2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Bloomington, IN vs Lawrence, KS

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- Lawrence has 6% more violent crime than Bloomington.
- Lawrence has 21% more property crime than Bloomington.
 Bloomington, INLawrence, KSUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock19.722.7
 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 Lawrence    19 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I don't know why people have written negative reviews about Lawrence, but I have lived here for two years and love it. The quality of life is great - it is a college  More

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Over 12 years ago

Great college town, wonderful people and community. Fun  More

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Over 13 years ago

While I was a grad student at KU I lived in Lawrence, KS. I was unimpressed by the town and even less impressed by the over-inflated ego of its inhabitants. Let's be  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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