2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Merrillville, IN vs Des Plaines, IL

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- Des Plaines has 19% less violent crime than Merrillville.
- Des Plaines has 59% less property crime than Merrillville.
 Merrillville, INDes Plaines, ILUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock10.922.7
 Property Crime51.1  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Merrillville    3 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

too close to Gary with that  More

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Just thirty minuits from Chicago . Good schools. Low cost of  More

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Reasonable cost of living and fairly safe. Also close to Chitown so the cultural stuff is there. Shopping is run of the mill brand name franchises, nothing too  More

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Reviews for Des Plaines    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

low  More

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Over 16 years ago

The historic center of des plaines is also downtown. Fairly easy commute to Chicago. The metra is right there. Also there is the Des Plaines public library with a great  More

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Over 18 years ago

Changing of the seasons is good. But it's too cold for too  More

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