2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Janesville, WI vs Plainfield, IL

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- Plainfield has 50% less violent crime than Janesville.
- Plainfield has 57% less property crime than Janesville.
 Janesville, WIPlainfield, ILUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock9.722.7
 Property Crime43.7  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Janesville    12 Reviews

Beautiful City - on an Ice Age Trail. I moved here during the Covid thing so it is hard to tell how friendly people are. The government seems closed - encouraged by  More

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My Wife and I have lived here for the last 2 years. Janesville is the pit of Hell. Nothing to do here, especially during the winter time. Closest places are 45 min to  More

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Janesville has pros and cons to living here depending on what is important to you. Janesville has a cheap cost of living and liberal-below average schools. Since you can  More

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Reviews for Plainfield    13 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Plenty of housing in Plainfield, Joliet, IL area but norm on rent for a three bedroom house is around $2000.00  More

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Over 12 years ago

We transferred from the East Coast to Chicagoland and did not know where to live....We have kids and did NOT want the excess (read Drug Problems) in Naperville....Our  More

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Over 12 years ago

Plainfield is a good place to live, housing is descent, low crime.   More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Janesville, WisconsinCrime Index
 Shopiere, WI 
 Evansville, WI15.3
 Clinton (Rock County), WI17.45
 Hanover, WI17.7
 Footville, WI17.85
 Orfordville, WI18
 Milton, WI18.15
 Edgerton, WI20.85
 Janesville, WI31.5
 Beloit, WI37.25

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