These numbers describe a city, not a street, and they pull in different directions. Crime is the dominant signal: 310% above the national violent rate, 127% above on property crime, 1st percentile of the 13,216 jurisdictions SafeNest grades. The trend runs the other way: violent crime fell 8.3% in 2024, a pattern SafeNest classifies as improving. Schools show the same spread inside a low average: 3.6/10 across 152 rated schools, elementary at 3.1, high schools at 5.3, and Mayfield High at 9.7. Ohio's 17 federal flood declarations between 1959 and 2019, plus 2 hurricane or tropical-storm declarations, are a state-level backdrop, not a flood-zone finding for a parcel. For the same reason, SafeNest publishes no citywide registered-offender figure. A buyer weighing Cleveland is weighing an average that hides block-by-block variation; the address decides the actual numbers.
Crime in Cleveland vs. the national average
Cleveland reports 1,561 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 310% above the U.S. average of 381, and 4,426 property crimes per 100k versus a national 1,954 (127% above). In the most recent FBI reporting year (2024), the violent crime rate fell 8.3% year over year, a pattern SafeNest classifies as improving.
| Cleveland | US average | |
|---|---|---|
| Violent crime (per 100k) | 1561 | 381 |
| Property crime (per 100k) | 4426 | 1954 |
City-wide averages hide block-by-block variation — the safest and least safe neighborhoods in Cleveland can differ dramatically. For a specific address, a SafeNest report covers it directly — or search free in the iPhone app.
Flood & natural hazard risk
Federal disaster records for Ohio — the state SafeNest uses for Cleveland's flood context — list 17 FEMA flood disaster declarations between 1959 and 2019, most recently "Severe Storms, Flooding, And Landslides". Ohio has also seen 2 hurricane or tropical-storm declarations, events that frequently drive flooding. These are state-level federal declarations, not a parcel-level flood-zone determination — a specific Cleveland address may sit inside or well outside a FEMA flood zone, which SafeNest does not determine; check FEMA's flood maps and flood-insurance requirements for that address.
Schools in Cleveland
Public schools in Cleveland average 3.6/10 on the SafeNest School Score across 152 rated schools. By level, high schools rate strongest at 5.3/10 on average, while elementary schools average 3.1/10. The highest-scoring is Mayfield High School at 9.7/10.
Registered offenders
Registered-offender data is meaningful only at the address level, so SafeNest does not publish a city-wide figure for Cleveland: a single citywide number would blend blocks with very different profiles and mislead more than it informs. Registered offender counts by distance band for any specific Cleveland address are included in a SafeNest report, drawn directly from the state's public registry. The iPhone app shows that count free for any address, and maps each registrant with Premium.
Check a specific Cleveland address
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Common questions about safety in Cleveland
Is Cleveland, OH safe?
Cleveland records 1561 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 310% above the US national average of 381. Overall SafeNest grade: F, a city-wide average of reported crime. It does not describe a specific street or address.
What is the crime rate in Cleveland?
Cleveland reports approximately 1561 violent crimes and 4426 property crimes per 100,000 residents in 2024, the most recent FBI reporting year in our data.
Does Cleveland have flood risk?
SafeNest reports federal disaster declaration history for the area. For Cleveland, federal records show 17 FEMA flood disaster declarations for Ohio, most recently in 2019; a specific address may still sit inside or outside a FEMA flood zone, which SafeNest does not determine — check FEMA's flood maps for that address.
How this page was built
Every figure here comes from the same public records behind SafeNest's grading. We published the full method and what it does and doesn't support in We graded 13,216 American cities with FBI data — including where a letter grade means almost nothing. City comparisons: safest cities in Ohio.
Other city safety reports
Data compiled from public sources including FBI crime statistics, FEMA disaster declarations and the FEMA National Risk Index, NCES education data, and state registries. Last updated 2026-08-17. Figures are city-level estimates; verify with primary sources before making decisions. SafeNest is not a consumer reporting agency (see Terms).