2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Akron, OH vs Grand Rapids, MI

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- Grand Rapids has 3% more violent crime than Akron.
- Grand Rapids has 41% less property crime than Akron.
 Akron, OHGrand Rapids, MIUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock36.722.7
 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 Grand Rapids    62 Reviews

I've lived in Grand Rapids about 85% of my life and can confidently say it is a great place to live for anyone. I know countless people who dogged the city, moved  More

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Grand Rapids proper - the small city - is fairly OK. Nothing special stands out about it when judged against the nicer areas of the US, but it has some decent dining and  More

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Wow. “bland Rapids and everyone is Smug, uptight and part of the Christian Reformed Church. “ Someone is accurately describing Grand Rapids in 1985. Much has changed  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Akron, OhioCrime Index
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 Hudson, OH9.8
 Twinsburg, OH11.2
 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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