2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Peru, IN vs Anderson, IN

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- Anderson has 27% more violent crime than Peru.
- Anderson has 26% more property crime than Peru.
 Peru, INAnderson, INUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock18.622.7
 Property Crime45.4  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Peru    8 Reviews

Snowy cold weather like the north with inbred hillbillies like the south. This town is truly the worst of both worlds. Dumb, uneducated white trash is the norm, not the  More

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It's a small northern Indiana town. That's pretty much all you can say. I can't speak for the city schools, but my experience at Maconaquah was good, especially after  More

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Over 7 years ago

PERU IS A GREAT PLACE...NOT SO GREAT THO IF YOU ARE YOUNG AND LOOKING FOR A HIGH PAYING JOB...WE ARE ALMOST RETIRED...ITS A LAYED BACK TOWN...WITH ONE DYING EXPENSIVE  More

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Reviews for Anderson    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Seems to check all the boxes for retirement. Housing appears to be affordable and is close to a large city  More

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This city has had it's problems, as many of the Whiners & Moaners making comments here have written. So What! There are probably a thousand cities in the USA today with  More

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Over 14 years ago

Anderson lost thousands of jobs from the auto industry which resulted in many vacant houses. Combine that with the housing bubble popping and the result is very  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Peru, IndianaCrime Index
 Mexico, IN18.2
 Amboy, IN19.95
 Denver, IN22.8
 Bunker Hill, IN26.25
 Macy, IN27.4
 Converse, IN27.4
 Peru, IN29.45
 Grissom AFB, IN32.85

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