2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Muncie, IN vs DeKalb, IL

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- DeKalb has 33% more violent crime than Muncie.
- DeKalb has 9% less property crime than Muncie.
 Muncie, INDeKalb, ILUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock29.822.7
 Property Crime56.3  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Muncie    10 Reviews

We moved from Chicago to Muncie and we absolutely love it. The housing prices, taxes, proximity to major cities are all hard to  More

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Over 12 years ago

Muncie offers a nice home town feel with four season  More

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Over 12 years ago

Stay away from Muncie, Indiana. The houses might be cheap, (there's a reason) but the roads are terrible, the cost of living is not any different than anywhere else. The  More

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Reviews for Dekalb    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

While I love the cheaper rents then in the closer suburbs (to Chicago), the lack of high paying jobs for anyone without high degrees (Masters or higher) is  More

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As a 37 year resident of DeKalb - an escapee of the Chicago suburbs, I am pleased to write a bit about my hometown. Originally a college town in a farming community,  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Muncie, IndianaCrime Index
 Albany, IN23.1
 Daleville, IN23.55
 Selma, IN25.15
 Gaston, IN25.45
 Yorktown, IN26.35
 Eaton, IN26.4
 Muncie, IN38.1

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