2026 Compare Cities Crime:
New Braunfels, TX vs DeKalb, IL

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- DeKalb has 44% more violent crime than New Braunfels.
- DeKalb has 21% more property crime than New Braunfels.
 New Braunfels, TXDeKalb, ILUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock29.822.7
 Property Crime40.5  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for New Braunfels    11 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I have lived in this awesome city for the past 2 years and believe it’s best described as either a breath of fresh air or a slice of heaven on earth.  More

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Diana · 

I moved here in 2001 due to a work transfer. It was small and quaint then. Today, there are too many people for the infrastructure, water resources, and schools. The  More

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I lived in NB for only about 4 months because of the extreme reaction I had to the cement polution in the area. There are two large cement plants to the north and south  More

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Reviews for Dekalb    2 Reviews

Over 18 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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 Jourdanton, TX7.7
 Fair Oaks Ranch, TX9.8
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 Garden Ridge, TX14.05
 Cibolo, TX14.55
 China Grove, TX15
 Poth, TX17
 Santa Clara, TX17.4

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