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Oak Harbor, OH crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

Oak Harbor 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 Oak Harbor is 1 in 90. How does Oak Harbor fare compared to other communities in Ohio of all population sizes? Oak Harbor's crime rate is lower than approximately 33% of Ohio communities.

However, when you compare Oak Harbor to other communities of similar population, then Oak Harbor crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Oak Harbor does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Oak Harbor 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 Oak Harbor.

From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Oak Harbor 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 Oak Harbor; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 559. This equates to a rate of 2 per one thousand inhabitants.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Oak Harbor; 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.

Oak Harbor Crime Data

total Crime Index

44

(100 is safest)


Safer than 44% of U.S. cities.

Oak Harbor Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

5

26

31

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

1.79

9.30

11.08

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
1.79
2.94
National Median: 4
    Oak Harbor
    Ohio

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 559

in Oak Harbor

1 in 341

in Ohio

Oak Harbor Violent Crimes

Population: 2,797
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 0 2 0 3
Rate per 1,000 0.00 0.72 0.00 1.07

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
9.3
17.83
National Median: 20
    Oak Harbor
    Ohio

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 108

in Oak Harbor

1 in 56

in Ohio

Property Crimes

Population: 2,797
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 1 24 1
Rate per 1,000 0.36 8.58 0.36

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

Oak Harbor Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
18
24
National Median: 27.0
    Oak Harbor
    Ohio

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