2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Portsmouth, OH vs Mount Vernon, OH

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Highlights
- Mount Vernon has 74% less violent crime than Portsmouth.
- Mount Vernon has 34% less property crime than Portsmouth.
 Portsmouth, OHMount Vernon, OHUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock8.822.7
 Property Crime92.4  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Portsmouth    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Portsmouth is a poor town. However, Shawnee State University is located there--a good place to get a highly-affordable college education. The people there are very  More

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Reviews for Mount Vernon    5 Reviews

I've lived in Mount Vernon for almost eight years and it's alright. The good and bad weigh out. The goods being the festivals and events are amazing. I've gone to the  More

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Over 10 years ago

I lived in Mount Vernon through the 1990s, moved to Columbus until 2013, and am currently stranded in Mount Vernon. Most of Mount Vernon is well maintained and pretty,  More

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Over 15 years ago

Mount Vernon Ohio is a small, quiet, safe neighborhood and I love the  More

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