Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has launched a new online tool that provides unprecedented transparency into felony crime and sentencing trends across Ohio.
“This data has countless applications, whether it’s helping families understand community safety or guiding policymakers in improving criminal justice laws,” Yost said. “Most importantly, it strengthens accountability and helps ensure that violent offenders get the sentences they deserve. Knowledge is power.”
The Ohio Crime Statistics Dashboard, now accessible through the Attorney General’s Office, compiles felony arrest and sentencing data from all 88 Ohio counties dating back 10 years.
Officials say it is the first public-facing dashboard of its kind in Ohio.
The platform provides the public, researchers, law enforcement agencies, and the judiciary with a data-driven look at the types of crimes committed in different jurisdictions and the sentences imposed for those offenses.
The dashboard pulls information from Ohio’s Computerized Criminal History database, which has served since 1974 as the statewide repository for arrest and conviction data submitted by law enforcement agencies to the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation.
Designed for ease of use, the platform allows users to filter data by offense type, county, court, law enforcement agency, and offender demographics.
Interactive maps and graphs make it easier to identify regional trends, compare jurisdictions, and study sentencing outcomes.
Officials noted that because the dashboard relies on self-reported data from hundreds of agencies, inconsistent reporting compliance can result in incomplete information, including missing data on felony levels.
The dashboard also cautions users against drawing conclusions from offender demographics in sentencing data.
“Drawing inferences about race-, sex- or age-based influences is dangerous, incendiary and not supported by the level of detail available in this dashboard,” a disclaimer on the platform states.
Additional data is expected to be added over time, ensuring the dashboard remains a valuable resource for research, transparency, and accountability across Ohio’s criminal justice system.
Find the link here: Ohio Crime Statistics Dashboard.
