2026 Compare Cities Crime:
Kalamazoo, MI vs Petaluma, CA

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Highlights
- Petaluma has 57% less violent crime than Kalamazoo.
- Petaluma has 49% less property crime than Kalamazoo.
 Kalamazoo, MIPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock2522.7
 Property Crime55.5  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Kalamazoo    31 Reviews

I have lived in Kalamazoo for over 17 years. Originally from Grand Rapids, and lived in the Zeeland / Holland are for quite a while. In comparison I absolutely hate  More

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I moved to Kalamazoo 20 years ago from Chicago. Coming from a large city, this is a nice change once you get use to the small things like lack of ethnic culture, any  More

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Over 10 years ago

Hi, My husband and I are considering relocating to the Kalamazoo area for his job and I'm just starting to do some research. We have elementary-aged children so good  More

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Reviews for Petaluma    16 Reviews

I agree with the low star reviews. Been here for 25 years, raised a family and seen everything turn to the left and worse. Weather is glorious, love the old Victorians  More

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We’ve lived here for 3 years and we love it. It has taken some time to grow on us. We moved from SF where we had lived over 15 years, we were not used to one year leases  More

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I’ve lived here a couple of years (after living in others parts of the Bay Area for 15+ years) and I love it! Great neighborhoods, friendly folks, good schools with  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Kalamazoo, MichiganCrime Index
 Scotts, MI 
 Richland, MI12.65
 Augusta, MI13.85
 South Gull Lake, MI15.55
 Schoolcraft, MI16.7
 Hartford, MI17.25
 Climax, MI18.3
 Mattawan, MI19.25
 Westwood, MI19.65
 Vicksburg, MI19.65

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