2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Meridian, ID vs Ridgecrest, CA

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- Ridgecrest has 59% more violent crime than Meridian.
- Ridgecrest has 22% more property crime than Meridian.
 Meridian, IDRidgecrest, CAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock29.922.7
 Property Crime22.6  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Meridian    18 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

New to the area and so far we think it's a great place to live compared to Denver, where we moved from. Quality of life is so much better here! A lot less traffic than  More

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I have been here since 2013 and have watched child after child be diagnosed with Cancer. Many of the children have been diagnosed with "rare" Cancers. It has been  More

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Over 7 years ago

It has changed a lot over the years... Crime rates are still low and people are overall still nice HOWEVER way too many people are moving to my wonderful town! All the  More

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Reviews for Ridgecrest    7 Reviews

For context, I grew up in Ridgecrest and moved away after graduating high school. I have since lived in LA and the Bay Area but I visit RC often. RC is in the high  More

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Ridgecrest and Kern County are red state bastions in a land of blue voting counties. If you want a concealed weapons permit, you'll get it. Want to own any firearm  More

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Over 13 years ago

The hardest thing to get used to in Ridgecrest is the weather. It can get quite windy. And hot. 115 hot. But it's a dry heat! It does cool off in the evening, and it  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Meridian, IdahoCrime Index
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 Lowman, ID 
 Avimor, ID 
 Middleton, ID13.3
 Robie Creek, ID13.45
 Hidden Springs, ID14.35
 Star, ID15.7
 Placerville, ID15.95
 Parma, ID17.05

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