2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Fort Collins, CO vs West Des Moines, IA

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- West Des Moines has 7% less violent crime than Fort Collins.
- West Des Moines has 2% less property crime than Fort Collins.
 Fort Collins, COWest Des Moines, IAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock1522.7
 Property Crime37.1  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Fort Collins    71 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Moved my family here a few months ago and have been so disappointed. Housing is dismal - you get low quality and almost nothing for what you’re paying. The house we’re  More

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Over 4 years ago

There is a high cost of living in all of Colorado, and there is a train that runs through the town a honks its horn for about 5 min straight which is very annoying  More

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My family established our home in Larimer County in 1973; this area, Fort Collins, was a quaint, western-ish town we loved to visit. So I’ve visited FoCo multiple times  More

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Reviews for West Des Moines    4 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I just moved here from out-of-state a few months ago and have been pleasantly surprised by the broad range of activities and amenities available in this medium sized IA  More

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Over 16 years ago

Am contemplating a move to WDM from the East Coast (NYC). Might there be anyone out there that may have experienced this and could offer guidance or comment. Thanks.   More

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We just moved to West Des Moines and we love it here! We moved here three months ago and every weekend we have been able to do something different and fun. There is  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Fort Collins, ColoradoCrime Index
 Berthoud, CO12.5
 Red Feather Lakes, CO14.95
 Laporte, CO17.3
 Estes Park, CO17.4
 Wellington, CO20.05
 Timnath, CO23.2
 Fort Collins, CO26.65
 Loveland, CO28.25

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