Akron, OH Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Akron, OH Summary

Crime in Akron research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Akron over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Akron:

  • There were 8,012 total crimes committed in Akron the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,249.6 total crimes per 100K people in Akron.
  • The overall crime rate in Akron is 82.84% above the national average.
  • Akron ranks #408 safest out of 426 cities in Ohio.
  • Akron ranks #9,106 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Akron Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Akron is 4,249.6 per 100,000 people. That's 82.84% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 96.83% higher than the Ohio total crime rate of 2,159.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Akron
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 8,012 4,249.6 2,159.1 2,324.2
Murder 38 20.2 7.0 6.3
Robbery 156 82.7 66.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1,148 608.9 191.6 268.2
Violent Crime 1,548 821.1 308.8 369.8
Burglary 1,030 546.3 318.8 269.8
Larceny 4,525 2,400.1 1,359.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 909 482.1 171.7 282.7
Property Crime 6,464 3,428.6 1,850.3 1,954.4

Akron Crime Compared To Ohio Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Ohio.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Akron

1,548
Violent Crimes
821.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
122.03%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,548 violent crimes in Akron in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Akron is 821.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 121.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Akron each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.9 chance statewide.
  • That's 122.03% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 165.93% higher than the Ohio violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Akron

6,464
Property Crimes
3,428.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
75.43%
Above The National Average
  • There were 6,464 property crimes in Akron in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Akron is 3,428.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 29.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Akron each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 75.43% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 85.29% higher than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,850.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Akron

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Cuyahoga Falls, OH 50,607 991 1,958.2 1,819.9 138.3
Stow, OH 34,244 517 1,509.8 1,404.6 105.1
North Royalton, OH 30,687 174 567.0 527.9 39.1
Barberton, OH 24,840 715 2,878.4 2,536.2 342.2
Hudson, OH 22,902 102 445.4 419.2 26.2
Broadview Heights, OH 19,490 30 153.9 143.7 10.3
Twinsburg, OH 19,402 142 731.9 654.6 77.3
Tallmadge, OH 18,240 201 1,102.0 986.8 115.1
Aurora, OH 17,486 105 600.5 566.2 34.3
Brecksville, OH 13,466 52 386.2 356.5 29.7

Akron SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8
Diversity
9
Safety
3
Amenities
9.5
Education
6
Commute
8
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