2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Akron, OH vs Palm Desert, CA

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- Palm Desert has 56% less violent crime than Akron.
- Palm Desert has 4% less property crime than Akron.
 Akron, OHPalm Desert, CAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock15.722.7
 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 Palm Desert    14 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Palm Desert, CA is full of rude people. One woman in a long sleeved pink shirt is being extremely rude and mocking people for no reason at a neighborhood Walmart in Palm  More

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Palm Desert is clean, upscale and beautiful. The views of the Santa Rosa Mountains bright blue sky and green expanses of golf course fairways, swimming pools and  More

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I made the mistake of moving here after a short vacation to be closer to family. Biggest mistake of my life! This is not the place to live if health is important to you.  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
 Silver Lake, OH13.55

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