Barberton, OH Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Barberton, OH Summary

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

  • There were 580 total crimes committed in Barberton in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,379.5 total crimes per 100K people in Barberton.
  • The overall crime rate in Barberton is 12.28% above the national average.
  • Barberton ranks #328 safest out of 387 cities in Ohio.
  • Barberton ranks #7,866 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Barberton Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Barberton is 2,379.5 per 100,000 people. That's 12.28% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 28.98% higher than the Ohio total crime rate of 1,844.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Barberton
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 580 2,379.5 1,844.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.0 5.0
Robbery 6 24.6 45.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 52 213.3 197.4 256.0
Violent Crime 74 303.6 293.7 359.0
Burglary 44 180.5 206.0 229.0
Larceny 439 1,801.0 1,132.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 23 94.4 212.5 259.0
Property Crime 506 2,075.9 1,551.2 1,760.0

Barberton Crime Compared To Ohio Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Ohio.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Barberton

74
Violent Crimes
303.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-15.43%
Below The National Average
  • There were 74 violent crimes in Barberton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Barberton is 303.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 329.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Barberton each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -15.43% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 3.38% higher than the Ohio violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Barberton

506
Property Crimes
2,075.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
17.95%
Above The National Average
  • There were 506 property crimes in Barberton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Barberton is 2,075.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 48.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Barberton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 17.95% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 33.82% higher than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,551.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Barberton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Akron, OH 188,223 7,106 3,775.3 2,955.0 820.3
Brunswick, OH 34,952 157 449.2 383.4 65.8
Stow, OH 33,791 632 1,870.3 1,754.9 115.4
Kent, OH 27,524 385 1,398.8 1,271.6 127.2
Wadsworth, OH 24,925 277 1,111.3 974.9 136.4
Hudson, OH 22,932 117 510.2 475.3 34.9
North Canton, OH 17,577 202 1,149.2 1,092.3 56.9
New Franklin, OH 13,763 56 406.9 319.7 87.2
Norton, OH 11,314 200 1,767.7 1,635.1 132.6
Fairlawn, OH 7,640 251 3,285.3 3,246.1 39.3

Barberton SnackAbility

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