While Ohio isn't a particularly violent state in general, its cities really increase the rate of violence. The city of Toledo has a violent crimes rate of 1,129 per 100,000 people per year. The national average is 373 per 100,000 people per year, so you can see how much more dangerous certain cities are! About 90 percent of violent crimes in Ohio take place in metropolitan areas - outside of this, crime rates are relatively low.
