Crime & Safety
Robbery Reports in Cleveland Heights Top Cities of Similar Size
We put FBI crime statistics in Cleveland Heights next to other cities in Ohio with comparable populations. How did Cleveland Heights stack up?
Cleveland Heights participated in the FBI's crime reporting system for 2011.
The stats, as reported by the FBI, are listed in the chart below. These are the known offenses in the city in 2011, tracked and reported by the Cleveland Heights Police Department to the FBI.
In addition, we compared crime statistics in Cleveland Heights to cities with similar populations. Browse through the charts in the photos section to see where Cleveland Heights falls in terms of specific crimes like burglary and theft.
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Violent crime includes murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault.
The property crime stats include burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft and arson.
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While Cleveland Heights is in line with most cities of its size, there were more incidents of robbery in 2011 in the city than Ohio cities with a similar population that participated in the FBI's report.
We included cities with populations of 40,000 to 55,000.
Cities are not required to report their stats to the FBI. For more about these stats, click here. Look for another article soon that compares Cleveland Heights crime statistics throughout the years.
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