The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Boardman, OH
Boardman is a community of 34,300 in Mahoning County, about 5 miles south of downtown Youngstown · Updated November 2026
Is Boardman, OH safe?
Yes, crime in Boardman is low, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of A-. Because most US neighborhoods are safe as well, Boardman sits near the middle: safer than the neighborhoods where 47% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A- here. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Boardman run from A to C, so check the map or the safest and least safe neighborhoods below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 824 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
47% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Boardman as a whole, and 53% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Boardman scores 824.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Boardman, OH at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Boardman, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out in Boardman
Aggravated assaults are less common than the crime level suggests. Crime overall in Boardman runs 44% above the US rate, but aggravated assaults run at a small fraction of that rate: 0.43 a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.6 nationally.
Theft stands out among A-graded cities. For the typical resident of an A-graded US city, the figure is 8.3 thefts a year per 1,000 residents; Boardman has 25.2.
The safest and most dangerous neighborhoods in Boardman
Low crime is the norm across Boardman: 97% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and the rest in areas graded C. Grades across Boardman run from A to C; 53% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 97%C 3%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Boardman Park, southThefts run about 40% lower here than in the rest of Boardman.A871
2Hitchcock Woods, southwestClose to the rest of Boardman on most crimes.A850
3Herron Heights, northwestThefts run about 30% higher here than in the rest of Boardman.A-818
Neighborhood areas of Boardman, ranked by overall CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer). Each one combines several of the smaller areas on the map.
Crime rates and types in Boardman
CrimeGrade™ estimates Boardman has about 53 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 44% more than the US as a whole and 52% more than Ohio.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Theft makes up about 47% of crime reported in Boardman. Assault is less common but costs more, because each one does more harm.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
How Boardman compares with nearby cities
Boardman has more crime than 4 of its 7 nearest cities. Canfield and Poland have the least crime nearby.
Two things set Boardman apart: it has 21.4 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally, and 2% of its residents in dense blocks, against 24% nationally. Places with many stores and restaurants tend to report more theft, and it runs high here.
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.21.4 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 97% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.2% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 87% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault. 81% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (16 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 56% of US city residents
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Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Boardman: D- (7 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 84% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.2.7 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 78% of US city residents
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.100% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 75% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs Boardman
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Boardman about $938 a year per household, 22% less than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $28 million a year, or $813 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$1.2 million
$34
Rape
$770,000
$23
Robbery
$550,000
$16
Assault
$5.0 million
$146
Burglary
$780,000
$23
Theft
$4.4 million
$129
Vehicle theft
$870,000
$25
Arson
$28,000
$1
Vandalism
$1.1 million
$31
Total
$15 million
$427
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Boardman means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
Schools in Boardman, OH average a SchoolGrade of B-: 58% of students test proficient, against 44% projected for schools like them. Overall, they exceed expectations. See schools in Boardman on SchoolGrade
