2026 Compare Cities Crime:
Bowling Green, KY vs Richmond, VA

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- Richmond has 19% more violent crime than Bowling Green.
- Richmond has 14% less property crime than Bowling Green.
 Bowling Green, KYRichmond, VAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock24.622.7
 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 Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Lived here for a year and it’s not perfect but it’s constantly improving now (areas redevloped, more businesses, job growth). Cost of living is great compared to  More

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Over 5 years ago

We love Richmond so much that when we talk about where we'd like to live if we could live anywhere in the US, we always come back to RVA. We live in the city proper  More

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Over 5 years ago

I'm an out-of-towner but am coming up on 1 year in Richmond. I would summarize it this way: the best thing and the worst thing about Richmond is its location. I'll  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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