The city of Lorain, with a total population of 63,672, experienced 8,351 arrests over the past three years. During 2017, the arrest rate totaled 375.68 per 10,000 residents. This represents a 18.68% difference making Lorain higher than the national average of 316.54 per 10,000 residents. Of those, 373 were for violent crimes such as murder, rape, and robbery. The city of Lorain also handled 2,019 arrests for property crimes during 2017. Compared to Amherst and Avon Lake, Lorain is a more dangerous place to live.
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When looking at arrest numbers - a great number of arrestees belonged to Black race, whilst the least arrests had Hispanic race.
The city of Lorain experienced a higher rate of non-violent crime. During 2017, Lorain totaled 373 violent crimes and 2,019 non-violent crimes.
During 2007-2017, Lorain experienced 2,990 violent crimes. Of those, 32 were for murder/non-negligent manslaughter, another 291 were for legacy rape, 1,229 were for robbery, and 1,438 were for aggravated assault.
It is situated in Lorain county, Ohio with a total number of 118 employees - 1 female, 96 male officers and 21 civilians. Lorain PD ORI (Originated Agency Identifier) number is OH0470500, it belongs to the East North Central division in the Midwest region with a region code of Region II.