2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Peru, IN vs East Chicago, IN

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- East Chicago has 65% more violent crime than Peru.
- East Chicago has 20% more property crime than Peru.
 Peru, INEast Chicago, INUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock38.422.7
 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 East Chicago    2 Reviews

Do not move to East Chicado Indiana. No jobs high crimes and many Chicagoans out here now. I would'nt say that's a bad thing because the kids that are born and raise in  More

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Over 16 years ago

I was born and raise in East Chicago, In. and over the years I have seen vast decay of a once very vibrant and beautiful city...crime is out of control...the politics  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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