CurrentCrimeMap

Data through August 2026, Akron Police Department

Crime in Akron, OH

The violent crime rate in Akron is 755 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to August 2026, 73% above the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is −18% compared with the previous 12 months.

Stan Hywet Hall, Akron, Ohio (Wikidata).
Photo: Brandon Bisel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

The numbers

12 months to Aug 2026

Violent crime

755 per 100,000 residents, per year

1,432 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

−18% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

2,397 per 100,000 residents, per year

4,544 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

−19% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

3,153 per 100,000 residents, per year

5,976 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 189,545, U.S. Census).

What counts as violent and property crime

Counted the FBI's way, the same for every city: violent crime is homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson. Simple assault is not counted as violent. How we count

Where Akron sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

755

Akron has the 44th-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 258 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

The ring is Akron; the tick is the average of all 302 cities and county areas.

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
Newport News, VA79439
Denver, CO79340
Salt Lake City, UT78041
Washington, DC77742
Toledo, OH76443
Akron, OH75544
Rockford, IL75145
Springfield, IL74746
Corpus Christi, TX74547
Gulfport, MS74348
Rapid City, SD74049

The places closest to Akron in the ranking, highest rate first. See all 302 cities and county areas

Akron crime map

cities around it
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SaferHigher rateViolent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, for each whole city. The colors are not crime locations.

The FBI publishes citywide totals from Akron Police Department, not where each crime happened, so this map fills Akron and the 7 covered cities around it with each one’s whole-city rate instead of plotting crimes.

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Akron, 3 have a higher violent crime rate and 5 a lower one. The closest is Cleveland, OH, 29 miles away.

Akron and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Akron, OH755
Cleveland, OH1,25129 mi
Pittsburgh, PA46992 mi
Erie, PA340104 mi
Columbus, OH355108 mi
Toledo, OH764114 mi
Detroit, MI1,632121 mi
Warren, MI515125 mi
Monongalia County, WV (Sheriff)County area, not drawn on the map71126 mi
About the colors and distances

Colors use the same scale as the rest of the site, from the lowest to the highest violent crime rate among the 302 cities and county areas we cover. City outlines from the U.S. Census Bureau. Distances are straight-line, between city centers.

Reported crime by type

12 months to Aug 2026
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
HomicideViolent168.4—−43%
About these categories

The FBI publishes city totals by family, not a full breakdown by offence, so homicide is the only type Akron Police Department reports separately here. Red means more than before, green means fewer. “Not yet” means the site does not have that month from a year earlier.

Month by month

Sep 2025 to Aug 2026

Violent crime −18%

050100150200SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug143163
Violent crimes per month in Akron, OH, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Sep 2025173Sep 2024153
Oct 2025123Oct 2024147
Nov 2025117Nov 2024141
Dec 202591Dec 2024147
Jan 2026115Jan 202591
Feb 202679Feb 202590
Mar 202666Mar 2025168
Apr 2026136Apr 2025156
May 2026121May 2025152
Jun 2026142Jun 2025164
Jul 2026126Jul 2025164
Aug 2026143Aug 2025163

Homicides −43%

02468SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug22
Homicides per month in Akron, OH, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Sep 20252Sep 20240
Oct 20255Oct 20246
Nov 20251Nov 20243
Dec 20251Dec 20244
Jan 20261Jan 20250
Feb 20262Feb 20251
Mar 20260Mar 20250
Apr 20260Apr 20251
May 20261May 20252
Jun 20260Jun 20257
Jul 20261Jul 20252
Aug 20262Aug 20252

7 in 2026 through August, 15 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Sep 2023
Reported crime per month in Akron, OH
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Aug 20261433872
Jul 20261264851
Jun 20261424170
May 20261213421
Apr 20261363710
Mar 2026662080
Feb 2026792352
Jan 20261153731
Dec 2025912881
Nov 20251174501
Oct 20251234405
Sep 20251735482
Aug 20251635492
Jul 20251645302
Jun 20251645007
May 20251524052
Apr 20251564441
Mar 20251684420
Feb 2025903561
Jan 2025914620
Dec 20241474924
Nov 20241414983
Oct 20241474846
Sep 20241534650
Aug 20241435592
Jul 20241345201
Jun 20241455401
May 20241314963
Apr 20241384632
Mar 20241184793
Feb 2024994202
Jan 2024883560
Dec 20231254872
Nov 20231135030
Oct 20231165814
Sep 20231134411

