Portage County, OH Robbery Rates and Robbery Maps

Crime Grade's robbery map shows the safest places in Portage County in green. The most dangerous areas in Portage County 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 County, OH Safe from Robbery?

The B- grade means the rate of robbery is slightly lower than the average US county. Portage County is in the 57th percentile for safety, meaning 43% of counties are safer and 57% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Portage County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of robbery in Portage County is 0.4078 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Portage County generally consider the northwest part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of robbery in Portage County may be as high as 1 in 1,647 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 3,376 in the northwest part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more robbery occurs in the west parts of Portage County, OH: about 12 per year. The east part of Portage County has fewer cases of robbery with only 2 in a typical year.

How Portage County's Robbery Rate Compares

The chart below compares the robbery rate in Portage County 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 robbery rate, Portage County 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 Robbery in Portage County, OH

Robbery is projected to cost the residents of Portage County about $2,085,803 in 2025, or roughly $13 per resident. This is part of Portage County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Portage County, including every crime type and how Portage County compares to other counties.

Interpreting the Robbery Map

Remember that robbery 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 County's crime maps on the Portage County overall crime page.

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Individual Portage County Crime Maps & Stats

Robbery Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of robbery in Portage County is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Portage County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Robbery Crime Grade
Summit County, OH	C	B-	C-	C
Geauga County, OH	A	B+	A	C
Stark County, OH	C-	B	D+	C-
Trumbull County, OH	C+	B-	C	C-
Cuyahoga County, OH	D	D+	D	D
Medina County, OH	A+	A+	A+	A-
Mahoning County, OH	C	C+	C-	D+
Lake County, OH	B	A	B-	B+
Wayne County, OH	A	B+	A-	C
Columbiana County, OH	B	B-	C+	C-

Robbery in County with Similar Populations

Portage County is similar versus other counties of the same size for robbery. The table below compares robbery in counties with comparable overall population.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Robbery Crime Grade
Centre County, PA	A	A	A	C
Dorchester County, SC	C-	C	C	A-
Davidson County, NC	B	C+	C+	D+
Cumberland County, NJ	A-	A-	A-	C+
Comal County, TX	B+	B	B	C+
Columbia County, GA	A+	A	A	A-
Citrus County, FL	A+	A	A	A
Chittenden County, VT	C-	A-	A-	A+
Charles County, MD	B	B-	B-	D-
Catawba County, NC	C-	C	C	B-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Portage County, OH average SchoolGrade of A-, with 58% actual proficiency versus 54% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Portage County schools on SchoolGrade

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