2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Pocatello, ID vs Ridgecrest, CA

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- Ridgecrest has 25% more violent crime than Pocatello.
- Ridgecrest has 34% less property crime than Pocatello.
 Pocatello, IDRidgecrest, CAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock29.922.7
 Property Crime44.1  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Pocatello    19 Reviews

I’ve read so many positives. I’d be moving as a senior, probably into a senior community. My two questions 1) summer fires. How bad is the smoke, and are there parts of  More

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Over 4 years ago

Love it too  More

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I don't have a review. I actually have some questions. I read about the low cost of living in Pocatello. I am on disability and have an income of 952.00 a month. Is  More

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Reviews for Ridgecrest    7 Reviews

For context, I grew up in Ridgecrest and moved away after graduating high school. I have since lived in LA and the Bay Area but I visit RC often. RC is in the high  More

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Ridgecrest and Kern County are red state bastions in a land of blue voting counties. If you want a concealed weapons permit, you'll get it. Want to own any firearm  More

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Over 13 years ago

The hardest thing to get used to in Ridgecrest is the weather. It can get quite windy. And hot. 115 hot. But it's a dry heat! It does cool off in the evening, and it  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Pocatello, IdahoCrime Index
 Arimo, ID14.8
 Tyhee, ID15.3
 McCammon, ID16.15
 Inkom, ID17.65
 Downey, ID18.5
 Fort Hall, ID23.15
 Lava Hot Springs, ID24.55
 Pocatello, ID33.2
 Chubbuck, ID36.4

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