How Akron compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
44Akron, OH7552,397189,545Aug 2026
53Chattanooga, TN7053,102193,881Sep 2026
67Fort Lauderdale, FL6392,699191,199Aug 2026
126Tempe, AZ4032,771191,348Aug 2026
151Brownsville, TX3571,314193,321Sep 2026
173Clarksville, TN313891190,532Aug 2026
228Glendale, CA2151,793185,849Jul 2026
239Huntington Beach, CA1821,464191,856Dec 2025
275Santa Rosa County, FL (Sheriff)114331190,022Aug 2026
285Frederick County, MD (Sheriff)95533193,550Aug 2026

The 10 places closest to Akron in population, Akron included, highest violent crime rate first.

Same state

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
9Dayton, OH1,2544,065136,047Aug 2026
10Cleveland, OH1,2513,527363,659Aug 2026
32Cincinnati, OH8353,468316,260Sep 2026
43Toledo, OH7642,437264,490Jun 2026
44Akron, OH7552,397189,545Aug 2026
153Columbus, OH3552,374940,106Aug 2026

All 6 places in Ohio on this site, highest violent crime rate first.

Nearby

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
1Detroit, MI1,6323,712642,155Aug 2026
10Cleveland, OH1,2513,527363,659Aug 2026
43Toledo, OH7642,437264,490Jun 2026
44Akron, OH7552,397189,545Aug 2026
97Warren, MI5151,387137,310Sep 2026
112Pittsburgh, PA4692,297306,794Mar 2026
153Columbus, OH3552,374940,106Aug 2026
162Erie, PA3401,81292,461Jul 2026
221Sterling Heights, MI2221,013134,402Aug 2026
295Monongalia County, WV (Sheriff)7118771,554Jul 2026

The 9 places on this site closest to Akron by distance, highest violent crime rate first.

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to

Figures are what each agency reports to the FBI, over the last 12 months it has reported in full, so the months differ. See all 302 cities and county areas in the rankings

Compare Akron side by side with Dayton, Toledo or Cincinnati, or with any other place.

Other cities in Ohio

5 city pages, closest first

Ohio as a whole has 277 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, as reported to the FBI over the 12 months to Jun 2026; Akron’s rate is 173% above the state’s.

ClevelandColumbusToledoDaytonCincinnati

All 6 cities in Ohio

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Akron safe?

By reported violent crime, Akron is well above the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 755 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to August 2026, −18% versus the previous 12 months. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood, so the citywide figure is only a starting point.

Is there a crime map for Akron?

This site does not have one for Akron. The figures on this page come from the FBI, which receives city totals rather than locations, so CurrentCrimeMap shows how Akron compares with nearby places such as Cleveland, OH instead of a street-level map.

What is the crime rate in Akron?

755 violent and 2,397 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 5,976 incidents reported to Akron Police Department over the 12 months to August 2026.

Is crime in Akron going up or down?

It is going down: violent crime −18% and property crime −19% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Akron had in 2026?

Akron Police Department reported 7 homicides from January to August 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 15 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Aug 2026 the count was 16, or 8 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Akron Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset OH0770100). We count reported incidents by month and offense type and divide by the Census population. Reported crime undercounts actual crime; see the methodology page for what the numbers leave out.

Moving to or visiting Akron

12 months to August 2026

What these numbers leave out: most crime never reaches the police. In the federal victim survey (BJS, 2024), about half of violent crimes and less than a third of property crimes were reported, and only a quarter of everyday thefts. Rates are per resident, so busy downtowns and tourist areas look worse than they are for the people who visit them.

The official source is FBI Crime Data Explorer. For what to look for, and what not to read into a rate, see how to read US crime numbers.

Source and dates

OH0770100
Source
Akron Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset OH0770100)
Latest complete month
August 2026
History on this site
September 2023 to August 2026 (44 months)
Update schedule
Akron Police Department reports monthly to the FBI under the national NIBRS standard. We refresh every morning and publish the most recent 12 months the agency has reported in full.
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Monthly counts by offense (JSON)