2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Ottawa, IL vs Buffalo Grove, IL

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Highlights
- Buffalo Grove has 26% less violent crime than Ottawa.
- Buffalo Grove has 58% less property crime than Ottawa.
 Ottawa, ILBuffalo Grove, ILUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock7.722.7
 Property Crime33.8  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Ottawa    6 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Have all of the radiation sites been cleaned up? If not, did the tornado stir up and blast some radiation from these sites to other  More

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Over 11 years ago

Good location with low cost of living and close enough to Chicago and suburbs to take advantage of their  More

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Over 15 years ago

Although Ottawa is a very nice place to live, living here is becoming rediculous...as taxes go. I bought a house less then four years ago and my taxed went from  More

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Reviews for Buffalo Grove    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Numerous forest preserve areas with walking paths and places to play sports (baseball, soccer, football). Close driving distance to Lake Michigan and several  More

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nice town to raise a  More

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Over 17 years ago

No place is perfect however BG is at or near the top especially in schooling and crime prevention. Numerous parks and biking paths. A great place to raise a family safe  More

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 Sheridan, IL7.5
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 Ladd, IL9.45
 Bureau Junction, IL10
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