Your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Spencer is 1 in 688. This equates to a crime rate of 1 per 1,000 residents, making Spencer one of the safest communities in nation. Spencer's crime rate is not the lowest in Ohio, however. Approximately 11% of the cities and towns in Ohio have a lower crime rate, according to FBI crime statistics.

Compared to other communities of similar population size, Spencer has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Spencer 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 Spencer 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 Spencer.

Importantly, our analysis shows that Spencer has one of the lowest violent crime rates in all of America, across cities and towns of all sizes. Murder, rape, armed robbery and aggravated assault happen far less frequently here than in most places. Your chance of becoming a victim? Just one in 10000. Spencer's violent crime rate is just 0 per 1,000 residents.

Furthermore, our research shows that motor vehicle theft, arson, burglary, and larceny are not very common in Spencer compared to most US cities and towns. In fact, the rate of these property crimes in Spencer is just 1 per one thousand people, far below the national average. Based on this rate, Spencer is one of the safer communities in America with regard to incidences of property crime.