2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Chariton, IA vs Ottumwa, IA

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- Ottumwa has 15% more violent crime than Chariton.
- Ottumwa has 33% more property crime than Chariton.
 Chariton, IAOttumwa, IAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock19.922.7
 Property Crime42.3  Unlock35.4

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

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Reviews for Ottumwa    5 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Ottumwa has a seemingly high rate of theft-related crimes as well as drug use which I'm sure correlates to the incidences of assault. For a community of 20-30,000, the  More

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Over 16 years ago

ottumwa, Iowa has no diverse culture. It is not very open especially when it comes to branching out to new ideas of others culture...The idea of culture here is the pro  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living and housing 2. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Very poor school system 3. Economically depressed 4.  More

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