2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Lawrence, KS vs Portage, MI

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- Portage has 45% less violent crime than Lawrence.
- Portage has 23% less property crime than Lawrence.
 Lawrence, KSPortage, MIUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock10.922.7
 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 Portage    3 Reviews

I'm just writing because I think that the people who are in my opinion bashing Kalamazoo, really don't know anything about it. I have vacationed in much larger cities,  More

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Before I moved to Portage in 2007, I didn't have any real breathing problems. I had a minor case of hay fever. I moved here and I am stuck inside most of the summer  More

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Over 20 years ago

Portage is a nice palce to live and raise a family. I don't think it would be a good place for a single  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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