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Madison, AL vs Des Moines, IA

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- Des Moines has 50% more violent crime than Madison.
- Des Moines has 47% more property crime than Madison.
 Madison, ALDes Moines, IAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock37.122.7
 Property Crime32.2  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Madison    11 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

My wife and I moved from Atlanta, GA area in 2016 when I retired. We have now lived in Huntsville for 4 years and now in Madison for almost 4 years. We were thinking  More

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Low crime. Traffic not too bad even during peak times. Covert classim and racism. A stick with our own mentality. Not very diverse primarily just blacks and whites.  More

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Madison is nice. The schools are excellent, which is why we chose to live here. The job market is good for anyone with an engineering degree or ex military, but for  More

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Reviews for Des Moines    53 Reviews

Des Moines is a ok and pretty quiet place but as a teen it could be dramatic because Des Moines do have is fair or violents places to avoid in Des Moines would be the  More

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Over 5 years ago

This city is violent, there are too many gangs especially on the north  More

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Over 6 years ago

Good for the old that like slow pace and cheap buffets. Also good for non-descript mid-westerners that don't like a lot of action. No nightlife or mountains to hike  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Madison, AlabamaCrime Index
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 New Hope, AL20.9
 Mooresville, AL21.75
 Athens, AL25
 Madison, AL25.35
 Ardmore, AL25.4
 Lester, AL30.3
 Elkmont, AL30.8
 Meridianville, AL31.25
 Harvest, AL32.05

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