Photo: Jack Pearce · CC BY-SA 2.0Boardman Township reports more crime per resident than 81% of U.S. towns
On crimes reported to the FBI by Boardman Township’s police in 2023–2025, it grades C− for safety: #260 of 296 graded towns in Ohio.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of OH” is every other Ohio city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Boardman Township
1 of the 1 graded towns next door reports less crime
Of the 4 Ohio towns on Boardman Township’s borders, 1 have a Safety Grade: Poland Township (A−). Poland reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2025 but not 2024. Youngstown reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2024 but not 2025. Canfield Township has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025. Neighbors ↓
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Boardman Township’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Violent crime holds Boardman Township’s grade up; property crime pulls it down.
Violent crime, by year and by type
Boardman Township’s police reported 170 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 1.4 per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.7 in the rest of Ohio and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
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| Year | Boardman Township | Rest of Ohio | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Reported crime is falling
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Ohio.
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| Year | Boardman Township property | Rest of Ohio property | Boardman Township violent | Rest of Ohio violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 36.5 | 22.5 | 2.3 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 34.5 | 21.0 | 1.4 | 3.8 |
| 2024 | 30.7 | 19.8 | 1.3 | 3.9 |
| 2025 | 29.4 | 17.8 | 1.5 | 3.5 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
For every 1,000 residents, about 29 property crimes reported
And about 2 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
1,227 crimes reported in 2025
60 violent and 1,167 property, as reported to the FBI by Boardman Township’s police.
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
13 people died in crashes on Boardman Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Boardman Township had 13 fatal crashes in five years, in which 13 people died; 8 were pedestrians. 2 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 6.5 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Ohio towns of 25,000–100,000 people (4.7, 98 towns).
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.
Boardman Township and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boardman Township | C− | 1.4 | 31.6 |
| Poland Township | A− | 0.7 | 4.5 |
| Poland | — | — | — |
| Youngstown | — | — | — |
| Canfield Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Poland reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2025 but not 2024. Youngstown reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2024 but not 2025. Canfield Township has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025.
Ohio towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boardman Township | C− | 1.4 | 31.6 |
| North Ridgeville | A | 0.4 | 2.6 |
| Hilliard | B | 1.3 | 9.5 |
| Mifflin Township | B | 1.3 | 10.4 |
| Westerville | C+ | 1.9 | 17.9 |
| Findlay | C | 2.6 | 16.1 |
The five graded Ohio towns closest to Boardman Township’s population (39,687), by grade.
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.
- One number for all of Boardman Township. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Boardman Township’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (39,658 in 2025); our figure for Boardman Township is 39,687 (2025 Census estimate).
- 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 Boardman Township
Is Boardman Township, OH safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Boardman Township reports more crime per resident than 81% of U.S. towns, a C− Safety Grade and #260 of 296 in Ohio. Its police reported 1.4 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.7 in the rest of Ohio and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Boardman Township?
1.4 violent and 31.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Ohio reports 3.7 and 19.5; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is crime going up or down in Boardman Township?
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings.
How many homicides were there in Boardman Township in 2025?
Boardman Township’s police reported 0 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 0.0 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Boardman Township safer than Poland Township?
Poland Township reports less crime per resident than Boardman Township: Poland Township grades A− for safety and Boardman Township C−. Poland Township’s police reported 0.7 violent and 4.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Boardman Township?
Boardman Township’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Boardman”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, 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.