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Lorain, OH Crime and Crime Rate

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The Lorain crime rate is higher than the Ohio average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #424

Lorain, OH	2,322.27
Ohio	1,691.16
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Lorain, OH Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Lorain, OH	Count	0	38	92	115	881	1,655	83	19
	Lorain, OH	Per 100,000	0.0	59.7	144.6	180.8	1,384.8	2,601.4	130.5	29.9	2,106
	Ohio	Per 100,000	4.0	35.3	110.0	127.4	680.0	1,963.6	155.4	NA	1,438
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Lorain, OH	Count	6	30	161	107	928	1,784	79	36
	Lorain, OH	Per 100,000	9.4	47.2	253.2	168.3	1,459.5	2,805.8	124.2	56.6	2,422
	Ohio	Per 100,000	3.9	24.4	124.2	123.2	790.2	1,968.5	168.8	NA	1,462
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Lorain, OH	Count	4	34	136	151	1,246	1,869	118	32
	Lorain, OH	Per 100,000	6.2	53.0	212.0	235.4	1,942.4	2,913.6	183.9	49.9	2,706
	Ohio	Per 100,000	4.3	31.7	132.0	131.7	895.9	2,052.5	169.0	NA	1,598
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Lorain, OH	Count	4	37	138	139	1,320	1,738	132	24
	Lorain, OH	Per 100,000	6.2	57.7	215.1	216.7	2,057.9	2,709.5	205.8	37.4	2,732
	Ohio	Per 100,000	4.4	31.5	139.1	132.4	976.3	2,195.9	182.5	NA	1,693
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Lorain, OH	Count	1	29	139	174	1,278	1,768	115	44
	Lorain, OH	Per 100,000	1.4	41.3	197.9	247.7	1,819.4	2,517.0	163.7	62.6	2,396
	Ohio	Per 100,000	4.1	32.1	142.8	136.2	923.3	2,138.8	183.1	NA	1,661
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Lorain, OH	Count	5	36	178	175	1,037	1,768	125	42
	Lorain, OH	Per 100,000	7.1	51.1	252.8	248.5	1,472.8	2,511.0	177.5	59.7	2,446
	Ohio	Per 100,000	4.5	34.8	154.1	138.7	902.9	2,169.8	198.3	NA	1,704
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Lorain, OH	Count	3	41	158	158	1,240	1,693	167	30
	Lorain, OH	Per 100,000	4.3	58.3	224.7	224.7	1,763.8	2,408.2	237.5	42.7	2,522
	Ohio	Per 100,000	4.7	38.5	163.0	142.1	892.8	2,270.5	248.4	NA	1,788
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Lorain, OH	Count	7	16	140	165	855	1,391	157	43
	Lorain, OH	Per 100,000	9.9	22.6	197.6	232.9	1,206.6	1,963.0	221.6	60.7	1,998
	Ohio	Per 100,000	4.5	38.8	159.2	140.7	859.1	2,301.6	294.6	NA	1,793
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Lorain, OH	Count	5	5	135	149	862	1,447	146	28
	Lorain, OH	Per 100,000	7.4	7.4	198.8	219.4	1,269.5	2,131.0	215.0	41.2	1,942
	Ohio	Per 100,000	4.7	39.6	166.8	139.2	909.8	2,442.8	326.1	NA	1,887
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Lorain, OH	Count	6	14	119	202	661	1,499	161	3
	Lorain, OH	Per 100,000	8.8	20.6	175.1	297.3	972.8	2,206.2	237.0	4.4	1,952
	Ohio	Per 100,000	5.1	39.8	163.1	143.4	872.8	2,429.0	360.9	NA	1,887
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Lorain, OH	74.00
Ohio	32.00
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Lorain, OH Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Lorain, OH	Count	8	2	0	4	2	0
	Lorain, OH	Per 100,000	12.6	3.1	0.0	6.3	3.1	0.0	125
	Ohio	Per 100,000	4.1	2.5	0.3	0.7	0.6	0.1	41
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Lorain, OH	Count	7	7	0	0	0	0
	Lorain, OH	Per 100,000	11.0	11.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	110
	Ohio	Per 100,000	3.6	2.2	0.2	0.6	0.4	0.2	35
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Lorain, OH	Count	10	6	1	1	1	1
	Lorain, OH	Per 100,000	15.6	9.4	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	155
	Ohio	Per 100,000	2.6	1.3	0.3	0.6	0.3	0.1	26
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Lorain, OH	Count	6	4	1	1	0	0
	Lorain, OH	Per 100,000	9.4	6.2	1.6	1.6	0.0	0.0	93
	Ohio	Per 100,000	2.3	1.3	0.2	0.6	0.2	0.0	23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Lorain, OH	Count	6	5	0	1	0	0
	Lorain, OH	Per 100,000	8.5	7.1	0.0	1.4	0.0	0.0	85
	Ohio	Per 100,000	2.6	1.5	0.4	0.4	0.2	0.0	25
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Lorain, OH	Count	2	1	0	0	1	0
	Lorain, OH	Per 100,000	2.8	1.4	0.0	0.0	1.4	0.0	28
	Ohio	Per 100,000	3.1	1.5	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.6	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Lorain, OH	Count	5	1	0	3	1	0
	Lorain, OH	Per 100,000	7.1	1.4	0.0	4.3	1.4	0.0	71
	Ohio	Per 100,000	3.8	2.1	0.3	0.6	0.5	0.3	38
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Lorain, OH	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lorain, OH	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Ohio	Per 100,000	3.6	1.9	0.3	0.6	0.5	0.3	35
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Lorain, OH	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lorain, OH	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Ohio	Per 100,000	3.5	2.1	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.1	34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Lorain, OH	1.33
Ohio	2.56
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Lorain, OH Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2011	Lorain, OH	Count	117	93	24
	Lorain, OH	Per 100,000	182.4	145.0	37.4	1.64
	Ohio	Per 100,000	292.5	210.8	81.7	2.52
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Lorain, OH	Count	114	90	24
	Lorain, OH	Per 100,000	162.3	128.1	34.2	1.45
	Ohio	Per 100,000	298.9	210.2	88.7	2.55
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Lorain, OH	Count	116	93	23
	Lorain, OH	Per 100,000	164.7	132.1	32.7	1.48
	Ohio	Per 100,000	291.5	216.3	75.2	2.54
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Lorain, OH	Count	127	99	28
	Lorain, OH	Per 100,000	180.6	140.8	39.8	1.61
	Ohio	Per 100,000	323.9	224.9	99.0	2.74
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Lorain, OH	Count	116	95	21
	Lorain, OH	Per 100,000	163.7	134.1	29.6	1.49
	Ohio	Per 100,000	307.3	217.3	89.9	2.62
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Lorain, OH	Count	125	103	22
2005	Lorain, OH	Count	120	102	18