2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Ann Arbor, MI vs Bethesda, MD

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- Bethesda has 6% less violent crime than Ann Arbor.
- Bethesda has 26% less property crime than Ann Arbor.
 Ann Arbor, MIBethesda, MDUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock14.122.7
 Property Crime29.4  Unlock35.4

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Reviews for Ann Arbor    49 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Highly educated city. traffic and parking is bad. university culture is nice, not sure about elsewhere. no good pizza! if you're looking for food, I recommend "a taste  More

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Uh, compared to my other favorite college towns this one lacks flavor. Safer and kinda pretty, but not the greenest place, it's fine. Good restaurants, music, art,  More

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Over 10 years ago

Ann Arbor bus service (AATA) is quite good. The Detroit Metro Airport is only a 20 min. drive away and is also quite good. The traffic in Ann Arbor is usually mild  More

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Reviews for Bethesda    12 Reviews

Bethesda is awesome if you want to live near DC and in a relatively safe city that has few parking issues. Montgomery county has parking lots in downtown Bethesda and  More

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Amenities are plentiful, but costs continue to rise as do local and state taxes. Overall not a friendly place to  More

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Essentially an upscale suburb of Washington DC. Public transport is easy, there's plenty to do (though with none of the edginess of living closer in DC) and it's minutes  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Ann Arbor, MichiganCrime Index
 Barton Hills, MI11.1
 Chelsea, MI16.3
 Saline, MI16.9
 Dexter, MI17.85
 Whitmore Lake, MI18.9
 Milan, MI20.65
 Manchester, MI21.2
 Ann Arbor, MI22.2
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