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Aurora, 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

With a crime rate for both violent and property crime combined of 7 per 1,000 residents, the crime rate in Aurora is one of the lower rates in America among communities of all sizes (lower than 64% of America's communities). One's chance of becoming a victim of crime in Aurora is one in 149. Compared to communities within Ohio, Aurora‘s crime rate is lower than nearly 54% of the state's cities and towns.

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

For Aurora, 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 Aurora than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 2504, which is a violent crime rate of 0 per one thousand inhabitants.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Aurora; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 6 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.

Aurora Crime Data

total Crime Index

64

(100 is safest)


Safer than 64% of U.S. cities.

Aurora Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

7

111

118

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

0.40

6.33

6.73

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
0.4
2.94
National Median: 4
    Aurora
    Ohio

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 2,504

in Aurora

1 in 341

in Ohio

Aurora Violent Crimes

Population: 17,528
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 0 2 2 3
Rate per 1,000 0.00 0.11 0.11 0.17

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
6.33
17.83
National Median: 20
    Aurora
    Ohio

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 158

in Aurora

1 in 56

in Ohio

Property Crimes

Population: 17,528
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 2 103 6
Rate per 1,000 0.11 5.88 0.34

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

Aurora Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
5
24
National Median: 27.0
    Aurora
    Ohio