Editor’s note: A previous version of this story noted that the Akron Police Department couldn’t be reached after multiple attempts to make contact. The Beacon Journal was able to get comments from a sergeant there Tuesday.
Seven in 10 violent crimes reported to police departments across the state in 2022 went unsolved, ranking Ohio the third worst state in the country, according to a new study released by the Council of State Governments Justice Center.
Researchers examined data from the FBI’s Uniformed Crime Reporting Program for a nationwide and state by state look at whether law enforcement is making arrests in violent crimes. Ohio ranked third, behind Florida and New Mexico, for unsolved violent crimes…