2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Kankakee, IL vs East Chicago, IN

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- East Chicago has 4% less violent crime than Kankakee.
- East Chicago has 2% less property crime than Kankakee.
 Kankakee, ILEast Chicago, INUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock38.422.7
 Property Crime58.3  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Kankakee    5 Reviews

Kankakee was always a blue-collar city. My father had a business, and now I carry it on. That's the only reason I live in Kankakee anymore. Forty years ago, the  More

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Honestly, quite depressing. The people are rude, the place is very unkept - not sure if they have a City Planner or if they really understand the concept. Even the  More

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Moved here from AR 19 months ago. This is the most depressing area I've ever been to and I have been in almost all 50 States - big City and small (this includes all  More

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Reviews for East Chicago    2 Reviews

Do not move to East Chicado Indiana. No jobs high crimes and many Chicagoans out here now. I would'nt say that's a bad thing because the kids that are born and raise in  More

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Over 16 years ago

I was born and raise in East Chicago, In. and over the years I have seen vast decay of a once very vibrant and beautiful city...crime is out of control...the politics  More

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