2026 Compare Cities Crime:
Peru, IN vs Jacksonville, FL

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- Jacksonville has 60% more violent crime than Peru.
- Jacksonville has 14% more property crime than Peru.
 Peru, INJacksonville, FLUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock33.922.7
 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 8 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 Jacksonville    174 Reviews

I moved from a small town in Ohio around four years ago, I was 24 years old. Now, at 28, my outlook about living here has changed. I have came to the conclusion, that,  More

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I’ve lived in Jacksonville for 12+ years(but visited on and off much longer). There’s things I love and things I hate and just like any place there are pros and cons.  More

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We have been investigating Jax for a while. It looks like the Southside, Baymeadows and the further East you get is great. Any thoughts on moving to those areas, pretty  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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