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Safety index · Cleveland · data through September 2026

Is Cudell safe?

Cudell records a high level of reported crime for Cleveland. Its SafeRoute safety index is 36 out of 100 — 14 points below the citywide median of 50, ranking 32nd of 34 Cleveland neighborhoods — based on 1,337 incidents reported to the Cleveland Division of Police within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 8 months to September 2026.

36/100
Elevated
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Cudell — higher is safer. 32nd of 34 Cleveland neighborhoods.

DATA THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2026 · 8 MONTHS OF DATA

The 0–100 scale is calibrated to Cleveland — a typical Cleveland neighborhood sits near 50. It ranks Cudell against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.

The largest reported category here is violent crime (27% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 30% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 23% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

Northwest FreewayMadison Avenue neighborhood center 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
1,337 incidents reported within 1 km of the Cudell center (500 shown) · Cleveland Division of Police data through September 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the south-east of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Violent crime
364 · 27%
Other
314 · 23%
Criminal damage & arson
114 · 9%
Public order
113 · 8%
Other theft
151 · 11%
Burglary
65 · 5%

When it happens

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Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.

Walking in Cudell at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Cudell safe at night?

Elevated overall (safety index 36/100). About 53% of severity-weighted incidents in Cudell are reported between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. At night, prefer lit, busier streets — a block or two of detour often avoids the clusters on the map above.

What is the most common crime in Cudell?

Violent crime — 364 of 1,337 incidents (27%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 8 months to September 2026.

How is the Cudell safety index calculated?

SafeRoute weights each incident reported to the Cleveland Division of Police by severity (violence weighs more than shoplifting), sums the last available period within 1 km of the neighborhood center, and normalizes against citywide crime rates onto a 0–100 scale — higher is safer. It describes reported crime only; it is not a guarantee of safety. The scale is calibrated within Cleveland, so scores compare neighborhoods to each other and cannot be read against another city's.