2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Columbia, MO vs Alton, IL

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- Alton has 16% less violent crime than Columbia.
- Alton has 26% more property crime than Columbia.
 Columbia, MOAlton, ILUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock22.422.7
 Property Crime45.8  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Columbia    41 Reviews

If you are an active person and love to be outdoors and go to college sporting events, Columbia is a great place to live! I run and bike and go to Mizzou events a lot. I  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've live in CoMo for 20 yrs. NOT sure about this state of the art water park??!! There are great parks but nothing else for families. NO zoo, museum, and definitely no  More

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I lived there for a year and hated every minute. Columbia reminded me of the San Francisco of the Midwest. It is overrun with homeless people. Law enforcement is  More

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Reviews for Alton    7 Reviews

My wife, daughter, and I moved here from Phoenix Metro March 2022 and have been very happy with our move. The people have been great, having four seasons is great, and  More

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Over 2 years ago

Not sure why such low reviews. I moved here from St. Louis. Crime in Alton is NOTHING compared to that. Maybe 1 or 2 homicides a year and those are generally people  More

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Over 10 years ago

Unfortunately, Alton has become a run down, poverty stricken area. Jobs are very limited and do not pay well. Unless you plan on commuting to St. Louis for work, you  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Columbia, MissouriCrime Index
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 Pierpont, MO14.65
 Huntsdale, MO17.1
 Hallsville, MO18.15
 Ashland, MO19.1
 Rocheport, MO22.4
 Harrisburg, MO22.9
 Centralia, MO23.35
 McBaine, MO23.55
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