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Portales, NM vs Seattle, WA

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- Seattle has 31% more violent crime than Portales.
- Seattle has 34% more property crime than Portales.
 Portales, NMSeattle, WAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock32.322.7
 Property Crime51  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Portales    10 Reviews

In a single sentence, this is a town that is slowly dying in the desert- and nobody here cares. Why- because the people who run this town were born in the 1940's or  More

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Over 6 years ago

I love portales new.Mexico they have nice people I like boys cute boys that the high school  More

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If you like boring, low wages, and high unemployment for mediocre jobs, and ultra-conservatism then this is the place for you.  More

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Reviews for Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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Over 3 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Portales, New MexicoCrime Index
 Causey, NM19.3
 Dora, NM24.3
 Floyd, NM24.4
 Elida, NM27.85
 Portales, NM36.65

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