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Safety · Ohio

Safest Counties in Ohio 2026

Ranked by violent and property crime rates per 100,000 residents.

Top 10 — Safety in Ohio

Score reflects safety only — not overall county quality.

1Holmes County, OH
97.5
2Noble County, OH
97.5
3Brown County, OH
91.3
4Geauga County, OH
91.2
5Mercer County, OH
91.1
6Monroe County, OH
89.8
7Putnam County, OH
88.2
8Guernsey County, OH
86
9Ottawa County, OH
85
10Darke County, OH
83.3

All Ohio Counties — Safety Rankings

88 counties ranked by safety score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountySafety ScoreOverall Score
1Holmes County, OH
97.5
56.3
2Noble County, OH
97.5
70.4
3Brown County, OH
91.3
58.4
4Geauga County, OH
91.2
55.6
5Mercer County, OH
91.1
65.5
6Monroe County, OH
89.8
64.8
7Putnam County, OH
88.2
65.1
8Guernsey County, OH
86
52.2
9Ottawa County, OH
85
59.6
10Darke County, OH
83.3
62.4
11Adams County, OH
81.8
55.6
12Wyandot County, OH
80.9
67.1
13Belmont County, OH
80.8
58.5
14Carroll County, OH
80.8
56.7
15Perry County, OH
78.5
59.4
16Huron County, OH
77.6
56.9
17Morrow County, OH
76.8
51.7
18Williams County, OH
76.8
58.5
19Franklin County, OH
76.7
41.9
20Harrison County, OH
75.1
54.5
21Logan County, OH
75
56
22Preble County, OH
74.5
57.4
23Lake County, OH
73.9
49.4
24Columbiana County, OH
72.9
53.1
25Medina County, OH
71.8
53.9
26Auglaize County, OH
71.7
58.4
27Knox County, OH
71.6
53.7
28Tuscarawas County, OH
70.7
47.3
29Ashtabula County, OH
68.1
46.5
30Ashland County, OH
65.7
52.8
31Hardin County, OH
63.5
50.9
32Warren County, OH
62.6
47.3
33Madison County, OH
62.2
47.8
34Meigs County, OH
61.4
51.3
35Lawrence County, OH
61.2
53.2
36Sandusky County, OH
60.1
55.4
37Erie County, OH
58.2
47.4
38Defiance County, OH
56.8
55.4
39Wood County, OH
56.7
51.1
40Fulton County, OH
56
49.8
41Highland County, OH
56
53.4
42Gallia County, OH
55.3
48
43Union County, OH
54.3
49.6
44Seneca County, OH
54.2
54.2
45Pike County, OH
53.1
50.9
46Paulding County, OH
52.9
57
47Crawford County, OH
50.9
48.5
48Henry County, OH
50.5
53.4
49Washington County, OH
49.1
49.9
50Coshocton County, OH
48.8
52.7
51Clermont County, OH
47
45.9
52Lorain County, OH
46.5
41.7
53Wayne County, OH
46.5
45
54Champaign County, OH
45.7
49.2
55Jefferson County, OH
43.5
47.8
56Morgan County, OH
43.3
52.5
57Jackson County, OH
41.2
49.8
58Clinton County, OH
40.9
46.8
59Shelby County, OH
40.9
47.9
60Vinton County, OH
39.8
48.2
61Hancock County, OH
38.6
46.4
62Van Wert County, OH
38.6
54.9
63Portage County, OH
35.6
42.7
64Butler County, OH
31
36.2
65Trumbull County, OH
29.3
39.3
66Scioto County, OH
28.4
43.7
67Marion County, OH
26.2
36.5
68Licking County, OH
26.1
37.9
69Athens County, OH
25.3
41.4
70Pickaway County, OH
25.3
41.7
71Muskingum County, OH
22.4
42.1
72Fayette County, OH
20.5
40.4
73Hocking County, OH
20
39.2
74Richland County, OH
19.7
37.8
75Miami County, OH
17.8
45.8
76Greene County, OH
17.7
37.9
77Fairfield County, OH
16.4
39.9
78Stark County, OH
15.6
38
79Mahoning County, OH
12.5
38.6
80Montgomery County, OH
12.2
29.3
81Summit County, OH
12
33.7
82Cuyahoga County, OH
11.9
30.4
83Ross County, OH
11.7
38
84Allen County, OH
9.9
34
85Hamilton County, OH
9.7
30.8
86Clark County, OH
7.9
32.3
87Lucas County, OH
4.8
24.8
88Delaware County, OH
0.2
38.6

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