Youngstown, OH Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Youngstown, OH Summary

Crime in Youngstown research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Youngstown over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Youngstown:

  • There were 2,132 total crimes committed in Youngstown the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,556.7 total crimes per 100K people in Youngstown.
  • The overall crime rate in Youngstown is 53.03% above the national average.
  • Youngstown ranks #394 safest out of 426 cities in Ohio.
  • Youngstown ranks #8,650 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Youngstown Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Youngstown is 3,556.7 per 100,000 people. That's 53.03% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 64.73% higher than the Ohio total crime rate of 2,159.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Youngstown
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,132 3,556.7 2,159.1 2,324.2
Murder 18 30.0 7.0 6.3
Robbery 61 101.8 66.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 296 493.8 191.6 268.2
Violent Crime 411 685.6 308.8 369.8
Burglary 447 745.7 318.8 269.8
Larceny 1,004 1,674.9 1,359.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 270 450.4 171.7 282.7
Property Crime 1,721 2,871.0 1,850.3 1,954.4

Youngstown Crime Compared To Ohio Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Ohio.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Youngstown

411
Violent Crimes
685.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
85.41%
Above The National Average
  • There were 411 violent crimes in Youngstown in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Youngstown is 685.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 145.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Youngstown each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 85.41% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 122.06% higher than the Ohio violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Youngstown

1,721
Property Crimes
2,871.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
46.90%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,721 property crimes in Youngstown in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Youngstown is 2,871.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 34.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Youngstown each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 46.90% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 55.16% higher than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,850.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Youngstown

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Niagara Falls, NY 48,129 1,762 3,661.0 2,854.8 806.2
North Tonawanda, NY 30,358 371 1,222.1 1,064.0 158.1
Lockport, NY 20,212 606 2,998.2 2,424.3 573.9
Tonawanda, NY 14,988 224 1,494.5 1,327.7 166.8

Youngstown SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
3
Affordability
8
Diversity
9.5
Safety
N/A
Amenities
9
Education
5
Commute
8.5
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