Criminal Activity, Wooster, Ohio

Background

In most recent polls, Wayne County has been said to have a relatively high crime rate compared to most cites in the United States. In the year 2016, Wayne County's sheriff department reported 13,828 calls of service. Of those calls, 2,880 incident reports were filed. There was no reported murders in Wayne County in 2016.

As a resident, one has a 1 in 370 chance of being involved in a violent crime in Wayne County. Living in the state of Ohio, one has a 1 in 330 chance. The safest area to live in Wayne County is Moreland/ Guerne. Most crime is found on Cleveland Rd/ E Highland Ave.

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Murder

19th Century

Some Known Murders/Homicides Wayne County Ohio-19th Century:

Date of Crime	Offender	Victim	Cause
July 1838	William Cunningham	Polly Butterbaurgh	Unknown
February 1856	Jacob Ambruster	Mrs. Ambruster	Unknown
March 1856	Jacob Wile	William Anderson	Court Case
July 1873	Balthasar Hauck	Jacob Lyons	Property Banishment
November 1883	Servio Grantinetti	Nicola Scavelli	Argument

• The Murder of Polly Butterbaurgh
• The Murder of Mrs. Ambruster
• The Murder of William Anderson
• The Murder of James Lyons
• The Murder of Nicola Scavelli

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20th Century

Some Known Murders/Homicides Wayne County Ohio-20th Century:

Date of Crime	Offender	Victim	Cause
July 1905	Joseph Shafer	Joseph Shafer and Lizzie Montandom	Jealousy
July 1906	Ray Long	John Evens	Argument
December 1913	Roy Dunkle	Oliver Hagerman	Violent Outburst
July 1913	Joe Chirillo	Nicolli Margosini	Past Argument
June 1920	Unknown	Joe Chirillo	Jealousy
November 1926	George Thomas	Benjamin and Nettie Greenwald	Argument
November 1930	Unknown	Sam Monaco	Bootlegging Business
August 1932	Ira Boyer	Adda Boyer	Argument
January 1935	Lloyd Farner	New Born Baby	Illegitimate Child
January 1953	Zeno Bevington	Zeno and Dorothea Bevington	Unknown
May 1953	Ralph Baily	Ralph and Reva Baily	Divorce
December 1966	Joseph Tenley	Maxine Tenley	Unknown
December 1969	Larry Green	Andrew Green	Protection of family
September 1973	John Davis	John and Betty Davis	Divorce
August 1977	Dennis Busson	William Lavaco and Judith Straub	Argument
January 1985	Truman Watts	Carl Yoakem	Unknown
October 1987	Russel Riebe	Robert Riebe	Unknown
October 1987	Mathew Felter	Eric Beckwith	Fear

• The Murder Suicide of Joseph Shafer and Lizzie Montandom
• The Murder of John Evens
• The Murder of Oliver Hagerman
• The Murder of Nicolli Margosinni
• The Murder of Joe Chirillo
• The Murder and Rape of the Greenwald Family
• The Murder of Sam Monaco
• The Murder of Adda Boyer
• The Murder the Dorothy Farner's Baby
• The Murder Suicide of Zeno and Dorothea Bevington
• The Murder Suicide of Ralph and Reva Baily
• The Murder of Maxine Tenley
• The Murder of Andrew Green
• The Murder Suicide of John and Betty Davis
• The Murder of William Lavaco and Judith Straub
• The Murder of Carl Yoakem
• The Murder of Robert Riebe
• The Murder of Eric Beckwith

Cleveland Crime Statistics

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