2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Lawrence, KS vs Murray, KY

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- Murray has 48% less violent crime than Lawrence.
- Murray has 20% less property crime than Lawrence.
 Lawrence, KSMurray, KYUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock10.222.7
 Property Crime56.8  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Lawrence    19 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I don't know why people have written negative reviews about Lawrence, but I have lived here for two years and love it. The quality of life is great - it is a college  More

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Over 12 years ago

Great college town, wonderful people and community. Fun  More

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Over 13 years ago

While I was a grad student at KU I lived in Lawrence, KS. I was unimpressed by the town and even less impressed by the over-inflated ego of its inhabitants. Let's be  More

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Reviews for Murray    11 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

This is a town with 18,000 people and 15 banks. I had the law called on me for sitting at the end of washed out road, essentially a dead end, eating my meal and  More

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Over 13 years ago

I lived in Illinois for twenty years and have not had as many problems as I have had in the past four months living here in murray. There are alot of hateful people that  More

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Ive lived in murry for 5 years. Originally from Southern California. People say there is nothing to do in Murray. Well, if your looking for someone to entertain you  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Lawrence, KansasCrime Index
 Baldwin City, KS16.35
 Lecompton, KS16.95
 Eudora, KS18.15
 Lawrence, KS38.25

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