2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Athens, OH vs Bowling Green, KY

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- Bowling Green has 39% more violent crime than Athens.
- Bowling Green has 58% more property crime than Athens.
 Athens, OHBowling Green, KYUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock2022.7
 Property Crime27.5  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Athens    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

great place to live. small town feel with alot of what a bigger town has to  More

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Over 18 years ago

Virtually no crime in  More

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Reviews for Bowling Green    7 Reviews

I have lived in Bowling Green 12 years, prior to that I lived in the Terre Haute IN area. Compared to Terre Haute, my husband and I much prefer BG. The winters are much  More

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Over 7 years ago

I was born in BG 62 yrs ago. I left at 17 and returned in 2015. Compared to Texas & the west, BG is the worst. If you like sunshine (I do), it is horrible in BG.  More

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I have lived in Bowling Green for almost seven years now. I'm originally from the Oklahoma City/Moore OK area. My husband and I moved here for his job. Honestly,  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Athens, OhioCrime Index
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 Buchtel, OH18.05
 Albany, OH18.15
 Amesville, OH18.65
 Athens, OH19.85
 Coolville, OH22.2
 Hockingport, OH26.05
 Glouster, OH26.15
 Jacksonville, OH26.45
 The Plains, OH27.4

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