2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Bloomington, IN vs Des Moines, IA

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- Des Moines has 50% more violent crime than Bloomington.
- Des Moines has 26% more property crime than Bloomington.
 Bloomington, INDes Moines, IAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock37.122.7
 Property Crime45  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Bloomington    25 Reviews

I have lived here for almost 23 years. Wonderful, cosmopolitan, safe, cultural, liberal, all-inclusive town, with plenty of arts, shopping, sports events and activities,  More

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Over 5 years ago

The city government of Bloomington is very famous for its corruption. The police of this city are famous for their inactivity and lack of professionalism. The judges  More

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Over 6 years ago

Terrible. There is nothing good about Bloomington, IN. Don’t live there. As for Catalent, there is one of those in my home town Woodstock, IL. It’s a pharmaceutical  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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Dude · 
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 Bloomington, IndianaCrime Index
 Harrodsburg, IN17.55
 Ellettsville, IN20.9
 Smithville-Sanders, IN22
 Gosport, IN26.55
 Spencer, IN29.15
 Stinesville, IN31.7
 Bloomington, IN31.8

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