Maple Heights has an overall crime rate of 11 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Maple Heights is 1 in 90. How does Maple Heights fare compared to other communities in Ohio of all population sizes? Maple Heights's crime rate is lower than approximately 32% of Ohio communities.

However, compared to other communities of similar population size, Maple Heights has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Maple Heights is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Maple Heights does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Maple Heights.

From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Maple Heights occurs at a rate higher than in most communities of all population sizes in America. The chance that a person will become a victim of a violent crime in Maple Heights; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 538. This equates to a rate of 2 per one thousand inhabitants.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Maple Heights; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 9 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.

Importantly, we found that Maple Heights has one of the highest rates of motor vehicle theft in the nation according to our analysis of FBI crime data. This is compared to communities of all sizes, from the smallest to the largest. In fact, your chance of getting your car stolen if you live in Maple Heights is one in 249.