Public Safety
& Violence
82% of Summit County homicides in 2024 involved a firearm.
why it matters
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Akron’s 2025 midyear reporting showed slight increases in shootings and shots-fired calls, while the number of shooting victims decreased.
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That same report said overdose deaths were down 46% compared with the same period the year before.
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The city also reported fewer guns recovered so far in 2025 than in the same period in 2024.
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Local reporting in 2025 and 2026 continued to note that violence trends were mixed: some major crimes were down, but rape, shootings, and burglary were still areas of concern.i
Akron by the numbers
37%
increase in Summit County's assault death rate over the past 15 years.
46.9
assault deaths per 100,000 Black residents in Summit County during 2019–2023.
44
homicides recorded in Summit County in 2024
82%
of Summit County homicides in 2024 involved a firearm.
8
domestic violence-related homicides occurred in Summit County in 2025, compared with 2 in 2024.
82
charges involving guns or other deadly weapons were filed against juveniles in Summit County in 2024.
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