2026 Compare Cities Crime:
Bowling Green, KY vs Houston, TX

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- Houston has 60% more violent crime than Bowling Green.
- Houston has 3% less property crime than Bowling Green.
 Bowling Green, KYHouston, TXUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock50.422.7
 Property Crime64.9  Unlock35.4

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

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 8 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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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 4 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 4 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Bowling Green, KentuckyCrime Index
 Woodburn, KY7.85
 Plano, KY9
 Brownsville, KY11.05
 Smiths Grove, KY11.5
 Oakland, KY12.45
 Plum Springs, KY13.65
 Woodbury, KY14.45
 Rochester, KY14.75
 Morgantown, KY22
 Scottsville, KY25.85

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