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Crime Map, Crime Rate and Safest ZIP Codes in Lorain, OH
Explore neighborhood Safety Scores in Lorain, compare its ZIP codes, and find wider county context.
Explore neighborhood Safety Scores around Lorain. The map can include areas outside the city limits.
Is Lorain, OH safe?
Lorain, Ohio has a CrimeScore Safety Score of 27 out of 100, grade D, below the Ohio statewide score of 53. An estimated 8% of its residents live in neighborhoods graded A or B, compared with 45% statewide. Its 3 ZIP codes range from 13 to 43, so the answer depends on the neighborhood. Safety Scores are modeled estimates, not official crime rates.
- Safety Score
- 27 / 100
- Residents in A or B neighborhoods
- 8%
- Residents in D or F neighborhoods
- 74%
- Scored neighborhoods
- 57
How Lorain compares
Lorain scores 26 points below the Ohio statewide score of 53. Both scores average neighborhood scores weighted by population, so they compare directly.
Lorain lies in Lorain County, which has a county Safety Score of 49, grade C.
County Safety Scores describe whole counties and are measured differently, so they are not an average of the neighborhoods inside Lorain.
Neighborhoods inside Lorain
57 scored neighborhoods (Census block groups) with residents lie at least partly inside Lorain, 50 of them mostly inside it. Among those 50, the lowest scores 1, the highest 75, and the middle 80% range from 4 to 53.
ZIP code Safety Scores in Lorain, OH
Showing all 3 ZIP profiles
Higher scores indicate safer modeled conditions. Scored areas are Census block groups, not a coverage percentage.
Closest cities in Ohio
- Amherst Safety Score 82 · grade A · 4.0 miles
- Elyria Safety Score 39 · grade D · 6.4 miles
- Avon Safety Score 79 · grade B · 7.8 miles
- Vermilion Safety Score 64 · grade B · 8.5 miles
- North Ridgeville Safety Score 77 · grade B · 9.1 miles
Distances are measured between the population-weighted centers of each city's scored neighborhoods.
About Lorain
Lorain has an estimated 65,751 residents (2024 Census estimate) and 23.6 square miles of land inside its 2020 city limits. Its city score combines 57 scored Census block groups that lie at least partly within those limits.
How this page is built
A ZIP code is listed here when most of its land is inside the city limits. ZIPs that mainly lie outside the city appear on their county pages. The city score is not an average of the listed ZIP scores.
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