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Somerset, 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

Somerset has an overall crime rate of 9 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 Somerset is 1 in 105. How does Somerset fare compared to other communities in Ohio of all population sizes? Somerset's crime rate is lower than approximately 38% of Ohio communities.

How does the crime rate in Somerset compare to similar sized communities across America? When NeighborhoodScout compared Somerset with other communities its size, we found that the crime rate was near the average for all other communities of similar size. So, whether Somerset's crime rate is high or low compared to all places in the US, when we control for population size and compare it to places that are similar in size, it is near the middle of the pack in crime rate; not much more or less dangerous, and about what we would expect from the statistics.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Somerset 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 Somerset.

Importantly, our analysis shows that Somerset 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. Somerset's violent crime rate is just 0 per 1,000 residents.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Somerset; 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.

Somerset Crime Data

total Crime Index

50

(100 is safest)


Safer than 50% of U.S. cities.

Somerset Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

0

14

14

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

0.00

9.50

9.50

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
0.0
2.94
National Median: 4
    Somerset
    Ohio

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 10,000

in Somerset

1 in 341

in Ohio

Somerset Violent Crimes

Population: 1,474
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported

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
9.5
17.83
National Median: 20
    Somerset
    Ohio

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 105

in Somerset

1 in 56

in Ohio

Property Crimes

Population: 1,474
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported

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

Somerset Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
12
24
National Median: 27.0
    Somerset
    Ohio