2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Iowa City, IA vs Normal, IL

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- Normal has 20% less violent crime than Iowa City.
- Normal has 12% less property crime than Iowa City.
 Iowa City, IANormal, ILUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock1522.7
 Property Crime35.8  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Iowa City    24 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I was there 5 years. Nothing to do but we’ll go shopping... at Walmart. It lacks so many things. There is no experience here, it jumps on any political band wagon and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Entertainment lacks greatly - especially the Hancher shows. I was hoping after they rebuilt they would be getting better shows there, that didn't happen. One has to  More

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Over 7 years ago

Iowa City is great. It's diverse and never boring. There always a variety of new shops and restaurants to explore and try out. Also watching college kids do stupid  More

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Reviews for Normal    5 Reviews

While not a perfect town by any stretch of the imagination, I have lived in Normal my entire life and I have to say that there are FAR worse places one could live. The  More

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Over 16 years ago

I would like to know more about the quality of education at Illinois State  More

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With relatively low crime, good schools and excellent access to higher education, Normal is a great place to raise a family. The city is trying to update its city center  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Iowa City, IowaCrime Index
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 Swisher, IA9.25
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 Solon, IA13.3
 Riverside, IA13.4
 Oxford, IA13.7
 Lone Tree, IA14.2
 Tiffin, IA14.4
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