Akron score: 34/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Akron safe? United States travel risk

Is Akron safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Akron scores 34/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. The US State Department does not issue advice for United States. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Akron scores 34/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United States (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Akron: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals.

Driven by: security (35/100) and crime and scams (47/100).

A score of 34 is higher than the scores of 39% of the 241 countries we cover.

Consult the United States travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Location & Spatial Data

Coordinates 41.0798° N, 81.5219° W place Akron within Ohio at an elevation of 291 meters. Heading to Washington: 453.6 km ESE.

Region
Ohio

Coordinates
41.0798° N, 81.5219° W

Elevation
291 m

Time Zone
America/New_York

Population
538,659

Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Pittsburgh (148.4 km ESE).

Transit Links & Medical Facilities

Aviation Hub Akron Fulton International Airport (AKC) 6.5 km SE

Hospital Care Akron Children's Hospital 0.3 km WSW

Police Station Akron Police Department 0.3 km ESE

Railway Terminal Akron Northside 1.2 km NNE

Proximate Regional Communities (United States)

Cuyahoga Falls · 9.4 km N Barberton · 10.4 km SW Green · 15.1 km SSE Brecksville · 26.6 km NNW Broadview Heights · 29.7 km NNW

Climate by Month

Hottest: July (28 °C avg high); Wettest: May (105 mm).

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
High °C	1°	2°	7°	14°	19°	25°	28°	27°	24°	17°	9°	3°
Low °C	-6°	-5°	-1°	6°	11°	17°	20°	20°	16°	10°	3°	-3°
Rain mm	75	73	91	94	105	102	95	88	85	83	89	89

Normals: Cleveland (46 km away).

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the United States travel advice & laws.

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Surrounding Places with Full Dossiers

Cuyahoga Falls 17

9.4 km N

Green 17

15.1 km SSE

Broadview Heights 10

29.7 km NNW

Canton 20

32.9 km SSE

Alliance 15

38.7 km ESE

Cleveland 37

46.0 km NNW

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