2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Ottawa, IL vs Washington, DC

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- Washington has 81% more violent crime than Ottawa.
- Washington has 47% more property crime than Ottawa.
 Ottawa, ILWashington, DCUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock56.222.7
 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 Washington    97 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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Over 5 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  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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