Sylvania has a population of 2,514. During the past three years, Sylvania saw 337 arrests. For 2017, the Sylvania's arrest rate totaled 397.77 per 10,000 residents. This increase of 25.66% makes Sylvania higher than the national average of 316.54 per 10,000 residents. From that total, 4 were violent crimes like murder, rape, and robbery. The city of Sylvania also totaled 96 arrests for property crimes during 2017.
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Overall, Sylvania had a higher rate of non-violent crime. For 2017, Sylvania averaged 4 violent crimes and 96 non-violent crimes.
The city of Sylvania experienced 174 violent crimes during 2007-2017. Of that total, 3 were for murder/non-negligent manslaughter. Additionally, 6 was for legacy rape and 1 was for revised rape. The robbery total was 45, and the aggravated assault total was 119.