2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Elkhart, IN vs Council Bluffs, IA

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- Council Bluffs has 67% less violent crime than Elkhart.
- Council Bluffs has 34% more property crime than Elkhart.
 Elkhart, INCouncil Bluffs, IAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock22.522.7
 Property Crime57.7  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Elkhart    8 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I grew up in Elkhart and it's not the greatest city. My car had been broken into numerous times while living in northern Indiana (South Bend as well). I attribute to  More

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Over 13 years ago

I moved away from Elkhart and returned 20 years later. During my time away I lived in many locations around the west coast - but mostly in Arizona. The last couple of  More

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Over 13 years ago

I left Elkhart 20 years ago, lived mainly in Arizona and returned recently. I have been pleasantly surprised at the wonderful people I've met here. I've made more  More

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Reviews for Council Bluffs    4 Reviews

It's an okay city. Nothing special really. All the fun things to do and good restaurants are across the river in Omaha. I will say CB has some pretty good recreational  More

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Over 9 years ago

Quietly over the years this community has taken untold amounts of riverfront casino tax dollars and converted them into hundreds and hundreds of community improvement  More

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Over 15 years ago

here in council bluffs iowa, we have low crime rate. There have been an increase in shopping areas in the last 2 years and lots of new resturants and three casinos. It  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Elkhart, IndianaCrime Index
 Nappanee, IN18.05
 Middlebury, IN18.7
 Wakarusa, IN21.45
 Dunlap, IN22.25
 New Paris, IN22.8
 Millersburg, IN25
 Bristol, IN25.45
 Simonton Lake, IN26.4
 Goshen, IN30.55
 Elkhart, IN63.15

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