2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Idaho Falls, ID vs Ottumwa, IA

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- Ottumwa has 10% less violent crime than Idaho Falls.
- Ottumwa has 42% more property crime than Idaho Falls.
 Idaho Falls, IDOttumwa, IAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock19.922.7
 Property Crime36.4  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Idaho Falls    36 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

After escaping the liberalism in California I moved here with my family and loved the friendly folks, cleanliness, and beautiful views. Some things that I dislike is the  More

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I have lived here for about 17 years. I will admit that I have difficulty with the winter, the wind and the traffic. It seems that the traffic is constantly getting  More

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Anywhere in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and Utah are now THEe BEST places to live. There is a reason people are flocking there...to live red, since blue has driven them out  More

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Reviews for Ottumwa    5 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Ottumwa has a seemingly high rate of theft-related crimes as well as drug use which I'm sure correlates to the incidences of assault. For a community of 20-30,000, the  More

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Over 16 years ago

ottumwa, Iowa has no diverse culture. It is not very open especially when it comes to branching out to new ideas of others culture...The idea of culture here is the pro  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living and housing 2. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Very poor school system 3. Economically depressed 4.  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Idaho Falls, IdahoCrime Index
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 Lewisville, ID17.4
 Hamer, ID17.75
 Ucon, ID17.8
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 Mud Lake, ID18.35
 Menan, ID18.45
 Rigby, ID18.8
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