2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Ottumwa, IA vs Lewiston, ID

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- Lewiston has 36% less violent crime than Ottumwa.
- Lewiston has 22% less property crime than Ottumwa.
 Ottumwa, IALewiston, IDUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock12.822.7
 Property Crime63.2  Unlock35.4

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

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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Reviews for Lewiston    6 Reviews

We have lived in the Lewiston area for over seven years. If you are a dog person, this is not the place for you. No 24/7 emergency care. Very poor vet care. Our dog  More

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Maybe 15 inches 40 yrs ago, but now mostly a few inches periodically, but it doesn't stick long. I moved back in 2001-2007 and only once was the snowfall over a few  More

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Just need to know if anyone knows a good place to start to find rental homes or a website they can refer me to. My father-n-law is moving up there and doesn't want to  More

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 Pulaski, IA13.05
 Bloomfield, IA13.3
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 Drakesville, IA15.35
 Eddyville, IA16.3
 Floris, IA17.75
 Eldon, IA18.35
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 Blakesburg, IA20.1

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