2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Madison, IN vs Peru, IN

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- Peru has 13% less violent crime than Madison.
- Peru has 12% less property crime than Madison.
 Madison, INPeru, INUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock13.522.7
 Property Crime51.5  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Madison    5 Reviews

We have one of the best schools in Indiana (Shaw) and a great downtown area, with something going on all the time. Come join the  More

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We visited downtown Madison over the weekend and had a great, great time! One of the court house which had burned down was sad, but ran into a few great stores. One  More

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Over 17 years ago

Nothing much to do. Low crime  More

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Reviews for Peru    8 Reviews

Snowy cold weather like the north with inbred hillbillies like the south. This town is truly the worst of both worlds. Dumb, uneducated white trash is the norm, not the  More

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It's a small northern Indiana town. That's pretty much all you can say. I can't speak for the city schools, but my experience at Maconaquah was good, especially after  More

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Over 7 years ago

PERU IS A GREAT PLACE...NOT SO GREAT THO IF YOU ARE YOUNG AND LOOKING FOR A HIGH PAYING JOB...WE ARE ALMOST RETIRED...ITS A LAYED BACK TOWN...WITH ONE DYING EXPENSIVE  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Madison, IndianaCrime Index
 Canaan, IN18.65
 Dupont, IN24.3
 Deputy, IN24.6
 Hanover, IN27.35
 Brooksburg, IN29.6
 Kent, IN31.45
 Madison, IN33.55

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