Barberton, OH Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Barberton in green. The most dangerous areas in Barberton are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Barberton, OH Safe from Murder?

The C grade means the rate of murder is slightly higher than the average US city. Barberton is in the 39th percentile for safety, meaning 61% of cities are safer and 39% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Barberton's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Barberton is 0.0694 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Barberton generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Barberton may be as high as 1 in 10,129 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 21,952 in the southwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the northeast parts of Barberton, OH: about 0 per year. The northwest part of Barberton has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Barberton's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Barberton to the Ohio state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, Barberton is less safe than the Ohio state average and as safe as the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Barberton, OH

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Barberton about $3,436,385 in 2025, or roughly $130 per resident. This is part of Barberton's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Barberton, including every crime type and how Barberton compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Barberton's crime maps on the Barberton overall crime page.

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Individual Barberton Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Barberton is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Barberton.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Norton, OH	C+	B	C+	A
Portage Lakes, OH	D	B-	D-	B
New Franklin, OH	B+	B	B	A-
Copley, OH	B	A	B	A-
Doylestown, OH	A+	B+	A+	A+
Akron, OH	D+	C	D+	C+
Wadsworth, OH	A-	A-	B+	A-
Clinton, OH	B+	B	B	A-
Warwick, OH	A	C-	A+	A
Fairlawn, OH	D-	C-	D-	B

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Barberton is higher versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Mount Vernon, OH	C+	B	B	B-
Cave Spring, VA	C	A-	A-	B+
Temescal Valley, CA	A-	B+	B+	A-
Takoma Park, MD	D+	D	D	F
Columbus, NE	C+	A-	A-	C+
Springboro, OH	A	A-	A-	A-
Sebastian, FL	A+	A+	A+	A
Rochester, MI	B+	A-	A-	A-
East Chicago, IN	D-	F	F	D-
Edgewater, FL	A+	B+	B+	A+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Barberton, OH average SchoolGrade of A+, with 67% actual proficiency versus 56% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Barberton schools on SchoolGrade

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