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Marietta, OH vs Bowling Green, KY

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- Bowling Green has 42% more violent crime than Marietta.
- Bowling Green has 65% more property crime than Marietta.
 Marietta, OHBowling Green, KYUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock2022.7
 Property Crime22.8  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Marietta    3 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Can safely go to grocery store in the  More

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Over 19 years ago

Long, gray, dreary  More

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Over 20 years ago

A nice quiet college community that is relatively crime free.Population is around 15,000. Reasonable proximity to Pittsburgh (1.5 hrs),Columbus (2hrs) and Cleveland  More

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Reviews for Bowling Green    7 Reviews

I have lived in Bowling Green 12 years, prior to that I lived in the Terre Haute IN area. Compared to Terre Haute, my husband and I much prefer BG. The winters are much  More

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Over 8 years ago

I was born in BG 62 yrs ago. I left at 17 and returned in 2015. Compared to Texas & the west, BG is the worst. If you like sunshine (I do), it is horrible in BG.  More

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I have lived in Bowling Green for almost seven years now. I'm originally from the Oklahoma City/Moore OK area. My husband and I moved here for his job. Honestly,  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Marietta, OhioCrime Index
 Waterford, OH14.45
 Newport (Washington County), OH15.55
 Devola, OH15.7
 Belpre, OH16.6
 Marietta, OH17.25
 Vincent, OH21.15
 Beverly, OH21.7
 Macksburg, OH22.35
 Lowell, OH23.4
 Little Hocking, OH25.1

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