West Boulevard, Cleveland, OH Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in West Boulevard in green. The most dangerous areas in West Boulevard are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is West Boulevard, Cleveland, OH Safe?

The D grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US neighborhood. West Boulevard is in the 20th percentile for safety, meaning 80% of neighborhoods are safer and 20% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to West Boulevard's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in West Boulevard is 0.1401 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in West Boulevard generally consider the southwest part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in West Boulevard may be as high as 1 in 6,070 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 8,491 in the southwest part of the neighborhood. See the section on interpreting the murder map, however, because comparing rates for murder or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the northeast parts of West Boulevard, Cleveland, OH: about 1 per year. The northwest part of West Boulevard has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Murder Maps

When looking at the murder map for West Boulevard, remember that the rate of murder per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are more retail establishments in the southwest part of the neighborhood. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the murder rate map do not always indicate danger for West Boulevard residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which West Boulevard has 0, always look like high-crime locations due to the large number of people and the low population nearby. Parks and designated recreational areas, of which West Boulevard has 0, have the same problem. Of West Boulevard’s 17,216 residents, few live near recreational areas. Because many people visit, crime rates may appear higher even for safe parks. Ultimately crime happens where people are, whether they live there or not. Before writing off an area as unsafe, look at both the crime rate and total crime maps, then consider nearby destinations that people may be visiting.

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West Boulevard Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All murder rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 West Boulevard residents in a standard year.

Individual West Boulevard Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of murder in West Boulevard is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to West Boulevard.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Cudell, Cleveland, OH	D-	D	D-	D-
Stockyards, Cleveland, OH	D-	D	D	D
Edgewater, Cleveland, OH	D	C-	D+	D
Jefferson, Cleveland, OH	D+	C	D+	D+
Detroit Shoreway, Cleveland, OH	D-	D	D	D-
Madison Village, Lakewood, OH	C	B	C	D+
Clark-Fulton, Cleveland, OH	D-	D	D	D
Puritas Longmead, Cleveland, OH	D+	C-	D+	C
Brooklyn-Centre, Cleveland, OH	D-	D	D-	D
Ohio City-West Side, Cleveland, OH	F	D-	F	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

West Boulevard is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for murder. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Live Oak, Santa Cruz, CA	B-	C-	C-	B+
Crocker Amazon, San Francisco, CA	B	C	C	D+
Downtown, Atlanta, GA	C-	C+	C+	D
Downtown Houston, Houston, TX	F	F	F	D
East Bakersfield, Bakersfield, CA	C	D+	D+	C+
East Central, Salt Lake City, UT	F	C-	C-	A+
Ellsworth, Elmwood Park, IL	A	A-	A-	C
Encanto, San Diego, CA	B+	C+	C+	C-
Fairfield, Cypress, TX	B+	A-	A-	C-
Franklin Park, Austin, TX	C+	D+	D+	B+

Considering only the murder rate, West Boulevard is less safe than the Ohio state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in West Boulevard, Cleveland, OH average SchoolGrade of D-, with 21% actual proficiency versus 24% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See West Boulevard schools on SchoolGrade

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