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Dayton Crime Rate Report (Ohio)

Dayton crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 27 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Dayton for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Dayton in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 272.88% and the city property crime rate in Dayton was higher than the national property crime rate average by 158.95%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Dayton was higher than the violent crime rate in Ohio by 343.29% and the city property crime rate in Dayton was higher than the property crime rate in Ohio by 178.16%.

Property and Violent Crime
Dayton Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Dayton Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Dayton Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault1,260
Arson38
Burglary1,128
Larceny and Theft2,751
Motor Vehicle Theft1,528
Murder and Manslaughter24
Rape140
Robbery238
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)7,196
Property Crime5,407
Violent Crime1,662
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault1,350
Arson30
Burglary916
Larceny and Theft2,426
Motor Vehicle Theft1,993
Murder and Manslaughter33
Rape163
Robbery204
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)7,124
Property Crime5,335
Violent Crime1,750

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Dayton Property Crime

Dayton Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Dayton Crime 2025

Dayton Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Dayton Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Dayton Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Dayton, Ohio crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Dayton crime report data for 2026 was projected from 27 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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