Portage Lakes, OH Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Portage Lakes in green. The most dangerous areas in Portage Lakes 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 Portage Lakes, OH Safe from Murder?

The B grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US city. Portage Lakes is in the 62nd percentile for safety, meaning 38% of cities are safer and 62% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Portage Lakes's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Portage Lakes is 0.0471 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Portage Lakes generally consider the south part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Portage Lakes may be as high as 1 in 17,074 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 34,261 in the south part of the city.

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

How Portage Lakes's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Portage Lakes 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, Portage Lakes is safer than the Ohio state average and safer than the national average.

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

The Cost of Murder in Portage Lakes, OH

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Portage Lakes about $548,490 in 2025, or roughly $89 per resident. This is part of Portage Lakes's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Portage Lakes, including every crime type and how Portage Lakes 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 Portage Lakes's crime maps on the Portage Lakes overall crime page.

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Individual Portage Lakes Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
New Franklin, OH	B+	B	B	A-
Barberton, OH	D	C-	D	C
Green, OH	B	B+	B-	A
Akron, OH	D+	C	D+	C+
Lakemore, OH	C	B-	C	B
Norton, OH	C+	B	C+	A
Clinton, OH	B+	B	B	A-
Uniontown, OH	A	A-	B+	A+
Copley, OH	B	A	B	A-
Canal Fulton, OH	B-	B+	C-	A+

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Portage Lakes is lower 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
Caldwell, TX	D+	D+	D+	D
Cambria, CA	B	D	D	A+
Calverton, NY	A-	B	B	A-
Calverton, MD	D	C-	C-	F
Calvert City, KY	C+	A-	A-	C+
Calumet Park, IL	D-	D-	D-	F
Calistoga, CA	D-	F	F	C+
Calipatria, CA	F	F	F	D-
California, MO	C-	C	C	D
Califon, NJ	A	A+	A+	A

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Portage Lakes, OH average SchoolGrade of A-, with 57% actual proficiency versus 53% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Portage Lakes schools on SchoolGrade

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