Toledo's numbers pull in two directions. The violent crime rate sits 173% above the national average and lands the city in the 2nd percentile of the 13,216 jurisdictions SafeNest grades: a D. Property crime runs 40% above the national average. Yet that violent rate fell 9.1% in 2024, which SafeNest classifies as improving, so the trend runs opposite the level. The schools show the same spread: a 3.5/10 average across 95 rated schools, elementary at 3.4 and high schools at 5.3, with Ottawa Hills High School at 10.0. One school scoring 10.0 inside a 3.5 average tells you the citywide figure is an average of very different places, not a description of any of them. The same applies to Ohio's 17 federal flood declarations: state-level history, not a parcel determination. Buying here is a block-level decision, and none of these numbers answer it.
Crime in Toledo vs. the national average
Toledo reports 1,041 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 173% above the U.S. average of 381, and 2,732 property crimes per 100k versus a national 1,954 (40% above). In the most recent FBI reporting year (2024), the violent crime rate fell 9.1% year over year, a pattern SafeNest classifies as improving.
| Toledo | US average | |
|---|---|---|
| Violent crime (per 100k) | 1041 | 381 |
| Property crime (per 100k) | 2732 | 1954 |
City-wide averages hide block-by-block variation — the safest and least safe neighborhoods in Toledo 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 Toledo'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 Toledo 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 Toledo
Public schools in Toledo average 3.5/10 on the SafeNest School Score across 95 rated schools. By level, high schools rate strongest at 5.3/10 on average, while elementary schools average 3.4/10. The highest-scoring is Ottawa Hills High School at 10.0/10.
Registered offenders
Registered-offender data is meaningful only at the address level, so SafeNest does not publish a city-wide figure for Toledo: 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 Toledo 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.
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Common questions about safety in Toledo
Is Toledo, OH safe?
Toledo records 1041 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 173% above the US national average of 381. Overall SafeNest grade: D, a city-wide average of reported crime. It does not describe a specific street or address.
What is the crime rate in Toledo?
Toledo reports approximately 1041 violent crimes and 2732 property crimes per 100,000 residents in 2024, the most recent FBI reporting year in our data.
Does Toledo have flood risk?
SafeNest reports federal disaster declaration history for the area. For Toledo, 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).