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

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- Gary has 66% more violent crime than Peru.
- Gary has 31% more property crime than Peru.
 Peru, INGary, INUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock39.622.7
 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 Gary    8 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for 5 years as a homeless gay drug addict, and I think this place is a real  More

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Over 10 years ago

Been here most of my life left and went to Air Force policies and elected residents are terrible not all there is a few that is really concerned but being that they say  More

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I lived in Gary in 1972 - 1976. I was just a kid but I loved Gary. My family moved to upstate NY and after college I moved to San Francisco, Ca. I will tell you this, I  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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