Burkhardt is a neighborhood of 3,590 residents in Dayton, about 2 miles east of downtown · Updated November 2026
Is Burkhardt in Dayton safe?
Burkhardt is among the higher-crime places in the US: an overall CrimeGrade™ of F, with more crime than the neighborhoods where 96% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade F here. Dayton as a whole grades C-. Its neighborhoods are much alike, from D- to F; see the map below.
F
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 0 of 1,000Less safe than nearly all US neighborhoodsi What this means
4% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Burkhardt as a whole, and 96% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Burkhardt scores 0.
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 Burkhardt, Dayton, OH at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Burkhardt in Dayton, 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 Burkhardt
Burglaries run high for an F-graded neighborhood. Burkhardt has 11.8 burglaries a year per 1,000 residents; for the typical resident of an F-graded US neighborhood, the figure is 4.6.
Car thefts and aggravated assaults both run high. In Burkhardt, each runs at more than triple the US rate: 13.5 car thefts and 9.9 aggravated assaults a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.7 and 2.6 nationally.
Crime rates and types in Burkhardt
CrimeGrade™ estimates Burkhardt has about 106 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, about triple the rate for the US as a whole and 67% more than Dayton as a whole.
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.
The largest share of crime reported in Burkhardt is assault, about 36% of the total. It also makes up the largest share of what crime costs here.
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.
Where and when crime happens in Dayton
The Dayton Police Department polices Burkhardt; these figures cover Dayton as a whole, 2022 to 2024.
In Dayton as a whole, 69% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Thefts from cars happen most often on streets and sidewalks: 42% of them, against 18% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (69%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Streets and sidewalks (49%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Streets and sidewalks (42%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Homes (42%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Robbery
Streets and sidewalks (41%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assault
Homes (54%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How Burkhardt compares with nearby neighborhoods
Burkhardt has more crime than 8 of its 10 nearest neighborhoods. Oakwood and University Park have the least crime nearby.
Two things set Burkhardt apart: it has 25.4% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and 11 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson, and burglary and vandalism run high here.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.25.4% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 99% of residents of US city neighborhoods
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.11 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 86% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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.C (38 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 54% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft and car theft.5.3 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 76% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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 Burkhardt
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Burkhardt about $3,921 a year per household, about triple 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 $17 million a year, or $4,701 per resident.
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 Burkhardt 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
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 Burkhardt, Dayton, OH average a SchoolGrade of F: 28% of students test proficient, against 18% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Burkhardt on SchoolGrade
