Youngstown, OH Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

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 on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Youngstown:

  • There were 2,025 total crimes committed in Youngstown in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,441.0 total crimes per 100K people in Youngstown.
  • The overall crime rate in Youngstown is 62.37% above the national average.
  • Youngstown ranks #358 safest out of 387 cities in Ohio.
  • Youngstown ranks #8,953 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live 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 3,441.0 per 100,000 people. That's 62.37% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 86.51% higher than the Ohio total crime rate of 1,844.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Youngstown
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,025 3,441.0 1,844.9 2,119.2
Murder 11 18.7 5.0 5.0
Robbery 53 90.1 45.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 316 537.0 197.4 256.0
Violent Crime 405 688.2 293.7 359.0
Burglary 333 565.8 206.0 229.0
Larceny 1,007 1,711.1 1,132.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 280 475.8 212.5 259.0
Property Crime 1,620 2,752.8 1,551.2 1,760.0

Youngstown Crime Compared To Ohio Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Ohio.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Youngstown

405
Violent Crimes
688.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
91.70%
Above The National Average
  • There were 405 violent crimes in Youngstown in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Youngstown is 688.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 145.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Youngstown each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 91.70% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 134.34% higher than the Ohio violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Youngstown

1,620
Property Crimes
2,752.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
56.41%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,620 property crimes in Youngstown in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Youngstown is 2,752.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 36.3 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 56.41% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 77.46% higher than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,551.2 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 47,296 1,565 3,308.9 2,807.8 501.1
North Tonawanda, NY 29,898 371 1,240.9 1,087.0 153.9
Lockport, NY 20,212 606 2,998.2 2,424.3 573.9
Tonawanda, NY 14,825 193 1,301.9 1,133.2 168.6

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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