Crime & Safety in Oxford
Oxford's crime rate ran meaningfully below both national and Ohio averages per NeighborhoodScout's most recent data -- a real, genuine safety advantage.
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Learn moreCrime runs well below average
Oxford's overall crime index ran 17.46 versus a national baseline of 33.37 (lower is safer) -- safer than approximately 90% of US cities and towns, and safer than roughly 85% of Ohio communities.
Low victimization odds across categories
A resident's chance of becoming a crime victim ran approximately 1 in 664 overall, 1 in 351 for violent crime specifically, and 1 in 67 for property crime -- all favorable relative to a cited US average of 1 in 47 overall.
A real caveat: the population denominator
Oxford's official resident population (used as the rate denominator) runs smaller than the city's real, functional academic-year population given Miami's large student body -- worth understanding when interpreting the rate.
Key takeaways
- Oxford's overall crime index ran well below the national baseline -- safer than approximately 90% of US cities.
- Victimization odds ran favorably across violent (1 in 351) and property (1 in 67) crime categories.
- Oxford's population denominator is affected by Miami's large student body -- a real caveat when interpreting the rate.
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