Akron's Most Dangerous Intersections Revealed in New Report

AMATS crash data highlights safety concerns at specific Summit County crossroads despite overall decline in crashes and fatalities.

Mar. 28, 2026 at 10:04am

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The latest Akron Metropolitan Area Transportation Study (AMATS) crash report has identified the most dangerous intersections in Summit County, Ohio, based on crash frequency and severity. While the region has seen an overall decline in crashes and fatalities in recent years, certain intersections continue to pose significant safety risks, with high numbers of injury-related incidents.

Why it matters

The AMATS report provides crucial data to help transportation planners and local officials prioritize infrastructure improvements and safety initiatives in the Greater Akron area, addressing the most problematic intersections and working to reduce the number of serious crashes.

The details

The 2022-2024 AMATS Crash Report, compiled using more than 46,500 crash records from the Ohio Department of Transportation, identified over 217 high-crash intersections across Summit, Portage, and northeastern Wayne counties. To qualify, an intersection must have had at least nine crashes over three years, with at least 30% resulting in injury or fatal outcomes. Several Summit County intersections stood out, including one that saw 26 crashes, 15 of which resulted in injuries, and another that recorded 26 crashes, 12 injury-related and one fatal incident. Despite the overall decline in crashes and fatalities across the region, serious injury crashes have increased by nearly 19% between 2022 and 2024.

  • The 2022-2024 AMATS Crash Report was recently released in March 2026.
  • The report examined crash data from 2022 to 2024.

The players

AMATS

The Akron Metropolitan Area Transportation Study, the regional transportation planning agency for Greater Akron.

Matt Stewart

AMATS Planning Administrator, who commented on the report's findings.

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What they’re saying

“We suspect that a combination of targeted safety improvement projects within the Greater Akron area and enhanced safety features on new vehicles may be contributing to this decline.”

— Matt Stewart, AMATS Planning Administrator

What’s next

AMATS will use the crash data to help prioritize infrastructure projects and safety initiatives, including its Safe Streets for All program.

The takeaway

The AMATS report highlights the need for continued focus on improving safety at the most dangerous intersections in the Greater Akron area, even as overall crash and fatality numbers decline, in order to address the persistent issue of serious injury crashes.