2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Columbia, MO vs Bowie, MD

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- Bowie has 58% less violent crime than Columbia.
- Bowie has 51% less property crime than Columbia.
 Columbia, MOBowie, MDUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock11.322.7
 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 Bowie    15 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Bowie should have better department stores. One has to travel to another city to find a Nordstroms and other upscale stores. Bowie Towne Center seems to bring in lesser  More

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Over 10 years ago

I grew up in Bowie in the 1980s. At the time, despite being in PG County which was nicknamed DC's ugly city because its demographics and crime were similar to the  More

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Over 13 years ago

COST TO MUCH TO LIVE  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Columbia, MissouriCrime Index
 Sturgeon, MO9.05
 Pierpont, MO14.65
 Huntsdale, MO17.1
 Hallsville, MO18.15
 Ashland, MO19.1
 Rocheport, MO22.4
 Harrisburg, MO22.9
 Centralia, MO23.35
 McBaine, MO23.55
 Hartsburg, MO27.7

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