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Crime Statistics by Neighborhood

The crime data below is based on the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) coded incident data submitted by the Cleveland Division of Police to Ohio Criminal Justice Services.  These data are only representative of the Cleveland Division of Police and do not include other police agencies operating in the city, such as CMHA.  The same data used for these tables is used for the interactive maps/visualizations.  Neighborhood population estimates were calculated by the Begun Center team using a combination of neighborhood boundaries, US Census population estimates, and census tract boundaries using TigerLine shapefiles (2019); population counts were used to develop crime rates. 

Important note regarding UCR data.  There are often multiple individuals reported as victims in each individual police incident.  There are also often multiple crime-types (UCR codes) reported for an individual incident.  For this analysis, we did not remove "duplicate" incident reports when multiple individuals were reported in the same incident.  The counts/frequencies reflect the number of victims who were reported having been associated with a specific UCR code.  For example, if two people were reported to have been victims of '13A Aggravated Assault`, although they were reported in the same incident number, we included two (2) instances of aggravated assault.  This method ensures that the number of victims, or severity of the crime(s), is included in the analysis, rather than removing/eliminating information.  

Neighborhood Crime Map

Thrive Neighborhoods Shaded, Micro Areas of Interest in Teal (southeast corner of Cleveland).  Black outlines are the Shot Spotter coverage areas.  

The UCR codes are how you can view different crime types.  For example, UCR code 240 is for motor vehicle theft.  There is a dropdown menu just below the first dashboard/map; use this list as a reference/dictionary to then select a code of choice from the dropdown "UCR Code" filter on the top left of the map below.  You can also use the other visuals including the map (click on a neighborhood, for example) to filter further. 

UCR Crime Type Definitions

Major crime type definitions: 

Criminal Homicide (09A)—Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter.  Definition: The willful (nonnegligent) killing of one human being by another. 

Forcible Rape (11A) —Rape by Force.  Definition: The carnal knowledge of a female forcibly and against her will.

Robbery (120) – Firearm; Knife or Cutting Instrument; Other Dangerous Weapon; Strong-arm—Hands, Fists, Feet, etc.).  Definition:  The taking or attempting to take anything of value from the care, custody, or control of a person or persons by force or threat of force or violence and/or by putting the victim in fear. 

Aggravated Assault (13A).  Definition: An unlawful attack by one person upon another for the purpose of inflicting severe or aggravated bodily injury.  This type of assault usually is accompanied by the use of a weapon or by means likely to produce death or great bodily harm. 

Burglary (220) – Forcible Entry; Unlawful Entry—No Force; Attempted Forcible Entry.  Definition: The unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony or a theft. 

Larceny (23-H ) – Pocket-picking; Purse-snatching; Shoplifting; Thefts From Motor Vehicles; Theft of Motor Vehicle Parts and Accessories; Theft of Bicycles; Theft From Buildings; Theft From Coin-operated Device or Machine; All Other.  Definition: The unlawful taking, carrying, leading, or riding away of property from the possession or constructive possession of another. 

Motor Vehicle Theft (240) – Autos; Trucks; Buses; Other Vehicles.  Definition: The theft or attempted theft of a motor vehicle.

Access the UCR Handbook here for a list of all the UCR codes and definitions. 

Census Tract Crime

Thrive micro-areas of interest are the teal polygons.  The teal streets/grid represents the twenty (20) Census tracts that make up the area of interest.

Just like the map above, select a UCR code of choice from the dashboard and use the other visuals including the map to filter further.   The red dots are the incident locations (where the crime occurred as reported by CDP) and these points will move/change as UCR codes are changed.   

From west to east on the map below the micro-areas are: 

1. E 93rd From Dickens to Harvard

2. 116th Kinsman to Miles

3. E131st from Miles to Bartlett

4. Kinsman from 130th to E154th

5. Lee-Harvard from Walden to Deforest