What is the crime rate in Westlake, OH?

In 2024, the Westlake Police Department reported 10 violent crimes and 223 property crimes to the FBI.

That is 29 violent and 652 property crimes per 100,000 of the 34,189 residents it serves.

Across Ohio the rates were 312 and 1,647.

Nationally they were 363 and 1,767.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Violent per 100,000: 29
Property per 100,000: 652
Violent crimes: 10
Property crimes: 223

Crime reported by the Westlake Police Department, 2024 to 2024

Offenses known to law enforcement, reported to the FBI; rates per 100,000 residents of the area the department serves
Year	Violent crimes	Violent per 100,000	Property crimes	Property per 100,000	Residents served
2024	10	29	223	652	34,189

Westlake against Ohio and the nation

Crimes per 100,000 residents, 2024
	Violent crime	Property crime
Westlake	29	652
Ohio	312	1,647
United States	363	1,767

These are rates per resident; they are not adjusted for visitors, commuters or the size of the area, which raise or lower a town’s figures without changing anybody’s risk.

Crime reported in places near Westlake, 2024

Each place’s own police department; rates per 100,000 residents served
Place	Distance	Violent per 100,000	Property per 100,000
Westlake	—	29	652
North Olmsted	2.5 mi	32	774
Bay Village	2.6 mi	13	253
Avon	3.9 mi	43	944
Fairview Park	4.0 mi	66	633
Rocky River	4.3 mi	33	575
Olmsted Township	5.0 mi	7	199
Avon Lake	5.4 mi	49	293
Olmsted Falls	5.9 mi	0	313

Neighboring departments count the same offenses the same way, but their areas, populations and visitors differ, so a difference between two towns is a starting point for a question, not an answer.

How to read these numbers

These are offenses known to the police and reported to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program: crimes nobody reported, or that a department did not record, are not in them.

Violent crime is murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft and arson.

A department reports the crimes in the area it polices, which can differ from the town’s boundaries, and the FBI estimates the population it serves.

The FBI asks that these figures not be used to rank places or to judge how safe a neighborhood is: crime depends on many local factors, and the counts describe a whole town, not any street or home.

A year is shown only when the department reported all twelve months.

FBI: Uniform Crime Reporting statistics and their proper use

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