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Belmont County, OH Arrest Records

Belmont County, OH is among the safest counties in the USA with 0.66 per 1,000 residents crime rate compared to national 4.69 per 1,000 average. It has higher total crime rate than Lake, Montgomery, Hamilton, Lucas, Stark counties in Ohio.
Belmont County, OH property crime rate is 5.45 per 1,000 residents, lower rate than national average of 28.42 per 1,000. There were 274 larceny theft related arrests in 2016 that decreased by 17.96% compared to 2015.

Belmont County, OH Crime Rate

Total arrests in Belmont County in 2016 decreased by 11.97% compared to 2015 and is lower than national average of 33.12 per 1,000 people. Violent crimes decreased from 49 to 45 while non-violent crime decreased by 12.41% from 427 to 374.

5 Crimes In Belmont County, OH in 2016 with the Most Arrests

Crime Arrests
Larceny-theft 274
Burglary 77
Motor vehicle theft 23
Aggravated assault 22
Revised rape 21

Violent Crimes

Violent crime rate in Belmont County decreased by 8.16% from 2015 and increased by 200% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 15 to 45. In 2016 violent crime rate in Belmont County was 86.04% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of a violent crime is 0.066%.

Property Crimes

Property crime rates in Belmont County decreased by 12.41% from 2015 and decreased by 38.08% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 604 to 374. In 2016 property crime rate in Belmont County was 80.84% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of property crime is 0.545%.

How Belmont stands up against other counties

Belmont vs. Jefferson

You’ll be in more risk in Belmont compared to Jefferson county that had 85.99% lower crime rate compared to Belmont county according to the FBI.
Rape rates of 0.3058 per 1,000 people is higher than national of 0.0199 per 1,000 people and higher than average 0.0000 in Jefferson county.
Burglary rates of 1.1213 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 5.0167 per 1,000 people and higher than average 0.2848 in Jefferson county.

Belmont vs. Athens

You’ll be in more safety in Belmont compared to Athens county that had 18.12% higher crime rate compared to Belmont county according to the FBI.
Assault rates of 0.3204 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 2.8422 per 1,000 people and higher than average 0.1662 in Athens county.
Larceny rates of 3.9899 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 20.5437 per 1,000 people and lower than average 4.2909 in Athens county.

Names with the most arrests in Belmont

Crime rate by age group, gender, and race

According to the records in Belmont, Ohio, the most crimes, that's 33.16% of all records in county are committed by the people aged between 21-30.

DID you know?

  • The overall crime rate in Belmont County is 0.82% lower than the national average.
  • For every 1,000 residents, there are 1.67 daily crimes that occur in Belmont County.
  • Belmont, OH is more violent than Jefferson.
  • In Belmont County you have a 1 in 164 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
  • Year over year crimes in Belmont, OH have decreased by 11.97%.

Belmont Police Departments

Cities in Belmont County

Names in Belmont County