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Akron, OH Crime and Crime Rate

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The Akron crime rate is much higher than the Ohio average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #444

Akron, OH	3,288.46
Ohio	1,691.16
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Akron, OH Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Akron, OH	Count	26	171	435	726	2,871	5,611	579	67
	Akron, OH	Per 100,000	13.1	86.4	219.8	366.9	1,450.8	2,835.4	292.6	33.9	2,908
	Ohio	Per 100,000	4.0	35.3	110.0	127.4	680.0	1,963.6	155.4	NA	1,438
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Akron, OH	Count	23	160	528	859	3,096	5,922	631	85
	Akron, OH	Per 100,000	11.6	80.6	266.1	433.0	1,560.4	2,984.8	318.0	42.8	3,097
	Ohio	Per 100,000	3.9	24.4	124.2	123.2	790.2	1,968.5	168.8	NA	1,462
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Akron, OH	Count	24	167	577	991	3,429	5,884	721	103
	Akron, OH	Per 100,000	12.1	84.2	290.8	499.5	1,728.4	2,965.9	363.4	51.9	3,328
	Ohio	Per 100,000	4.3	31.7	132.0	131.7	895.9	2,052.5	169.0	NA	1,598
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Akron, OH	Count	27	165	718	869	4,268	5,790	806	95
	Akron, OH	Per 100,000	13.6	82.8	360.3	436.1	2,142.0	2,905.8	404.5	47.7	3,596
	Ohio	Per 100,000	4.4	31.5	139.1	132.4	976.3	2,195.9	182.5	NA	1,693
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Akron, OH	Count	22	159	602	882	4,247	5,855	749	106
	Akron, OH	Per 100,000	10.7	77.3	292.6	428.7	2,064.1	2,845.5	364.0	51.5	3,342
	Ohio	Per 100,000	4.1	32.1	142.8	136.2	923.3	2,138.8	183.1	NA	1,661
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Akron, OH	Count	20	189	727	980	3,759	5,763	963	107
	Akron, OH	Per 100,000	9.7	91.5	352.1	474.6	1,820.4	2,790.8	466.4	51.8	3,449
	Ohio	Per 100,000	4.5	34.8	154.1	138.7	902.9	2,169.8	198.3	NA	1,704
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Akron, OH	Count	17	167	801	912	3,770	6,001	950	109
	Akron, OH	Per 100,000	8.2	80.7	387.2	440.9	1,822.6	2,901.2	459.3	52.7	3,418
	Ohio	Per 100,000	4.7	38.5	163.0	142.1	892.8	2,270.5	248.4	NA	1,788
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Akron, OH	Count	22	174	730	641	3,319	5,973	1,202	110
	Akron, OH	Per 100,000	10.5	83.4	349.8	307.1	1,590.3	2,862.0	575.9	52.7	3,208
	Ohio	Per 100,000	4.5	38.8	159.2	140.7	859.1	2,301.6	294.6	NA	1,793
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2005	Akron, OH	Count	27	183	625	430	3,409	7,253	1,378	92
	Akron, OH	Per 100,000	12.7	86.2	294.4	202.6	1,606.0	3,416.8	649.2	43.3	3,250
	Ohio	Per 100,000	5.1	39.8	163.1	143.4	872.8	2,429.0	360.9	NA	1,887
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Akron, OH	49.67
Ohio	32.00
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Akron, OH Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Akron, OH	Count	4	2	1	1	0	0
	Akron, OH	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	20
	Ohio	Per 100,000	4.1	2.5	0.3	0.7	0.6	0.1	41
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Akron, OH	Count	8	5	0	2	1	0
	Akron, OH	Per 100,000	4.0	2.5	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	40
	Ohio	Per 100,000	3.6	2.2	0.2	0.6	0.4	0.2	35
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Akron, OH	Count	7	5	0	0	2	0
	Akron, OH	Per 100,000	3.5	2.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	35
	Ohio	Per 100,000	2.6	1.3	0.3	0.6	0.3	0.1	26
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Akron, OH	Count	16	8	2	5	1	0
	Akron, OH	Per 100,000	8.0	4.0	1.0	2.5	0.5	0.0	80
	Ohio	Per 100,000	2.3	1.3	0.2	0.6	0.2	0.0	23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Akron, OH	Count	13	7	0	3	3	0
	Akron, OH	Per 100,000	6.3	3.4	0.0	1.5	1.5	0.0	63
	Ohio	Per 100,000	2.6	1.5	0.4	0.4	0.2	0.0	25
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Akron, OH	Count	11	8	0	1	2	0
	Akron, OH	Per 100,000	5.3	3.9	0.0	0.5	1.0	0.0	53
	Ohio	Per 100,000	3.1	1.5	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.6	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Akron, OH	Count	15	11	1	0	2	1
	Akron, OH	Per 100,000	7.3	5.3	0.5	0.0	1.0	0.5	72
	Ohio	Per 100,000	3.8	2.1	0.3	0.6	0.5	0.3	38
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Akron, OH	Count	11	8	0	2	1	0
	Akron, OH	Per 100,000	5.3	3.8	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	52
	Ohio	Per 100,000	3.6	1.9	0.3	0.6	0.5	0.3	35
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Akron, OH	Count	7	6	1	0	0	0
	Akron, OH	Per 100,000	3.3	2.8	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	33
	Ohio	Per 100,000	3.5	2.1	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.1	34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Akron, OH	2.14
Ohio	2.56
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Akron, OH Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2013	Akron, OH	Count	454	412	42
	Akron, OH	Per 100,000	228.8	207.7	21.2	2.18
	Ohio	Per 100,000	315.3	244.8	70.5	2.80
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Akron, OH	Count	461	418	43
	Akron, OH	Per 100,000	232.4	210.7	21.7	2.22
	Ohio	Per 100,000	258.3	198.9	59.5	2.29
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Akron, OH	Count	449	410	39
	Akron, OH	Per 100,000	225.3	205.8	19.6	2.16
	Ohio	Per 100,000	292.5	210.8	81.7	2.52
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Akron, OH	Count	492	447	45
	Akron, OH	Per 100,000	239.1	217.2	21.9	2.28
	Ohio	Per 100,000	298.9	210.2	88.7	2.55
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Akron, OH	Count	506	460	46
	Akron, OH	Per 100,000	245.0	222.8	22.3	2.34
	Ohio	Per 100,000	291.5	216.3	75.2	2.54
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Akron, OH	Count	519	472	47
	Akron, OH	Per 100,000	250.9	228.2	22.7	2.40
	Ohio	Per 100,000	323.9	224.9	99.0	2.74
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Akron, OH	Count	519	474	45
	Akron, OH	Per 100,000	248.7	227.1	21.6	2.38
	Ohio	Per 100,000	307.3	217.3	89.9	2.62
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Akron, OH	Count	496	453	43
2005	Akron, OH	Count	512	469	43