2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Akron, OH vs Blowing Rock, NC

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- Blowing Rock has 72% less violent crime than Akron.
- Blowing Rock has 35% less property crime than Akron.
 Akron, OHBlowing Rock, NCUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock9.822.7
 Property Crime61.9  Unlock35.4

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Reviews for Akron    31 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I grew up and lived in Akron, OH for a majority of my life, with the exception of living in Panama City, FL for 8 years. The town is pretty decent, affordable utilities,  More

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Over 4 years ago

This area is completely run down. Ghetto with a capital  More

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My goodness, I had to create an account to counterbalance all the negative people. I grew up in Ellet, went to an Akron Public School, graduated with a bachelor's from  More

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Reviews for Blowing Rock    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I've been in Blowing Rock for about 8 years and can't wait to leave this gloomy place. It is grey and cloudy most of the time. The rating it has on this site of 199  More

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Over 17 years ago

great in the summer, but very cold in the  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Akron, OhioCrime Index
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 Hudson, OH9.8
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 Reminderville, OH11.65
 Munroe Falls, OH11.7
 Aurora, OH12.5
 New Franklin, OH12.7
 Richfield, OH13.05
 Sugar Bush Knolls, OH13.05
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