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Monroe, WI vs Ottumwa, IA

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- Ottumwa has 44% more violent crime than Monroe.
- Ottumwa has 52% more property crime than Monroe.
 Monroe, WIOttumwa, IAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock19.922.7
 Property Crime30.1  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Monroe    3 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Monroe is not a bad place to live but trying to find a good paying job can be real  More

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The Monroe, WI area is a wonderful place to live. We are centrally located, with access to Madison (less than an hour north), Milwauke (about 2 hours northeast),  More

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I have lived in Monroe my whole life and there are NO Decent jobs here. I am one of the few lucky ones that have one of them. There are really no jobs in Monroe at  More

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Reviews for Ottumwa    5 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Ottumwa has a seemingly high rate of theft-related crimes as well as drug use which I'm sure correlates to the incidences of assault. For a community of 20-30,000, the  More

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Over 17 years ago

ottumwa, Iowa has no diverse culture. It is not very open especially when it comes to branching out to new ideas of others culture...The idea of culture here is the pro  More

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Over 18 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living and housing 2. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Very poor school system 3. Economically depressed 4.  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Monroe, WisconsinCrime Index
 Belleville, WI12.2
 Rio, WI12.25
 Fall River, WI12.3
 Brooklyn, WI12.9
 Poynette, WI13.3
 Avoca, WI13.35
 Arlington, WI13.35
 Waunakee, WI13.5
 Blue Mounds, WI13.6
 Cobb, WI13.8

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