2025 Compare Cities Crime:
South Bend, IN vs Akron, OH

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- Akron has 16% less violent crime than South Bend.
- Akron has 11% less property crime than South Bend.
 South Bend, INAkron, OHUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock35.522.7
 Property Crime69.3  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for South Bend    25 Reviews

When it comes to standard of living, neighborhoods, safety, schools, wage earners and tax dollar contributing citizens Mishawaka hands down, will always made better  More

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Moving here is much harder than growing up here, I know from many people I've talked to. When you grow up here you learn how to interact with people, everyone will seem  More

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I’ve lived in the city for 4 years now and have honestly had a good experience so far. I live in a quite neighborhood and have had no issues with crime or violence.  More

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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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Cities with the Least Crime Near South Bend, IndianaCrime Index
 Walkerton, IN15.25
 North Liberty, IN18.95
 Notre Dame, IN20
 Granger, IN20.05
 Cassopolis, MI20.05
 Osceola, IN21.1
 New Carlisle, IN23
 Indian Village, IN24.45
 Vandalia, MI25.45
 Edwardsburg, MI26.35

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