2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Bellingham, WA vs Decatur, IL

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- Decatur has 40% more violent crime than Bellingham.
- Decatur has 34% less property crime than Bellingham.
 Bellingham, WADecatur, ILUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock31.422.7
 Property Crime71.5  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Bellingham    58 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I've lived in so many cities in 5 west coast states and have come to a conclusion that Bellingham is the greatest city to live, work, play and raise a family. After  More

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Over 4 years ago

From what I’ve seen and heard, the very liberal political/ethical beliefs of Bellingham residents, as well as the grey rainy weather, are the main things a few people  More

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If you’re like many Americans and caught up in right vs left you won’t like the far left here in Bellingham wa. If you put politics away and you enjoy skiing,  More

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Reviews for Decatur    14 Reviews

I was sent here by the company I worked for in the '90's and was not initially impressed with midwest living. However, over the years I got used to living in the "Pride  More

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I grew up in Decatur and I still have family there, but it depresses me to see what it has become. It has a high unemployment rate, many business have closed or are run  More

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Over 14 years ago

If you enjoy drinking & driving, Decatur's fifteen drive-thru liquor windows, three times the # of drive-thru's than the ten largest cities in Illinois, COMBINED, will  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Bellingham, WashingtonCrime Index
 Lynden, WA14.45
 Geneva, WA14.95
 Everson, WA15.05
 Sumas, WA17
 Nooksack, WA18.6
 Maple Falls, WA19.7
 Custer, WA20.1
 Deming, WA21.1
 Sudden Valley, WA22.3
 Kendall, WA22.5

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