood, East Northport, NYA+947A+8,200
Tradition, Port St. Lucie, FLA+924A8,160
Middletown, Bethlehem, PAA922A7,990
Shiloh, York, PAA921A8,240
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PlaceViolentOverallResidents
Collister, Boise, IDA883A7,930
Solivita, Poinciana, FLA874A7,980
N Albuquerque Acres, Albuquerque, NMA-839A-8,050
White City, Fort Pierce, FLA-829A-8,190
Pecan Park, Jacksonville, FLA-793A-8,010
South Southeast 3, Topeka, KSC437C+8,040

Jobs, density and walkability in North Avondale

Among the traits that tend to go with violent crime, two set North Avondale apart: it has 7 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole, and 8% of its residents in dense blocks, against 24% nationally. Places like that tend to report less robbery, yet robbery runs higher here than that would suggest.

JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more robbery.7 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 94% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery.8% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 92% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more assault. 96% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (14 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 86% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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Tree coverThe share of land under tree canopy where people live. Leafy neighborhoods tend to report less robbery.31% where people liveUS: 21%Higher than for 92% of residents of US city neighborhoods

These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.


What violent crime costs North Avondale

Counting the pain and suffering of victims, violent crime costs North Avondale about $40 million a year, or $5,000 per resident. The costs that reach a bill, such as medical care, lost work and the justice system, come to about $7.4 million, or $914 per resident.

Billed cost of violent crime per resident, per year


How CrimeGrade™ works

The violent crime CrimeGrade™ covers murder, rape, robbery and assault, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.

It weighs each violent crime against the people who spend time in an area, so a busy downtown is graded on its workers and visitors as well as its residents.

The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them. North Avondale is the other kind of example: few people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks lower than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.

Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.

Where the numbers come from

  • Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
  • State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
  • The Cincinnati Police Department publishes its own crime data

These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.

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