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El Centro, CA vs Ridgecrest, CA

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- Ridgecrest has 9% more violent crime than El Centro.
- Ridgecrest has 58% less property crime than El Centro.
 El Centro, CARidgecrest, CAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock29.922.7
 Property Crime69.1  Unlock35.4

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

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Reviews for Ridgecrest    7 Reviews

For context, I grew up in Ridgecrest and moved away after graduating high school. I have since lived in LA and the Bay Area but I visit RC often. RC is in the high  More

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Ridgecrest and Kern County are red state bastions in a land of blue voting counties. If you want a concealed weapons permit, you'll get it. Want to own any firearm  More

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Over 13 years ago

The hardest thing to get used to in Ridgecrest is the weather. It can get quite windy. And hot. 115 hot. But it's a dry heat! It does cool off in the evening, and it  More

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