2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Ann Arbor, MI vs Palo Alto, CA

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- Palo Alto has 49% less violent crime than Ann Arbor.
- Palo Alto has 15% more property crime than Ann Arbor.
 Ann Arbor, MIPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock7.722.7
 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 Palo Alto    8 Reviews

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Over 18 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  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
 Ypsilanti, MI43.95

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