2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Decatur, AL vs Washington, DC

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- Washington has 72% more violent crime than Decatur.
- Washington has 3% more property crime than Decatur.
 Decatur, ALWashington, DCUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock56.222.7
 Property Crime61.7  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Decatur    12 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I moved to Decatur from Huntsville about 6 months ago. I love it! Traffic is mostly light, even at rush hour. You have enough shopping amenities here you rarely have to  More

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Over 4 years ago

I moved to Decatur three months ago from Huntsville and I am very satisfied with the city. Decatur boasts many amenities: on the river, surrounded on two sides by  More

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Over 6 years ago

I moved to Decatur from Huntsville a little over a year ago. I'm just not a big fan for a few reasons. #1 Brownsferry Nuclear Power Plant is exactly 10.43 miles from my  More

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Reviews for Washington    97 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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Over 5 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Decatur, AlabamaCrime Index
 Owens Cross Roads, AL17.25
 New Hope, AL20.9
 Mooresville, AL21.75
 Athens, AL25
 Madison, AL25.35
 Ardmore, AL25.4
 Lester, AL30.3
 Elkmont, AL30.8
 Meridianville, AL31.25
 Harvest, AL32.05

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