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Jacksonville, IL vs Decatur, IL

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- Decatur has 55% more violent crime than Jacksonville.
- Decatur has 10% more property crime than Jacksonville.
 Jacksonville, ILDecatur, ILUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock31.422.7
 Property Crime42.3  Unlock35.4

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

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Reviews for Decatur    14 Reviews

I was sent here by the company I worked for in the '90's and was not initially impressed with midwest living. However, over the years I got used to living in the "Pride  More

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I grew up in Decatur and I still have family there, but it depresses me to see what it has become. It has a high unemployment rate, many business have closed or are run  More

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Over 15 years ago

If you enjoy drinking & driving, Decatur's fifteen drive-thru liquor windows, three times the # of drive-thru's than the ten largest cities in Illinois, COMBINED, will  More

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