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Willard, 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

Willard 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 Willard is 1 in 88. How does Willard fare compared to other communities in Ohio of all population sizes? Willard's crime rate is lower than approximately 32% of Ohio communities.

How does the crime rate in Willard compare to similar sized communities across America? When NeighborhoodScout compared Willard with other communities its size, we found that the crime rate was near the average for all other communities of similar size. So, whether Willard'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 Willard 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 Willard.

For Willard, 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 Willard than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 1537, which is a violent crime rate of 1 per one thousand inhabitants.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Willard's rate for property crime is 11 per one thousand population. This makes Willard a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in Willard is one in 93.

Willard Crime Data

total Crime Index

43

(100 is safest)


Safer than 43% of U.S. cities.

Willard Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

4

66

70

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

0.65

10.74

11.39

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
0.65
2.94
National Median: 4
    Willard
    Ohio

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 1,537

in Willard

1 in 341

in Ohio

Willard Violent Crimes

Population: 6,147
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
10.74
17.83
National Median: 20
    Willard
    Ohio

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 93

in Willard

1 in 56

in Ohio

Property Crimes

Population: 6,147
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

Willard Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
20
24
National Median: 27.0
    Willard
    Ohio