USA.com / Ohio / Cuyahoga County / Independence, OH / Crime and Crime Rate

Independence, OH Crime and Crime Rate

Basic InfoPopulation/RacesIncome/CareersHousingEducationCrime/Crime RateOthers

Hot Rankings

Fastest / Slowest Growing Cities Nearby

Best / Worst Cities by Crime Rate Nearby

Richest / Poorest Cities by Income Nearby

Expensive / Cheapest Homes Nearby

Most / Least Educated Cities Nearby

Fastest / Slowest Growing Cities in OH

High / Low OH Cities by Males Employed

High / Low OH Cities by Females Employed

Best / Worst Cities by Crime Rate in OH

Richest / Poorest Cities by Income in OH

Expensive / Cheapest Homes by City in OH

Most / Least Educated Cities in OH

The Independence crime rate is lower than the Ohio average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #196

Independence, OH	800.35
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.

Independence, OH Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Independence, OH	Count	0	0	1	3	5	125	0	0
	Independence, OH	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	14.0	42.0	70.0	1,749.0	0.0	0.0	535
	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	Independence, OH	Count	0	1	1	2	16	139	0	0
	Independence, OH	Per 100,000	0.0	14.0	14.0	28.0	224.1	1,946.8	0.0	0.0	718
	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	Independence, OH	Count	0	2	0	8	30	151	0	0
	Independence, OH	Per 100,000	0.0	28.3	0.0	113.2	424.3	2,135.8	0.0	0.0	1,001
	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	Independence, OH	Count	0	0	1	1	24	98	4	0
	Independence, OH	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	14.0	14.0	336.2	1,372.9	56.0	0.0	574
	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	Independence, OH	Count	0	1	2	0	15	97	3	0
	Independence, OH	Per 100,000	0.0	15.0	30.0	0.0	225.2	1,456.0	45.0	0.0	619
	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	Independence, OH	Count	0	1	1	6	14	134	4	0
	Independence, OH	Per 100,000	0.0	14.9	14.9	89.1	207.9	1,990.2	59.4	0.0	817
	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	Independence, OH	Count	0	1	1	6	10	159	12	0
	Independence, OH	Per 100,000	0.0	14.7	14.7	88.4	147.4	2,343.4	176.9	0.0	932
	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	Independence, OH	Count	0	2	3	5	10	163	15	0
	Independence, OH	Per 100,000	0.0	29.6	44.4	74.0	147.9	2,411.2	221.9	0.0	1,076
	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	Independence, OH	Count	0	1	5	2	19	126	17	0
	Independence, OH	Per 100,000	0.0	14.5	72.7	29.1	276.3	1,832.2	247.2	0.0	931
	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

Hate Crime Index

Independence, OH	15.33
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.

Independence, OH Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Independence, OH	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Independence, OH	Per 100,000	14.0	14.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	139
	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	Independence, OH	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Independence, OH	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Independence, OH	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Independence, OH	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Independence, OH	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Independence, OH	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Independence, OH	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Independence, OH	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Independence, OH	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Independence, OH	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Independence, OH	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Independence, OH	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Independence, OH	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Independence, 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	Independence, OH	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Independence, 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

Independence, OH	5.45
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.

Independence, OH Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Independence, OH	Count	42	30	12
	Independence, OH	Per 100,000	587.7	419.8	167.9	5.04
	Ohio	Per 100,000	288.3	217.1	71.2	2.53
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2011	Independence, OH	Count	43	32	11
	Independence, OH	Per 100,000	602.4	448.3	154.1	5.25
	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	Independence, OH	Count	44	32	12
	Independence, OH	Per 100,000	660.5	480.3	180.1	5.70
	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
2008	Independence, OH	Count	48	34	14
	Independence, OH	Per 100,000	707.4	501.1	206.3	6.04
	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	Independence, OH	Count	49	35	14
	Independence, OH	Per 100,000	724.9	517.8	207.1	6.21
	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	Independence, OH	Count	49	35	14
2005	Independence, OH	Count	51	37	14