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Lima Crime Rate Report (Ohio)

Lima crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 26 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Lima for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Lima in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 160.15% and the city property crime rate in Lima was higher than the national property crime rate average by 101.54%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Lima was higher than the violent crime rate in Ohio by 209.27% and the city property crime rate in Lima was higher than the property crime rate in Ohio by 116.49%.

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

Lima Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault217
Arson5
Burglary200
Larceny and Theft804
Motor Vehicle Theft63
Murder and Manslaughter4
Rape45
Robbery28
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)1,439
Property Crime1,067
Violent Crime294
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault189
Arson4
Burglary107
Larceny and Theft656
Motor Vehicle Theft56
Murder and Manslaughter3
Rape35
Robbery4
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)1,192
Property Crime820
Violent Crime232

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Lima Property Crime

Lima Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Lima Crime 2025

Lima Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Lima Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Lima Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Lima, 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 Lima crime report data for 2026 was projected from 26 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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