← Safety Index State guide
Ohio
52
State score · Fair
315.6
Violent crime / 100k (moderate)
1603
NOAA hazard score · 2024
Top weather hazards in Ohio
From NOAA Storm Events 2024. Helps you pack for what actually happens here.
- Thunderstorm Wind 639
- Hail 194
- Flood 123
- Flash Flood 116
- Tornado 90
Ohio parks ranked by safety
8 parks · sorted by Safety Index #1 85
First Ladies National Historic Site National Historic Site Stark County
#2 85
Perry's Victory & International Peace Memorial Memorial Ottawa County
#3 79
Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument National Monument Greene County
#4 79
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park National Historical Park Montgomery County
#5 79
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park National Historical Park Ross County
#6 79
James A Garfield National Historic Site National Historic Site Lake County
#7 70
Cuyahoga Valley National Park National Park Summit County
#8 70
William Howard Taft National Historic Site National Historic Site Hamilton County
How this is calculated
Composite of violent-crime rate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer and weighted hazard frequency from NOAA Storm Events. Hazards (wildfires, floods, tornados, severe storms) carry 60% weight; crime carries 40%. County-level hazard data where available, state-level otherwise.