Crime Score for ZIP 44278, Akron, OH
Akron · July 2026 snapshot · powered by SpotCrime
Higher crime than 58.87% of US ZIP codes
National rank
#4,474
of 13,225 scored ZIPs
Ohio rank
#203
of 787 in state
Score index
75.0
crime intensity
Snapshot
July 2026
updated monthly
ZIP code 44278 covers part of Akron in Ohio. In July 2026 it scored in the 58.9th percentile for reported crime among 13,225 scored US ZIP codes. That is a Above Average rating, above the national midpoint for reported crime.
Nationally it ranks #4,474, where #1 is the highest-crime ZIP in the country. Within Ohio it ranks #203 of 787. That is 21.9 points above the Ohio median of 37.0. It rose 12.06 percentile points between June 2026 and July 2026, from 46.81 to 58.87.
Higher percentile and a lower rank number both mean more reported crime. Levels are fixed cutoffs on the percentile: Low under 25, Below Average to 50, Above Average to 75, High to 90, Very High to 99, Extreme above. Scores reflect incidents reported by police and published by SpotCrime, so they measure reported crime, not every event that happens.
Monthly history
| Month | Percentile | National rank | State rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2026(latest) | 58.87 | #4,474 | #203 |
| June 2026 | 46.81 | #6,446 | #307 |
Nearby ZIP codes
5 of 6 score lower than 44278. Closest scored ZIPs by distance.
County
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On SpotCrime
The score on this page is built from the same incident reports SpotCrime maps.
Questions about 44278
- Is ZIP code 44278 safe?
- CrimeScore does not label places safe or unsafe. ZIP 44278 scores in the 58.9th percentile for reported crime as of July 2026, which is a Above Average rating: above the national midpoint for reported crime.. Scores reflect police reports, so areas with less reporting can look calmer than they are.
- How is the crime score for 44278 calculated?
- SpotCrime collects police incident reports for the area, weights them into a crime intensity index, and ranks that index against every scored US ZIP code to get a percentile. The score is republished monthly and carries a model hash so you can tell which version produced it.
- How does 44278 compare with the rest of Ohio?
- It ranks #203 of 787 scored ZIP codes in Ohio, against a state median of the 37.0th percentile. Nationally it ranks #4,474 of 13,225.
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Data: CrimeScore by SpotCrime, July 2026 publication. Scores describe areas, not people, and are not predictions. Terms.