2026 Compare Cities Crime:
Mobile, AL vs Portsmouth, VA

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- Portsmouth has 14% more violent crime than Mobile.
- Portsmouth has 9% more property crime than Mobile.
 Mobile, ALPortsmouth, VAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock35.722.7
 Property Crime67.5  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Mobile    37 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Avoid at all costs weak job market bad schools discrimnation of disabled in workplace and schools , I have lived here most of my life and have been trying to get out  More

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someone freshly graduated from high school with no work experience can pick up a serving job and make more hourly than someone who works in an entry level healthcare  More

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Over 5 years ago

I lived in that City for almost 12 years I have nothing good to say about it I have nothing bad to say about it People especially the cops some cricket wrong doing  More

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Reviews for Portsmouth    4 Reviews

I have lived in Westhaven neighborhood in Portsmouth for 23 yrs. I have never smelled a paper mill in Portsmouth. I grew up in MA about a mile from one, so I know what  More

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Over 16 years ago

Housing not always  More

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Does anyone living near Portsmouth, VA smell a paper  More

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