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Portage County, OH Arrest Records

Portage County, OH is among the safest counties in the USA with 0.30 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.
Portage County, OH property crime rate is 6.85 per 1,000 residents, lower rate than national average of 28.42 per 1,000. There were 778 larceny theft related arrests in 2016 that decreased by 2.26% compared to 2015.

Portage County, OH Crime Rate

Total arrests in Portage County in 2016 increased by 5.37% compared to 2015 and is lower than national average of 33.12 per 1,000 people. Violent crimes increased from 37 to 48 while non-violent crime increased by 4.52% from 1,061 to 1,109.

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

Crime Arrests
Larceny-theft 778
Burglary 294
Motor vehicle theft 37
Aggravated assault 21
Robbery 13

Violent Crimes

Violent crime rate in Portage County increased by 29.73% from 2015 and increased by 41.18% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 34 to 48. In 2016 violent crime rate in Portage County was 93.68% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of a violent crime is 0.03%.

Property Crimes

Property crime rates in Portage County increased by 4.52% from 2015 and decreased by 33.71% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 1,673 to 1,109. In 2016 property crime rate in Portage County was 75.9% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of property crime is 0.685%.

How Portage stands up against other counties

Portage vs. Greene

You’ll be in more risk in Portage compared to Greene county that had 66.11% lower crime rate compared to Portage county according to the FBI.
Rape rates of 0.0000 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 0.0199 per 1,000 people and lower than average 0.0425 in Greene county.
Motor Vehicle Theft rates of 0.2285 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 2.8637 per 1,000 people and higher than average 0.1275 in Greene county.

Portage vs. Fairfield

You’ll be in more risk in Portage compared to Fairfield county that had 9.57% lower crime rate compared to Portage county according to the FBI.
Robbery rates of 0.0803 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 1.3602 per 1,000 people and higher than average 0.0066 in Fairfield county.
Arson rates of 0.0432 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 0.1465 per 1,000 people and higher than average 0.0262 in Fairfield county.

Names with the most arrests in Portage

Crime rate by age group, gender, and race

According to the records in Portage, Ohio, the most crimes, that's 35.6% of all records in county are committed by the people aged between 21-30.

DID you know?

  • The overall crime rate in Portage County is 0.78% lower than the national average.
  • For every 1,000 residents, there are 1.96 daily crimes that occur in Portage County.
  • Portage, OH is more violent than Greene.
  • In Portage County you have a 1 in 140 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
  • Year over year crimes in Portage, OH have increased by 5.37%.

Portage Police Departments

Cities in Portage County

Names in Portage County