2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Norfolk, NE vs Ottumwa, IA

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- Ottumwa has 54% more violent crime than Norfolk.
- Ottumwa has 41% more property crime than Norfolk.
 Norfolk, NEOttumwa, IAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock19.922.7
 Property Crime37.4  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Norfolk    2 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Moved here 16 years ago from OH/IN area. Great place to raise kids, great place for elderly. People are community-minded. Yes, it is 1.5-2 hours away from any major  More

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Over 20 years ago

Norfolk is a stale job market, two of 5 major employer have or will closing their doors. There is little in the way of industy here. That coupled with being taxed to  More

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Reviews for Ottumwa    5 Reviews

Over 12 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 16 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 17 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 Norfolk, NebraskaCrime Index
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 Pilger, NE11.6
 Woodland Park, NE12.15
 Meadow Grove, NE12.2
 McLean, NE12.5
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