2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Fort Wayne, IN vs Council Bluffs, IA

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- Council Bluffs has 4% less violent crime than Fort Wayne.
- Council Bluffs has 45% more property crime than Fort Wayne.
 Fort Wayne, INCouncil Bluffs, IAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock22.522.7
 Property Crime48.1  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Fort Wayne    43 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Fort Wayne is what America used to be. Hardworking, unpretentious, welcoming. There are problems, like anywhere, including crime on the east side, but nothing like  More

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Over 6 years ago

Moved here from Buffalo, NY. Ft Wayne is a big city with lots of greenery and things to do. It is not congested and cost of living is cheap. One complain-drivers with  More

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I lived in Fort Wayne from 1962 until 1988 then moved north. Fort Wayne was a nice city at one time. It's sad to say, but today, it's become to highly populated with  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 Fort Wayne, IndianaCrime Index
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 Zanesville, IN18.6
 Leo-Cedarville, IN19.1
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 Woodburn, IN20.95
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