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United States / Ohio / Cleveland-Elyria Metro Area / Lorain County / Lorain / Zip Codes
The crime rate in Lorain, OH is higher than the national average. Violent crime in Lorain is 24, which is higher than the US average of 22.7. Additionally, property crime in Lorain is 55, which is much higher than the US average of 35.4. This suggests that Lorain has an elevated risk of violent and property related crimes. People living in or visiting Lorain should take extra precaution and take steps to protect themselves from becoming victims of crime.

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

Lorain violent crime is 24.0. (The US average is 22.7)
Lorain property crime is 55.0. (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
Lorain, OH Crime History
*Closest City
Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2000410.6038.3138.32343253.6843.22204.4206
2001405.71.532152.7219.63360.2910.22233.4216.6
2002392.42.920.3157.8211.43808.11139.52528.1140.4
2003407.17.414.8137.2247.82965834.91982.6147.5
2004487.68.829.4133.6315.73346.91042.72160.3143.9
2005501.98.820.6175.1297.33416972.82206.2237
20064337.47.4198.8219.43615.51269.52131215
2007462.99.922.6197.6232.93391.11206.61963221.6
2008512.14.358.3224.7224.74409.51763.82408.2237.5
2009559.67.151.1252.8248.54161.31472.82511177.5
2010488.31.441.3197.9247.74500.21819.42517163.7
2011495.86.257.7215.1216.74973.22057.92709.5205.8
2012506.66.253212235.45039.91942.42913.6183.9
2013478.19.447.2253.2168.34389.61459.52805.8124.2
2014385.1059.7144.6180.84116.71384.82601.4130.5
2017585.83.147.1136.6398.93170.9926.62096.7147.6
2019451.44.745.3101.5299.92244.5615.41510.4118.7

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k		 Property
per 100k		 Pop. Miles Data
Year
Amherst, OH32.91,208.312,15642019
Sheffield Lake, OH67.1783.19,26052019
Elyria, OH254.61,711.754,85762019
Vermilion, OH19.2873.310,70882019
North Ridgeville, OH37.7324.931,70692019
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k		 Property
per 100k		 Pop. Miles Data
Year
Elyria, OH254.61,711.754,85762019
Parma, OH143.0969.178,968242019
Canton, OH1,398.75,292.379,575612019
Taylor, MI620.52,275.060,882782019
Dearborn, MI324.82,240.692,126802019

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Napoleon · Lorain, OH
Quality of Life
Over 10 years ago

Well, in short...It Sucks !!! It's become like the movie "Escape from New York". The city of Lorain has the highest amount of sex offenders and other criminals. The  More

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william · Middleburg, FL
Loain-city in decline.
Over 13 years ago

I lived in Lorain for over 40 years of my life. It used to be a nice place to grow up and then raise a family. I return every year to visit family and meet up with  More

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Sandra · Lorain, OH
Where has the morale gone
Over 16 years ago

Living in Ohio is very unmotivating. There have been job cuts, homelessness and uncompassion all around us here. We strive to get ahead and take care of our families.   More

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