2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Ottawa, IL vs Ottumwa, IA

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- Ottumwa has 48% more violent crime than Ottawa.
- Ottumwa has 47% more property crime than Ottawa.
 Ottawa, ILOttumwa, IAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock19.922.7
 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 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 Ottawa, IllinoisCrime Index
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 Cherry, IL6
 Granville, IL6.55
 Sheridan, IL7.5
 Buda, IL7.95
 Grand Ridge, IL8.7
 North Utica, IL9.4
 Ladd, IL9.45
 Bureau Junction, IL10
 Walnut, IL10.9

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