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Portsmouth, OH Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #463

Portsmouth, OH	4,519.38
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.

Portsmouth, OH Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2013	Portsmouth, OH	Count	0	9	32	48	362	1,165	51	2
	Portsmouth, OH	Per 100,000	0.0	44.3	157.5	236.2	1,781.3	5,732.7	251.0	9.8	3,144
	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
2010	Portsmouth, OH	Count	3	12	78	24	642	1,642	56	2
	Portsmouth, OH	Per 100,000	14.8	59.2	385.1	118.5	3,169.7	8,107.0	276.5	9.9	4,965
	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	Portsmouth, OH	Count	3	11	85	34	516	1,507	50	1
	Portsmouth, OH	Per 100,000	14.8	54.4	420.1	168.0	2,550.0	7,447.5	247.1	4.9	4,553
	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	Portsmouth, OH	Count	2	8	60	44	562	1,421	62	3
	Portsmouth, OH	Per 100,000	10.0	39.9	299.4	219.5	2,804.0	7,089.8	309.3	15.0	4,348
	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	Portsmouth, OH	Count	1	16	58	50	533	1,537	68	20
	Portsmouth, OH	Per 100,000	5.0	79.9	289.6	249.6	2,661.0	7,673.5	339.5	99.9	4,582
	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
2005	Portsmouth, OH	Count	0	21	107	65	557	1,660	174	1
	Portsmouth, OH	Per 100,000	0.0	104.4	532.1	323.2	2,769.9	8,255.0	865.3	5.0	5,525
	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

Portsmouth, OH	408.33
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.

Portsmouth, OH Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Portsmouth, OH	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Portsmouth, OH	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Portsmouth, OH	Count	2	0	0	2	0	0
	Portsmouth, OH	Per 100,000	9.8	0.0	0.0	9.8	0.0	0.0	98
	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	Portsmouth, OH	Count	4	2	0	2	0	0
	Portsmouth, OH	Per 100,000	19.8	9.9	0.0	9.9	0.0	0.0	198
	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	Portsmouth, OH	Count	5	3	0	1	1	0
	Portsmouth, OH	Per 100,000	24.7	14.8	0.0	4.9	4.9	0.0	247
	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	Portsmouth, OH	Count	3	2	0	1	0	0
	Portsmouth, OH	Per 100,000	14.8	9.9	0.0	4.9	0.0	0.0	148
	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	Portsmouth, OH	Count	14	2	0	0	4	8
	Portsmouth, OH	Per 100,000	69.2	9.9	0.0	0.0	19.8	39.5	691
	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	Portsmouth, OH	Count	22	0	1	2	6	13
	Portsmouth, OH	Per 100,000	109.8	0.0	5.0	10.0	29.9	64.9	1,097
	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	Portsmouth, OH	Count	21	1	0	0	4	16
	Portsmouth, OH	Per 100,000	104.8	5.0	0.0	0.0	20.0	79.9	1,048
	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	Portsmouth, OH	Count	3	1	0	0	1	1
	Portsmouth, OH	Per 100,000	14.9	5.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	5.0	149
	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

Portsmouth, OH	1.90
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.

Portsmouth, OH Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Portsmouth, OH	Count	41	38	3
	Portsmouth, OH	Per 100,000	200.2	185.6	14.7	1.93
	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
2013	Portsmouth, OH	Count	41	38	3
	Portsmouth, OH	Per 100,000	201.8	187.0	14.8	1.94
	Ohio	Per 100,000	315.3	244.8	70.5	2.80
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Portsmouth, OH	Count	38	35	3
	Portsmouth, OH	Per 100,000	188.4	173.5	14.9	1.81
	Ohio	Per 100,000	258.3	198.9	59.5	2.29
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Portsmouth, OH	Count	43	39	4
	Portsmouth, OH	Per 100,000	212.4	192.7	19.8	2.03
	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	Portsmouth, OH	Count	46	42	4
	Portsmouth, OH	Per 100,000	227.1	207.4	19.7	2.17
	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	Portsmouth, OH	Count	45	41	4
	Portsmouth, OH	Per 100,000	222.4	202.6	19.8	2.13
	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	Portsmouth, OH	Count	44	41	3
	Portsmouth, OH	Per 100,000	219.5	204.6	15.0	2.12
	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	Portsmouth, OH	Count	44	40	4
	Portsmouth, OH	Per 100,000	219.7	199.7	20.0	2.10
	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
2005	Portsmouth, OH	Count	42	38	4