Following Vice President JD Vance's comments that downtown Akron is overrun with crime, local officials and others respond.

AKRON, Ohio — Business owners and city leaders in Akron are pushing back after Vice President JD Vance accused authorities of allowing crime to run rampant downtown. During a visit to Northeast ...

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This story has been updated with new information. Vice President JD Vance suggests that downtown Akron is a lawless place where people are afraid to dine because local authorities provide lax ...

Vance named Akron and Canton as two cities where people may be worried to go downtown because of "lawlessness." ...

Akron and Canton into the national conversation over a truly disturbing viral street fight in Cincinnati. Responding to a ...

Opinion poll Are thugs ruining date nights in Columbus? JD Vance says so. What do you say? "How many of you all have wanted to go to downtown Akron or downtown Canton or downtown Columbus for a meal, ...

Under Columbus Police Chief Elaine Bryant, the city has seen steep drops in homicides and assaults since both peaked the year ...

Ohio Democrat invites Vance to visit her district after he questioned safety in downtown areas during his Canton rally promoting the "Big, Beautiful, Bill." ...

Vice President JD Vance commented on the video ... "How many of you all have wanted to go to downtown Akron or downtown Canton or downtown Columbus for a meal, but you're worried because the local ...

Statistics don't support Vance's claims against big U.S. cities or out-of-control "thugs" in general. Take this from the Council on Criminal Justice's just-released Crime Trends In U.S. Cities ...