2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Athens, OH vs Lexington, KY

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- Lexington has 45% more violent crime than Athens.
- Lexington has 51% more property crime than Athens.
 Athens, OHLexington, KYUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock2222.7
 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 Lexington    62 Reviews

Lexington is a beautiful city. There are tons of tree lined streets and even trees in both sides of the city's only freeway. It's relatively small, which can be both  More

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Over 4 years ago

Very beautiful/underrated city!!  More

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I have lived here now for over five years, originally from the west coast and here is my top 10 for why you should NOT move here. #1 The Culture: They have none, it  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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