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Crime Map, Crime Rate and Safest ZIP Codes in Akron, OH
Explore neighborhood Safety Scores in Akron, compare its ZIP codes, and find wider county context.
Explore neighborhood Safety Scores around Akron. The map can include areas outside the city limits.
Is Akron, OH safe?
Akron, Ohio has a CrimeScore Safety Score of 29 out of 100, grade D, below the Ohio statewide score of 53. An estimated 9% of its residents live in neighborhoods graded A or B, compared with 45% statewide. Its ZIP codes with at least 5 scored block groups range from 7 to 49, so the answer depends on the neighborhood. Safety Scores are modeled estimates, not official crime rates.
- Safety Score
- 29 / 100
- Residents in A or B neighborhoods
- 9%
- Residents in D or F neighborhoods
- 69%
- Scored neighborhoods
- 225
How Akron compares
Akron scores 24 points below the Ohio statewide score of 53. Both scores average neighborhood scores weighted by population, so they compare directly.
Akron lies in Summit County, which has a county Safety Score of 34, grade D.
County Safety Scores describe whole counties and are measured differently, so they are not an average of the neighborhoods inside Akron.
Neighborhoods inside Akron
225 scored neighborhoods (Census block groups) with residents lie at least partly inside Akron, 203 of them mostly inside it. Among those 203, the lowest scores 0, the highest 92, and the middle 80% range from 4 to 57.
Safest ZIP codes in Akron, OH
Ranked by Safety Score among ZIP codes that score above the city's median ZIP score and have at least 5 scored block groups, so a single small area can't top the list.
ZIP code Safety Scores in Akron, OH
Showing all 14 ZIP profiles
| ZIP | Safety Score | Grade | Scored areas |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44301 | 36 /100 | Grade D | 23 |
| 44302 | 23 /100 | Grade D | 15 |
| 44303 | 41 /100 | Grade C | 15 |
| 44304 | 10 /100 | Grade F | 11 |
| 44305 | 37 /100 | Grade D | 32 |
| 44306 | 21 /100 | Grade D | 30 |
| 44307 | 10 /100 | Grade F | 12 |
| 44308 | 8 /100 | Grade F | 5 |
| 44310 | 14 /100 | Grade F | 26 |
| 44311 | 7 /100 | Grade F | 14 |
| 44313 | 49 /100 | Grade C | 33 |
| 44314 | 29 /100 | Grade D | 24 |
| 44320 | 22 /100 | Grade D | 30 |
| 44325 | 3 /100 | Grade F | 2 |
Higher scores indicate safer modeled conditions. Scored areas are Census block groups, not a coverage percentage.
Closest cities in Ohio
- Cuyahoga Falls Safety Score 50 · grade C · 4.9 miles
- Tallmadge Safety Score 79 · grade B · 5.1 miles
- Barberton Safety Score 43 · grade C · 6.3 miles
- Norton Safety Score 76 · grade B · 7.3 miles
- Stow Safety Score 76 · grade B · 8.2 miles
Distances are measured between the population-weighted centers of each city's scored neighborhoods.
About Akron
Akron has an estimated 189,664 residents (2024 Census estimate) and 61.9 square miles of land inside its 2020 city limits. Its city score combines 225 scored Census block groups that lie at least partly within those limits.
How this page is built
A ZIP code is listed here when most of its land is inside the city limits. ZIPs that mainly lie outside the city appear on their county pages. The city score is not an average of the listed ZIP scores.
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