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Martins Ferry, OH crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   "Reflects 2023 calendar year; released from FBI in October 2024 (latest available). Updated annually." Where is 2024 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

Martins Ferry has an overall crime rate of 9 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Martins Ferry is 1 in 109. How does Martins Ferry fare compared to other communities in Ohio of all population sizes? Martins Ferry's crime rate is lower than approximately 38% of Ohio communities.

How does the crime rate in Martins Ferry compare to similar sized communities across America? When NeighborhoodScout compared Martins Ferry with other communities its size, we found that the crime rate was near the average for all other communities of similar size. So, whether Martins Ferry's crime rate is high or low compared to all places in the US, when we control for population size and compare it to places that are similar in size, it is near the middle of the pack in crime rate; not much more or less dangerous, and about what we would expect from the statistics.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Martins Ferry does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Martins Ferry.

From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Martins Ferry occurs at a rate higher than in most communities of all population sizes in America. The chance that a person will become a victim of a violent crime in Martins Ferry; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 225. This equates to a rate of 4 per one thousand inhabitants.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis of property crime reveals that the property crime rate in Martins Ferry is below average to all cities and towns in the nation. This means that you are less likely to become a victim of arson, motor vehicle theft, larceny, or burglary in Martins Ferry than in most communities in America. Your chance of becoming a victim of property crime if you live here? Just one in 210.

Martins Ferry Crime Data

total Crime Index

48

(100 is safest)


Safer than 48% of U.S. cities.

Martins Ferry Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

27

29

56

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

4.44

4.77

9.22

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
4.44
2.87
National Median: 4
    Martins Ferry
    Ohio

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 225

in Martins Ferry

1 in 349

in Ohio

Martins Ferry Violent Crimes

Population: 6,076
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 0 7 0 20
Rate per 1,000 0.00 1.15 0.00 3.29

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 334,914,895
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 19,252 127,216 222,795 884,550
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.38 0.67 2.64

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
4.77
16.92
National Median: 19
    Martins Ferry
    Ohio

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 210

in Martins Ferry

1 in 59

in Ohio

Property Crimes

Population: 6,076
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 8 21 0
Rate per 1,000 1.32 3.46 0.00

United States Property Crimes

Population: 334,914,895
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 839,563 4,512,064 1,067,522
Rate per 1,000 2.51 13.47 3.19

Martins Ferry Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
24
23
National Median: 26.5
    Martins Ferry
    Ohio