Belmont, OH County has a lower-than-average violent crime rate and a slightly higher-than-average property crime rate compared to the rest of the United States. Specifically, the violent crime rate in Belmont, OH County is 9.6 per 100,000 people, which is much lower than the US average of 22.7 per 100,000 people. Similarly, the property crime rate in Belmont County is 23.6 per 100,000 people, which is slightly higher than the US average of 35.4 per 100,000 people. Despite this relatively high property crime rate in comparison to other areas in the US, Belmont, OH still maintains a significantly lower overall crime rate than many other American counties.
Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)
Belmont County violent crime is 9.6. (The US average is 22.7)
Belmont County property crime is 23.6. (The US average is 35.4)
NOTE: The city of Belmont, Ohio does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Canton, Ohio. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Canton, Ohio. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.