2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Atchison, KS vs Des Moines, IA

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- Des Moines has 46% more violent crime than Atchison.
- Des Moines has 20% more property crime than Atchison.
 Atchison, KSDes Moines, IAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock37.122.7
 Property Crime48.7  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Atchison    2 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Great Place to live! Story-book!  More

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A wonderful example of a town forcefully driven without a purpose. Set up as a perfect sleeper suburb of Kansas City, they have sabotaged themselves with short-sighted  More

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Reviews for Des Moines    53 Reviews

Des Moines is a ok and pretty quiet place but as a teen it could be dramatic because Des Moines do have is fair or violents places to avoid in Des Moines would be the  More

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Over 5 years ago

This city is violent, there are too many gangs especially on the north  More

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Over 6 years ago

Good for the old that like slow pace and cheap buffets. Also good for non-descript mid-westerners that don't like a lot of action. No nightlife or mountains to hike  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Atchison, KansasCrime Index
 Lancaster, KS14.4
 Muscotah, KS16.55
 Effingham, KS17
 Huron, KS23
 Atchison, KS34.3

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