Downtown, OH Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 131%

Violent crime 223%

Property crime 114%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2019 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2020; this is the most current data available.

Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI, so estimates are used based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	Downtown_{/100k people}	Akron_{/100k people}	Ohio_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	8,350	5,742 (estimate)	4,220	2,349	2,489
Murder	27	n/a	13.6	4.6	5.0
Rape	181	n/a	91.5	49.0	42.6
Robbery	328	n/a	165.8	75.7	81.6
Assault	1,246	n/a	629.7	163.9	250.2
Violent crime	1,782	1,226 (estimate)	901	293	379
Burglary	1,686	n/a	852.0	375.5	340.5
Theft	4,305	n/a	2,175.5	1,520.4	1,549.5
Vehicle theft	577	n/a	291.6	159.7	219.9
Property crime	6,568	4,517 (estimate)	3,319	2,056	2,110

Key findings

Downtown crime rates are 131% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Downtown are 223% higher than the national average
In Downtown you have a 1 in 18 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Downtown is safer than 30% of the cities in Ohio
Year over year crime in Akron has decreased by 6%

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The Downtown crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Downtown as reported by the local law enforcement agency. Based on the color coded legend above, the crime map outlines the areas with lower crime compared to the areas with higher crime. The Downtown crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

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Daily Crime In Downtown (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Downtown

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Downtown is 1 in 82

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Downtown is 1 in 23

The chance of being a victim of crime in Downtown is 1 in 18

Year Over Year Crime In Akron (per 100,000 people)

Akron police department

Item	Downtown	Akron	Ohio
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	461	17,044
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	2.3	2.7

Sex offenders in Ohio

State	Total offenders	Ohio_/100K	National_/100K
Ohio	17,872	156	266

There are a total of 17,872 sex offenders in Ohio. This yields a total of 156 sex offenders in Ohio per 100,000 residents which is 41% less than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Boston Heights, OH	1,208	41	289	330
Silver Lake, OH	2,452	46	323	368
Richfield, OH	3,651	56	392	447
Munroe Falls, OH	5,055	0	453	453
Hudson, OH	22,282	27	525	552
Montrose-Ghent, OH	4,776	76	534	610
New Franklin, OH	14,195	56	593	650
Akron, OH	198,508	901	3,319	4,220

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Shreveport, LA	198,571	780	4,899	5,679
Huntington Beach, CA	198,724	191	2,053	2,244
Glendale, CA	197,895	114	1,631	1,745
Little Rock, AR	197,640	1,517	6,122	7,639
Amarillo, TX	197,570	720	3,897	4,617
Akron, OH	198,508	901	3,319	4,220

Source: The Downtown, Akron, OH crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2018. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.

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