2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Akron, OH vs Palo Alto, CA

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- Palo Alto has 78% less violent crime than Akron.
- Palo Alto has 44% less property crime than Akron.
 Akron, OHPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock7.722.7
 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 Palo Alto    8 Reviews

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Over 18 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Akron, OhioCrime Index
 Suffield, OH 
 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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