Westlake, OH Crime


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The city of Westlake, OH is a safe place to live when compared to the national average for both violent and property crime. According to recent statistics, the violent crime rate in Westlake is 6.9, which is significantly lower than the US average of 22.7. The same can be said for property crime, with a rate of 21.4 in Westlake compared to 35.4 nationally. This suggests that Westlake has an overall low level of criminal activity and could be considered a relatively safe place to live.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Westlake violent crime is 6.9. (The US average is 22.7)
Westlake property crime is 21.4. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
Westlake, OH Crime History
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Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
200080.503.446.930.21482.1365.5995.9120.7
200181.8018.928.334.61356.4207.71088.959.8
200237.609.415.712.51382.1197.41125.159.5
20030000083.86.234.243.5
20043.10003.1816.237.437.4
201437006.230.81196.9163.5968.764.8
201549.403.124.721.61347.4148.31118.780.4
201643.30015.527.81424.9114.41245.664.9
201740.203.127.89.31132.177.31008.446.4

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Bay Village, OH26.3472.614,59822019
North Olmsted, OH25.51,238.030,68932019
Fairview Park, OH43.2876.517,32842019
Avon, OH87.31,377.013,02642005
Rocky River, OH14.8320.920,25342018
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Bay Village, OH26.3472.614,59822019
North Olmsted, OH25.51,238.030,68932019
Fairview Park, OH43.2876.517,32842019
Avon, OH87.31,377.013,02642005
Rocky River, OH14.8320.920,25342018

   Visualize the relationship between violent and property crime in similar size cities.

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Over 15 years ago

I have been living in Westlake for over 5 years and I absolutely love it! Crocker Park is a wonderful place to hang out with the family and pets and there are great  More

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Over 18 years ago

people are a little stodgy and snobbish and taxes are definitely NOT low. You get taxed for everything, including double-taxed for working in another community (i.e.  More

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Over 19 years ago

I am a Southerner, but the best years of my life were in Westlake. The Cleveland Metroparks are tops.   More

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