2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Lakewood, WA vs Belton, TX

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- Belton has 60% less violent crime than Lakewood.
- Belton has 18% less property crime than Lakewood.
 Lakewood, WABelton, TXUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock14.322.7
 Property Crime62.9  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Lakewood    7 Reviews

Historically, Lakewood has had a bad reputation for being a crime ridden city, but since its incorporation in 1996 it has seen a transformation. Many of its roads have  More

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Over 7 years ago

Lakewood is the worst city in the state. With a murder rate that has grown upwards of 20 people a year, to the home invasions that happen every day in the city, don’t  More

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Over 16 years ago

lakewood(chocolate city, lakeview, eastside,tillicum/woodbrook,lakecity) all crime drug and gang filled areas. very high murder rate for a suburb..and there are way too  More

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Reviews for Belton    3 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I've lived in this area for over 20 years. All in all, it's a good place to raise a family. Belton ISD has a good state rating. There is usually some sort of activity  More

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As a substitute teacher for BISD, I have had the opportunity to get to know many of the teachers and administrators, as well as the students. Belton is blessed to have  More

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Belton is a small town near Killeen and Fort Hood (large Army Base). It's economy depends a lot on the base for income so they have a captive audience that they can  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Lakewood, WashingtonCrime Index
 Elbe, WA 
 Riverpoint, WA 
 Tehaleh, WA 
 Duvall, WA11.2
 Yarrow Point, WA11.45
 Sammamish, WA11.75
 DuPont, WA11.85
 Wilderness Rim, WA12.4
 Raft Island, WA12.4
 Lake Marcel-Stillwater, WA12.85

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