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Brookings, OR vs Des Moines, IA

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- Des Moines has 74% more violent crime than Brookings.
- Des Moines has 66% more property crime than Brookings.
 Brookings, ORDes Moines, IAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock37.122.7
 Property Crime20.5  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Brookings    29 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Brookings Oregon is one of the most beautiful places in the world and has perfect weather. I searched for a retirement home, on the beach, for nearly ten years before  More

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Over 4 years ago

Brookings is an interesting place, very nice scenery, and excellent weather. The "locals" who inhabit this place are some of the most ignorant biased people you will  More

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Retired and moved here with my husband in 2020. Best decision we ever made. Amazing weather...even the rainy days are punctuated by crisp, sunny days in the winter. Not  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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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 Brookings, OregonCrime Index
 Wedderburn, OR 
 Brookings, OR15
 Langlois, OR16.55
 Nesika Beach, OR17.6
 Harbor, OR23.6
 Pistol River, OR25
 Gold Beach, OR27.25
 Port Orford, OR42.8

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