Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWho reports crime for Austintown
Austintown has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Mahoning County. The Mahoning County Sheriff’s Office reports to the FBI for the parts of the county without police of their own, so there are no figures for Austintown alone, and no Safety Grade. Drive 10 miles in any direction and you reach 10 towns with grades of their own. The closest graded town is Austintown Township, 1 mile away, at B−.
What stands out about safety in Austintown
Policed by the county
Austintown is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Mahoning County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Mahoning County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Austintown. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Ohio towns with their own police figures are Austintown Township (B−, 1 mi), Canfield (A, 5 mi), Weathersfield Township (B−, 5 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Austintown. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Mahoning County Sheriff’s Office reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Mahoning County without police of their own, which include Austintown.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the Mahoning County Sheriff’s Office
Counts, not rates: the FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Tables 10–11.
Crimes reported to the FBI for the whole area the department covers, by year.
The nearest Ohio towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austintown Township | B− | 1 mi | 1.0 | 14.6 |
| Canfield | A | 5 mi | 0.4 | 4.3 |
| Weathersfield Township | B− | 5 mi | 1.7 | 14.1 |
| Girard | C+ | 6 mi | 2.8 | 12.3 |
| Boardman Township | C− | 6 mi | 1.4 | 31.6 |
| Niles | C− | 7 mi | 2.5 | 23.2 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Austintown. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Austintown.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Six people died in crashes on Austintown’s roads in 2019–2023
Austintown had 6 fatal crashes in five years, in which six people died; 2 were cyclists.
That is about what is typical for Ohio towns of 25,000–100,000 people: at their median rate (4.7 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Austintown’s size would see about 7 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Austintown’s own rate (4.0) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Austintown and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austintown Township | B− | 1.0 | 14.6 |
| Youngstown | — | — | — |
| Canfield Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Youngstown reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2024 but not 2025. Canfield Township has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Austintown
Is Austintown, OH safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Austintown. The nearest Ohio towns with a grade are Austintown Township (B−, 1 mi), Canfield (A, 5 mi), Weathersfield Township (B−, 5 mi).
Who polices Austintown?
The Mahoning County Sheriff’s Office. Austintown is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Mahoning County without police of their own.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.