2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Paducah, KY vs Topeka, KS

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- Topeka has 40% more violent crime than Paducah.
- Topeka has 2% less property crime than Paducah.
 Paducah, KYTopeka, KSUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock35.422.7
 Property Crime72.7  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Paducah    16 Reviews

Joel · 

I have visited it the 1st time and thought it was a rundown ghetto but the 2nd time I loved  More

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Over 5 years ago

The downtown area is fun and the murals on the floodwall provide an interesting history of the  More

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Over 11 years ago

Move here six years ago, and was very optimistic. I love meeting new people and adventure. Me my husband and two kids moved here from Louisville are. This place is like  More

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Reviews for Topeka    28 Reviews

Loretta Lynn says that in  More

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I live in Topeka this town is awful A lot of crime has been happening here. I don't suggest moving here. This town is also dying out it's mostly old people, meth  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived in Topeka most of my life until moving to Katy, Texas...which is a premiere suburb of Houston. Topeka is genuinely missed as it is a superb community to raise a  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Paducah, KentuckyCrime Index
 Blandville, KY 
 Barlow, KY5.5
 Wickliffe, KY5.5
 Bandana, KY7.55
 Carrsville, KY9.65
 Burna, KY9.95
 La Center, KY10.95
 Grand Rivers, KY11.8
 Salem, KY13
 Ledbetter, KY13.05

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