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
Your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Plain City is 1 in 619. This equates to a crime rate of 2 per 1,000 residents, making Plain City one of the safest communities in nation. Plain City's crime rate is not the lowest in Ohio, however. Approximately 12% of the cities and towns in Ohio have a lower crime rate, according to FBI crime statistics.
Additionally, NeighborhoodScout analyzed all cities and towns in America with a similar population size to Plain City, and we found that the crime rate in Plain City is one of the lowest in the nation for its size. This means Plain City is one of the safest places in America in which to live for its size, a very important finding.
Now let us turn to take a look at how Plain City 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 Plain City.
For Plain City, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in Plain City than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 1443, which is a violent crime rate of 1 per one thousand inhabitants.
Furthermore, our research shows that motor vehicle theft, arson, burglary, and larceny are not very common in Plain City compared to most US cities and towns. In fact, the rate of these property crimes in Plain City is just 1 per one thousand people, far below the national average. Based on this rate, Plain City is one of the safer communities in America with regard to incidences of property crime.
(100 is safest)
Violent | Property | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
Number of Crimes |
3 |
4 |
7 |
Crime Rate
|
0.69 |
0.92 |
1.62 |
Murder | Rape | Robbery | Assault | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Report Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Rate per 1,000 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.69 |
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 |
burglary | theft | motor vehicle theft | |
---|---|---|---|
Report Total | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Rate per 1,000 | 0.00 | 0.92 | 0.00 |
burglary | theft | motor vehicle theft | |
---|---|---|---|
Report Total | 899,293 | 4,672,363 | 942,173 |
Rate per 1,000 | 2.70 | 14.02 | 2.83 |