Belle Vista, Youngstown, OH Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Belle Vista is a neighborhood of 4,410 residents in Youngstown, about 3 miles west of downtown · Updated November 2026

How common is violent crime in Belle Vista?

Violent crime is high in Belle Vista: a D+, with more violent crime than the neighborhoods where 91% of Americans live. Assaults make up 95% of it, and most of those are simple assaults, which involve no weapon and no serious injury. Youngstown as a whole grades C+ for violent crime.

D+
Violent crime CrimeGrade™Safety score 287 of 1,000
More violent crime than nearly all US neighborhoods What this means

9% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more violent crime than Belle Vista as a whole, and 91% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a violent crime safety score of 860, a CrimeGrade™ of A. Belle Vista scores 287.

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 violent crime than most US neighborhoods.

C
Overall crimeSafety score 403 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoods
B-
Property crimeSafety score 602 of 1,000More property crime than most US neighborhoods

How it works


Violent crime map of Belle Vista

Map of Belle Vista shaded by violent crime CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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How to read the map: each area's color compares its violent crime with the people who spend time there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy downtown or nightlife strip can show red while the homes around it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a solid connection. Compare high speed internet in Belle Vista, Youngstown, OH at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Belle Vista in Youngstown, 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


Violent crime rates and types in Belle Vista

CrimeGrade™ estimates Belle Vista has about 27 reported violent crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, about double the rate for the US as a whole and 31% more than Youngstown as a whole.

All violent crime

Assaults

Robbery

Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Violent crime here includes simple assaults, which the FBI's violent crime rate leaves out.

Assault is the most common violent crime in Belle Vista, about 95% of the total.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
MurderDunder 10.130.05
RapeB20.440.38
RobberyB-30.770.62
AssaultC-11325.612.3

Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a violent crime with the people who spend time in an area, not only the people who live there. 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 violent crime happens in Youngstown

The Youngstown Police Department polices Belle Vista; these figures cover Youngstown as a whole, 2022 to 2024.

In Youngstown as a whole, 48% of aggravated assaults happen at a home, against 53% nationally. Robberies happen most often at homes: 32% of them.

CrimeMost often atBusiest time
RobberyHomes (32%)Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Aggravated assaultHomes (48%)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.


Violent crime in Belle Vista and nearby neighborhoods

Belle Vista has more violent crime than 8 of its 10 nearest neighborhoods. Kirkmere and Downtown Kent have the least violent crime nearby.

Nearby neighborhoods

PlaceViolentOverallResidents
Belle VistaD+287C4,410
Arlington 1 mileC393C+3,410
Schenley 1 mileB-592B4,220
Kirkmere 3 milesA-809A-6,200
North Heights 3 milesD+290C5,610
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PlaceViolentOverallResidents
Landsdowne 4 milesD209C4,860
Lansingville 4 milesD159C-5,150
North Hill Historic District 20 milesB634B6,960
Downtown Kent 34 milesA-808A-3,690
Ellet 39 milesB-591B-17,800
The Boulevards 39 milesD+304C3,030

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Belle Vista. Beside each violent crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with neighborhoods of similar size and density, Belle Vista has more violent crime than 82% of them.

Neighborhoods of similar size and density

PlaceViolentOverallResidents
Belle VistaD+287C4,410
West Hills, Huntington, NYA+947A+4,420
Oaklawn, Cranston, RIA+934A4,430
Tuscan Lakes, League City, TXA863A4,440
Ventana Lakes, Peoria, AZA856A4,440
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PlaceViolentOverallResidents
Lewelling, Milwaukie, ORA-843A-4,400
Lincoln Place, Pittsburgh, PAA-814A-4,440
Ol Sun, Clifton, COA-800A-4,400
Southeast Springfield, Springfield, MOB+764B+4,400
Highland, Billings, MTB660B4,390
Dauphin Acres, Mobile, ALD210C4,420

Density, transit and walkability in Belle Vista

Among the traits that tend to go with violent crime, two set Belle Vista apart: it has 1% of its residents in dense blocks, against 24% nationally, and 1.4 bars and nightlife spots for every 1,000 residents, against 0.6 nationally. Places where few residents live in dense blocks tend to report less robbery.

Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery.1% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 98% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Belle Vista: D (18 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 95% 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 assault. 70% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (23 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 67% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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Bars and nightlifeBars, lounges, clubs and casinos. Places with more bars tend to report more assault and robbery.1.4 per 1,000 residentsUS: 0.6Higher than for 86% 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 violent crime costs Belle Vista

Counting the pain and suffering of victims, violent crime costs Belle Vista about $12 million a year, or $2,817 per resident. The costs that reach a bill, such as medical care, lost work and the justice system, come to about $2.6 million, or $583 per resident.

Billed cost of violent crime per resident, per year


How CrimeGrade™ works

The violent crime CrimeGrade™ covers murder, rape, robbery and assault, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.

It weighs each violent crime against the people who spend time in an area, so a busy downtown is graded on its workers and visitors as well as its residents.

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
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • 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.

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